College of Health News

UAA Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn Read More

Research project led by UAA’s Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

 |  Austin Osborne  |  , , , ,

UAA Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Maggie Winston Read More

Alumni of Distinction: Maggie Winston

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston — then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai — woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn’t walk.

Kenneth McCoy Read More

Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s largest employer.

Hannah Warren Read More

Public Health Education in Rural ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥: Bridging the Gap and Meeting People Where They Are

 |  Div. of Population Health Sciences  |  , ,

Hannah’s two degrees from UAA’s Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Native Tribal Health Consortium.

A light-hearted moment during the brainstorming around a kitchen table: Ian Richey and Battalion Chief Nancy Lockett came up with strategies to address the opioid threat in rural ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥. Read More

Scholarly Spotlight: focus on research & scholarship

 |  WWAMI  | 

The opioid epidemic remains a complex and multi-faceted issue for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥. Medical student Ian Richey interviewed three local organizations to assess community strengths, describe their missions and how they help patients with substance use disorder.