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October
10/27
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 29
10/07
Project Gabe is expanding to provide naloxone and opioid overdose prevention information to more industries statewide
September
09/19
Monkeypox vaccine eligibility expanded in Alaska
09/07
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
09/06
Updated COVID-19 boosters available this week after FDA grants authorization and CDC approves new recommendations
August
08/19
Monkeypox testing and vaccines are available in Alaska; vaccine eligibility expanded
July
07/28
Alaska reports first case of monkeypox
07/13
988: The three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live this week
June
06/30
DHSS becomes DOH and DFCS on July 1
06/08
Project Gabe focuses on partnering with Alaska’s industries to prevent opioid overdose deaths among those most at risk
April
04/28
Alaska EMS offers new pediatric life-saving tools statewide
04/26
April 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
04/12
Talk. Test. Treat. April 10-16 is National STD Awareness Week
04/08
Sharp increase in Alaska’s 2021 overdose deaths attributed to rise in fentanyl use; Alaskans invited to a free webinar April 14
March
03/21
Work begins to restructure the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
03/19
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium increases access to HIV testing
03/10
Birth date of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson corrected a century later
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