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September
9/15
SNAP application processing times steadily improving
9/6
$1.7 million aid distribution benefited food banks, communities statewide
June
6/14
SNAP Online Purchasing now Available to Alaskans at Target.com
May
05/15
Behavioral Health Division and Statewide Suicide Prevention Council bring 'Messages of Hope' Suicide Prevention Conference to Anchorage
March
03/31
Alaska restarts requirement for annual renewal process to receive Medicaid benefits
03/30
Health care providers invited to a virtual learning opportunity for HIV prevention
February
02/27
Additional Resources to Provide Relief for SNAP Households
January
01/31
Healthy Alaskans releases first set of 2030 health improvement scorecards, issues final report, scorecards from 2020 plan
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