Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

October is National Pharmacy Month! Keeping a medication list can help keep you safe. Carry an updated list and share it with your doctor, pharmacist and other caregivers. Your list should include: - Prescription medications - Over-the-counter medications - Vitamins and other supplements - Herbs - Traditional remedies Learn more about medication safety and how to Speak Up About Your Medications, here: https://lnkd.in/gQXQQF9H

Join us for the ANMC Health Fair at AFN Convention! We will have a flu and COVID vaccine clinic, healthy eating and lifestyle tips, wellness and prevention services, giveaways, and much more. ANMC Health Fair at AFN dates and times: Thursday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The health fair will be located on the second floor of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center.

ANTHC will host a screening of the virtual Sweet Walk to Remember on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 2:30-5:30 p.m., at the Nuka Learning and Wellness Center, located at 4085 Tudor Centre Drive. After the screening, participants are invited to join us for a mile walk around University Lake Park. Sweet Grace Ministries offers resources to families enduring ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, life-limiting diagnosis and infant death. Learn more at their website here: https://lnkd.in/eTvQiNt4

Indigenous Peoples' Day recognizes the beauty, perseverance, vibrancy and diversity of the Native Community, who we are honored to serve. Alaska Native and American Indian people make up a significant number of our workforce. The series of photos we feature today were submitted by our staff, who wanted to share their culture! In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, Oct. 14, our specialty clinic services and business operations are closed. Emergency Department and Walk-in Clinic services are still available. For those needing non-emergent care today or any other day, the Walk-in Clinic at ANMC is open every day, including all holidays. It is located across the pond from the hospital in the Healthy Communities Building, 3900 Ambassador Drive, third floor, and is open today from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Join us for the ANMC Health Fair at AFN Convention! We’ll have a flu and COVID vaccine clinic, healthy eating and lifestyle tips, wellness and prevention services, giveaways, and much more! Thursday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The ANMC Health Fair at AFN will be located on the second floor of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center.

In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, our specialty clinic services and business operations will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14. For those needing non-emergent care, the Walk-In Clinic at ANMC is open every day, including all holidays. It is located across the pond from the hospital in the Healthy Communities Building, 3900 Ambassador Drive, third floor. The Walk-in Clinic will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 14.

The ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic is offering a new group to improve parenting and caregiving skills. Ayuq is a group where individuals can learn skills to better take care of the children in their lives (current custody is not required). Ayuq is a 12-week workshop starting TOMORROW,Tuesday, Oct. 8, and will be offered every Tuesday from noon-1 p.m. This group blends traditional Alaska Native knowledge and Western psychotherapy to help group members from a culturally informed lens. All sessions are facilitated by a psychotherapist, delivered over Zoom and completely confidential. Call 907-729-2492 to complete a screening or visit the clinic website at https://ANTHC.org/BHWC.

The ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic is offering a new group to improve parenting and caregiving skills. Ayuq is a group where individuals can learn skills to better take care of the children in their lives (current custody is not required). Ayuq is a 12-week workshop starting Tuesday, Oct. 8, and will be offered every Tuesday from noon-1 p.m. This group blends traditional Alaska Native knowledge and Western psychotherapy to help group members from a culturally informed lens. All sessions are facilitated by a psychotherapist, delivered over Zoom and completely confidential. Call 907-729-2492 to complete a screening or visit the clinic website at ANTHC.org/BHWC.

Do you have a passion for strength-based research to promote the health and well-being of Alaska Native people and communities? ANTHC is currently looking for candidates to fill a new health researcher position in our Research Services department. This is an exciting opportunity to work to address Alaska Native health priorities. Learn more and apply today at: https://lnkd.in/gU6xu-nq

Every child matters. Today, we recognize those who attended U.S. Indian Boarding Schools and honor those who never came home. Each year on Sept. 30, we bring awareness to the atrocities and generational impacts of those affected on National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, we encourage everyone to use this day as a time of reflection, acknowledgement of truth and work toward healing. Learn more about U.S. Indian Boarding School history and find other resources and research on National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition’s website: https://lnkd.in/gnbSjZ2z