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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.
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
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
Service Area Maps
- Subregional Clinics
Shows villages served by YKHC's five
subregional health clinics.
- 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.