Health Sciences News

Travis Hedwig and the Anchorage Assembly with the NPHW resolution Read More

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Division of Population Health Sciences leads public health recognition in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Assistant Dean for the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Division of Population Health Sciences Travis Hedwig worked with the Municipality of Anchorage Assembly to pass a resolution declaring April 7–13 National Public Health Week (NPHW) in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É.

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State legislators honor Master of Public Health program for 20 years of education

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , , ,

Several ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É state legislatures joined the annual Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice symposium to celebrate with faculty, alumni and nearly 40 students from the program.

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Ruby Fried co-hosts APIA symposium

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  , ,

Ruby Fried, assistant professor of Health Science within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies of the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Div. of Population Health Sciences, helped host the Regional Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation Symposium with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association from April 12 to 14, 2022.

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É lactation pod will support breast-feeding mothers

 |  Michelle Saport  | 

Nursing mothers at the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É now have a dedicated, private space to feed their babies or pump breast milk. The ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Division of Public Health awarded a group of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É faculty, staff and students an ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Workplace Breastfeeding Support Project grant through its section of Women's, Children's and Family Health. The project aims to help ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É organizations implement workplace policies and spaces to accommodate breast-feeding mothers.