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From Opioids to COVID to Sex Ed: How Public Health Education Impacts Anchorage

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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.

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Social work alumni Amanda Metivier appointed Child Welfare Academy director

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The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Child Welfare Academy has named Amanda Metivier its new director.

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MSW alumni Kim Kovol appointed acting DFCS commissioner

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Master of Social Work alumni Kim Kovol recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as acting commissioner of the new Alaska Department of Family and Community Services.

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Nursing alumni take on Alaska's health care needs

 |  ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Office of Alumni Relations  |  , ,

The latest edition of Spirit magazine featured ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ nursing alumni taking on Alaska's needs. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s School of Nursing has graduated more than 500 new nurses into the state's health care system.

Teresa Novakovich, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Alumna Read More

It’s never too late: Student speaker Teresa Novakovich on pursuing your dreams

 |  Catalina Myers  |  ,

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Alumna, Teresa Novakovich, say's it's never too later to go back to school and pursue your dream career.