Press Releases — 2012

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December

• 12/10 Alaska Senior Housing Summit addresses statewide needs
• 12/5 Healthy Alaskans 2020 survey results released

November

• 11/21 Alaska departments advise caution in harvesting shellfish
• 11/21 Adult Protective Services awarded $1 million grant to test case management model
• 11/20 Reported flu and pertussis cases increase in Alaska
  
• 11/13 Percentage of overweight, obese students reported for first time in Kenai
• 11/9 Governor’s Emergency Medical Services Awards announced
• 11/8 State-funded psychology internship program earns national accreditation

October

• 10/25 Costs of alcohol and drug abuse to Alaska's economy
• 10/23 Alaska recognized as leader in advancing the use of health information technology
• 10/16 Alaska providers have received newly identified products from suspect facility
• 10/8 National Health Service Corps celebrates 40 years
• 10/7 Medication recall related to meningitis outbreak is expanded
• 10/5 No meningitis cases reported in Alaska associated with multi-state outbreak
• 10/4 DHSS thanks Wells Fargo Bank Alaska for advocacy
• 10/1 Wisconsin-based business owner tells how he solved health care costs for employees

September

• 9/27 State health department receives national award from March of Dimes
• 9/27 Statewide free safe medication disposal event happening Saturday, Sept. 29
• 9/26 Foster youth get help from state-UAA partnership, Easing transition to adulthood is goal
• 9/18 Healthy Futures and DHSS to continue successful partnership
• 9/17 Alaska receives additional suicide prevention funding

August

• 8/21 State to test Nome miners for mercury exposure
• 8/2 DHSS responds to Sen. French’s concerns about proposed abortion payment regulations

June

• 6/27 Statement from Commissioner Bill Streur concerning resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights
• 6/25 Percentage of overweight, obese students decreases in Anchorage
• 6/20 Report shows Alaska youth making healthier choices
• 6/6 State introduces a new online research tool

May

• 5/17 Dillingham, Seward, Valdez and JBER hospitals designated as trauma centers
• 5/15 Fresh produce available at farmers’ markets to WIC-eligible Alaskans, starting
  June 1

April

• 4/25 Anchorage doctor recognized as Alaska Child Immunization Champion
• 4/13 Three possible paralytic shellfish poisoning cases reported in Juneau
• 4/10 Alaska health professionals, state pilot medical information exchange program
• 4/2 State to recognize National Public Health Week with a series of stories:
  Day 1 — Obesity prevention
• 4/3 State to recognize National Public Health Week with a series of stories:
  Day 2 — Reducing the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
• 4/4 State to recognize National Public Health Week with a series of stories:
  Day 3 — Preventing the spread of disease through immunization
• 4/5 State to recognize National Public Health Week with a series of stories:
  Day 4 — Preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
• 4/6 State to recognize National Public Health Week with a series of stories:
  Day 5 — Promoting mental and emotional well being

March

• 3/5 State group partners with Alaska Commercial stores to promote vaccination

February

• 2/23 Iron Dog racers partner with state to promote mental health, prevent suicide
• 2/21 State reports increase in new HIV, syphilis cases
• 2/8 Tuberculosis screening program continues in Yukon-Kuskokwim region

January

• 1/19 North Pole sulfolane health impact evaluation released
• 1/11 Respiratory virus (RSV) season hits Alaska
• 1/10 Final statewide suicide prevention plan released
• 1/5 Study: Falls hospitalize nearly 9,000 Alaskans since 2005
• 1/3 State health department partners with nonprofit to get kids moving