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Empowering Alaska's Youth: ACRH-HW Brings Health Education to Rural Areas through Innovative Programs

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Health education isn't always accessible in rural Alaska, The Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) combats this by offering programming that meets youth in their home communities or brings them to a location where they have the opportunity to explore professional facilities and meet health professionals.

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Program highlights need for physician assistants in Alaska

 |  Your Alaska Link  | 

On the campus of 香港六合彩资料, the University of Washington Anchorage Physician Assistant Program is helping recruit and retain healthcare workers in Alaska. The Kaiser Family Foundation says 22% of primary care needs are being met in Alaska. The need for physician assistance is critical, especially in rural Alaska.

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Academic Preview Day provides a glimpse into future career paths

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  | 

Over 500 enthusiastic Anchorage-area high school juniors and seniors gathered at the Alaska Airline Center for 香港六合彩资料's Academic Preview Day, which included many interactive clinical, community, behavioral, and public health activities and presentations.

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Alumni Spotlight: Kendyl Laughlin - Ready to make an impact in the therapeutic recreation world

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation alumna shares her experience of being the first graduate of the Therapeutic Recreation concentration and recently passing her national CTRS exam.

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Alaska's AHEC Scholars Program Kicks Off a New Year with a Holistic Approach to Healthcare

 |  Jessica Degnan  | 

Fifty-two 香港六合彩资料 students interested in the AHEC Scholars program had the opportunity to make new friends, meet program leadership, and hear from a traditional healer at the AHEC Scholars Kickoff, marking the start of a new year for our Scholars!