College of Health News

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Mental Health Care Among Juvenile and Adult Correctional Populations

 |  Melissa Green  | 

A panel of officials from the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) discussed how Alaska tackles the job of providing mental health care to juvenile and adult correctional populations. Nationally, more than half of prison and jail inmates have mental health problems, and probation/parole departments provide essential mental health services to their clients.

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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumna ignites community enthusiasm in Mat-Su

 |  Tracy Kalytiak  |  , , , ,

The one-day, one-stop event provided people experiencing homelessness with access to a range of services: health and wellness screenings, legal services, employment assistance, toiletries, and a fresh, hot lunch. In the midst of the crowd walked Staci Manier, a ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumna (B.A. Human Services '13, with minors in psychology and history) who became community impact director for United Way of Mat-Su in 2014.

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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼mazing Stories: Kendra Daniels – ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼

 |  Meet Kendra  | 

In February, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ junior Kendra Daniels capped the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Gymnastics Team’s best performance of the season with a school-record 9.9 score on beam as the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves competed against UC Davis. Meet Kendra.

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Offering an oasis for breast-feeding mothers, on ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s campus

 |  Tracy Kalytiak and Kirstin Olmstead  | 

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Dr. Corrie Whitmore led a team of faculty, staff and students in applying for a grant that brought a $15,000 Mamava lactation pod to the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Student Union. Now, nursing mothers will have a private, dedicated space on campus to feed their children or pump breast milk.

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A Discussion of Community Policing in Anchorage

 |  Melissa Green  | 

The Anchorage Police Department has recently increased community policing efforts, including adding foot patrols in some areas around Anchorage. APD and community leaders discussed current efforts at reducing crime, reducing fear of crime, and improving police-community relations.