December 15, 2005
Monica Thompson, Water Lab Supervisor
Learning Center now the YK AHEC
For the past year, YKHC has planned and developed a new Yukon-Kuskokwim Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in collaboration with the University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) School of Nursing and internal partners.
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Diabetes increased 27 percent in the past five years according to the state epidemiology office.
Recipe: Comfort Cabbage
Healthy Hearts: Tools for healthy changes.
How do you know if you have high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, or diabetes?
Health Education: Year in Review
The Health Education Department was active in health and safety awareness efforts throughout the Delta in 2005
Aeromed receives prestigious accreditation
Aeromed International Critical Care Air Ambulance received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) in October
Pharmacy Window
Bring ALL your medications to your health care visits
EMS Corner
Candle Safety: Blow out before you go out!
Physical Therapy
Anatomy of the Shoulder
YK-Delta celebrates Great American Smoke/Chew Out
This event was started by the American Cancer Society 29 years ago. Because the single best thing that Alaskans who use tobacco can do to improve their health is to quit smoking or chewing tobacco products for one day.
The Word from WIC
Looking to spend more quality time with your children? Turn "playtime" into family time
What's real and what's hype about bird flu?
You can't read a newspaper or news magazine or listen to a news cast without hearing something about bird flu. Is this something to be concerned about? If it is, what could people do to protect themselves?