Links & Resources

Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance - Summit '08

• Tobacco Summit flyers, agenda and other items
  Ten years ago Bethel became the first city in Alaska to clear the air. The city passed an ordinance addressing clean indoor air and worker health. In celebration of this event ATCA selected Bethel as the site for the second annual ATCA summit. Find resources relating to the summit here.

Health Issues

• Pneumonia tied to poor sanitation
  Anchorage Daily News story by Alex Demarban
  Twenty-four percent of the infants in Alaska villages with minimal or no water service are hospitalized for pneumonia, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Medevac Service

• Aeromed International
  Aeromed International, YKHC's Critical Care Air Ambulance Service, is a leader in the industry, flying about 1,500 medevac missions a year.

Photo Gallery

• Images of the YK Delta
  Are you curious about everyday life (and wildlife) in Western Alaska? Take a virtual tour! See our land and meet our people.

Publications

• Report to the People 2002
• Report to the People 2003
• Report to the People 2004
• Report to the People 2005
• Report to the People 2006

Related Sites

• Center for Native Health
  The purpose of CANHR is to investigate weight, nutrition, and health in Alaska Natives from a genetic, dietary, and cultural-behavioral perspective. This project is developed in partnership with YKHC.
• State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology
  The Section of Epidemiology is responsible for surveillance, investigation and control of acute and chronic diseases and injuries through defining causal factors, identifying and directing control measures and providing a basis for policy development, program planning and evaluation.

Resources

• Release Forms
  These forms may be downloaded and used by legitimate parties to request patient or employee information.
• YKHC Employee Directory

Service Area Maps

• Subregional Clinics
  Shows villages served by YKHC's four subregional health clinics. A fifth subregional clinic serving the Hooper Bay area is in the planning stages.
• Time and Distance from Bethel
  This map shows the airmiles and flight time from Bethel for each village.
• YKHC Service Area
  This pdf map shows the location of villages within the YKHC service area. The inset shows how the region relates in size to the Lower 48.