Press Releases — 2011

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December

• 12/19 HHS awards $5.6 million to Alaska as 'performance bonus'
• 12/14 Free flu shots available at two public clinics in Anchorage
• 12/02 Dec. 7 is 2011 deadline to sign up for Medicare prescription plans

November

• 11/29 Free flu vaccine still available
• 11/17 New health department reports shows downward trend in STDs in Alaska
• 11/15 Governor’s Council employee wins national leadership award
• 11/11 Governor’s Emergency Medical Services Awards announced
• 11/9 State to make free flu vaccine available
• 11/9 New Deputy Commissioner joins Department of Health and Social Services

October

• 10/27 Agencies to celebrate neonatal survival success in Alaska
• 10/26 Statewide suicide prevention plan now open for comment
• 10/21 Fairbanks North Star Borough and state to host air quality health workshop
• 10/5 State Public Health Centers have adult flu vaccine on-hand

September

• 9/22 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention releases report on dental decay in Alaska Native children
• 9/2 Falls are serious, preventable; older Alaskans can take simple steps that work

August

• 8/17 'Strengthening Families Alaska' to support new programs for children

July

• 7/25 Medical Care Advisory Committee seeks members
• 7/13 New grantee for child care assistance program announced for the Fairbanks service area

June

• 6/27 Outbreak of Campylobacter illnesses traced to raw milk
• 6/9 PSP investigation in Southeast continues; two men hospitalized
• 6/7 Possible PSP case in Metlakatla
  

May

• 5/27 Happy 100th birthday, Mabel Didrickson!
• 5/25 Man who ate Southeast clams develops symptoms of shellfish poisoning
  
• 5/18 Department statement on allegations against Anchorage woman
• 5/11 State warns about shellfish poisoning
• 5/6 Teens invited to join Youth Alliance for a Healthier Alaska
• 5/3 Meningitis alert in Craig
• 5/3 New health department reports show STDs still on the rise in Alaska

April

• 4/28 Safe medication disposal event this Saturday
• 4/27 On-the-job death rate down in Alaska
• 4/8 Public Health Week Day 5 — Safety in the community — preventing child drowning
• 4/7 Public Health Week Day 4— Safety on the road
• 4/6 Public Health Week Day 3 — Safety at play
• 4/5 State disburses $6.3 million to reduce alcohol abuse
• 4/5 Public Health Week Day 2 — Safety at work
• 4/4 Alaska celebrates programs that prevent and reduce underage drinking
• 4/4 Public Health Week Day 1 — Safety at home

March

• 3/31 Anchorage art exhibit to raise awareness about autism
• 3/29 Harmless amounts of Japanese radiation detected in Alaska
• 3/18 State continues monitoring for radiation from Japan’s nuclear plant crisis
• 3/17 Current monitoring shows no elevated radiation in Alaska
• 3/16 State continues radiation monitoring; reviews response plan
• 3/16 Fact Sheet: Radiation from nuclear event in Japan
• 3/15 State continues monitoring damaged Japanese reactor situation
• 3/2 Percentage of overweight, obese students appears to be decreasing in Mat-Su Borough

February

• 2/25 API offers Alaska primary care providers free youth medication consultation
• 2/18 Alaska's childhood immunization rates decline
• 2/17 Bethel Sobering Center opens
• 2/11 Iron Dog racers partner with state health, safety departments to prevent suicide
• 2/10 Alaskan receives national award for work with at-risk youth
• 2/1 State awards domestic violence prevention grants for rural Alaska
• 2/1 Fact Sheet: Rural Community Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Pilot Project grantee list

January

• 1/24 Alaska lab reports increase in confirmed flu cases
• 1/18 Tests results released from sulfolane garden project
• 1/13 'Expedited partner therapy' a new tool to reduce STDs in Alaska
• 1/10 Statewide Suicide Prevention Council releases annual report
• 1/6 Alaska behavioral health boards promote "Sound Minds in Sound Bodies"
• 1/5 State offers financial incentives for eligible Medicaid providers