April 15, 2007
Peter Jacobs speaks experience at Tribal Gathering XIV.
Administration eyes budget revision
As a result of unexpected increases in expenses and a decline in revenues this year, YKHC Administration has identified a necessary revision to the 2007 fiscal year budget.
John Guinn appointed to Vets Advisory Council
Governor Sarah Palin appointed YKHC Facilities Director John Guinn to serve on the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council.
Diabetes Prevention and Control
March was National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the Registered Dietitians of the American Dietetic Association. This year’s theme was "100% Fad Free."
RECIPE: Split Pea Soup
Tips For Better Diabetes Control
Healthy Hearts Program
Physical Activity in the YK Delta
Stress: The Not So Silent Thief
For people who live in a fast-paced society like ours, stressors can come at us from many sources.
State boosts prevention in Medicaid dental care for adults
The step to improve oral health is one of several needed; access to providers is still limited
An innovative relationship—YKHC and Yuut Elitnaurviat
When meeting with U.S. Senator Ted Stevens many years ago, YKHC President/CEO Gene Peltola pinpointed a major long-term need in Southwest Alaska — a regional vocational training center.
Women’s clinic held at Toksook Bay SRC
Exams were offered in conjunction with Toksook’s major Yuraq Dance Festival that included the communities of Chefornak, Newtok, Nightmute, Tununak and St. Mary’s.
Delta hunters continue bird flu study
The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and YKHCís Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE) will be partnering to collect samples from migratory birds again this year. They are looking for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in migratory birds arriving on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta throughout the spring hunting season.
Travel Safely
The ice on the river is weakening. This makes it increasingly important to be alert when traveling on the river. As you make your last few trips traveling over the ice, here are some tips to help make your travel a safe one:
Protect yourself from FLOOD CRUD
Break up is just around the corner. Unfortunately, this time of year can also mean flooding!
Tribal Gathering XIV: Long Term Care -- Tegganeput Mikelngurput-llu Akanun Aulukciqaput
Nearly 100 Tribal Council leaders from 50 villages in our service region gathered for two days to discuss the improvement and sustainability of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Deltaís health care system during YKHCís 14th Tribal Unity Gathering.
Gathering Priorities by Unit
During the past year, YKHC Leadership analyzed all the priorities for the past six years and summarized the top 10 categories. This year, Tribes rated those priorities in order of importance for them.
The Word From WIC
Cooking Safely in the Microwave Oven
Return of the Breastfeeding Task Force
Members of the community, physicians, nurses, WIC and other departments in YKHC have banded together to restart the Bethel Breastfeeding Task Force.
State to distribute cervical cancer vaccine
High cost of Gardasil forces change to stateís vaccine policy
High school students earn dual credit for Medical Terminology
Eighteen high school students throughout the YK Delta meet weekly at the Lower Kuskokwim School District office, by videoconference and in person, to learn medical terminology and simultaneously earn both high school and college credit for their work.
Pharmacy Window
There’s medicine to help you quit smoking.
Nutrition and Dental Health
Establishing good nutritional habits early on and choosing the right foods in our diet is an important aspect in having good oral health.
18th Annual Smile Alaska Style 2007
Thank you all for joining us at Smile Alaska Style 2007. In only three hours, the dentists from YKHC Dental Dept screened 115 patients.