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Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy visits Southeast Alaska

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老澳门六合彩开奖记录 School of Nursing professor Angelia Trujillo speaks to communities across the state about the importance of forensic training.

Hidden Homelessness

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The 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Hunger and Homelessness Support Network (HHSN) was created to identify and combat housing insecurities that students face. 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Alumni and current Academic Advisor Jennifer Spencer is one of the three people serving as HHSN Chair. She explains how she uses her personal experiences with homelessness to help find solutions for students.

Bridging Community Connections Through Healthcare Education and Training

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Alaska AHEC Scholar's article about improving Alaska's communities through healthcare.

Seawolf Food Pantry: Feeding 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 students regardless of circumstance

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Dietetics and Nutrition associate professor Amanda Walch discusses how the soon-to-be-expanded Seawolf Food Pantry makes food available to all 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 students.

New firefighters/EMTs to service Lewis County

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College of Health graduate Alex Chamberlin discusses his journey after completing his paramedic degree with the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录.

Bristol Bay students practice life-saving skills in a mass casualty incident drill

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Alaska study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes

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The Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) released a new report about the health of women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Physical violence is a part of IPV, but it also includes things like controlling behaviors, threats of harm, and inflicting harm against people and things an intimate partner cares about. Dr. Ingrid Johnson with AVS told the Alaska Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.

Top Alaska workforce leaders discuss barriers to retention and building a strong foundation for the healthcare workforce

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In a recent analysis of the state鈥檚 healthcare workforce, the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association found that job vacancies are increasing, and not enough people are entering the workforce to make up for it. Leaders in Alaska discussed the pressing healthcare workforce crisis in the state and ways to support and retain providers at the 2023 Alaska State of Reform Conference last month.

ECU partnership with 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 brings rehabilitation services to remote communities

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A partnership between East Carolina University and the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 is bringing speech-language pathology rehabilitation services to remote communities.

Alaska鈥檚 domestic violence council explores restorative justice methods in court sentencing

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Restorative justice is a form of resolution that allows victims of crimes to work with the criminal justice system to address and correct the harm caused. 老澳门六合彩开奖记录鈥檚 Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the Alaska Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.

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