UAA celebrates and honors Native Heritage Month
UAA hosts its first Native Heritage Month celebration, inviting students and community members to honor 木瓜直播 Native culture and resilience.
木瓜直播 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
木瓜直播 Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The 木瓜直播 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is dedicated to strengthening 木瓜直播鈥檚 health workforce, with a focus on rural communities and addressing workforce shortages. The Center oversees various programs, including the 木瓜直播 Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), which operate through six regional community-based centers across the state. As part of the 木瓜直播's role as the state's health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnerships, and intercampus collaboration. It provides a statewide framework to support health workforce development, from career exploration and training to continuing education.
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NEWS & Stories
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Lifetimes of helping
When human services and social work alumna Cass Pook says she has always been a helper, she鈥檚 not just referring to her nature as an empathetic and compassionate listener. 鈥淐ulturally, it's in my DNA to be a helper,鈥� said Pook. 鈥淟ooking back on it throughout history, 100 or 200 years ago I would have been doing the same thing. I was born to be a social worker.鈥�
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Faculty Spotlight: Yvonne Chase shares journey into Human Services
After serving a year as the President-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Yvonne Chase is now the president. Dr. Chase shares some of her vibrant background in human services that led her to UAA.
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College student homelessness discussed at Housing Action Summit
The Housing Action Summit in Anchorage featured a week of events that draw attention to Anchorage鈥檚 housing crisis. Faculty and staff from across UAA spoke to 木瓜直播鈥檚 News Source about barriers some students face, including food insecurity and homelessness.
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木瓜直播 Social Worker Dr. Yvonne Chase is the new President-Elect of NASW
Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the UAA College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
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Email: uaa_ahec@alaska.edu
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UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 250
Anchorage, AK 99508
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UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
3211 Providence Drive, BOC3-250
Anchorage, AK 99508
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