Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is committed to strengthening
and diversifying Alaska’s health workforce, especially in rural communities and underserved
populations. The Center is composed of a variety of programs, most notably the Alaska
Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) which is composed of six regional community based
centers throughout the state. As part of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s role
as the state's health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnership, diversity, inclusion and intercampus
collaboration. The Center provides the framework of statewide community partnerships
to support the full pipeline of health workforce development from career exploration
to health program training to continuing education.
Nicole Blue has been part of the Seawolf Women’s Volleyball team since 2020. She’s a champion both on and off the court! The senior is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with a focus in Speech Language Pathology. Blue shares some highlights from her time at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.
Nicole Blue is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with a focus in Speech Language Pathology. She's also a senior player on the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ women's volleyball team! Blue shared her experiences in the programs.
Hannah’s two degrees from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has been ranked one of the nation’s best schools for online health care degrees and certificates for 2023. Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position.
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ and Division of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) alumna Jordan Kamer (BS, Health Sciences, ‘17) has a pretty important job. As a public health educator with the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department, she is responsible for providing community education and guidance on public health—everything from COVID-19, to naloxone, to age-appropriate sex education.