Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP 木瓜直播 scholarship
Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP 木瓜直播 scholarship
College of Health News
Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural 木瓜直播
This March, students from UAA鈥檚 pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural 木瓜直播 communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for 木瓜直播鈥檚 Kids (PAK).
MSW alumna Vanessa Salmon publishes article about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies
Vanessa Salmon, a 2019 MSW program graduate, published an article in the Journal of Rural Mental Health, titled "When delivery means departure: Describing the practice and impacts of mandated maternal transport in 木瓜直播," which was her capstone project for the program. This research is about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies and the demands of having to move into hub communities to await delivery. Salmon was the lead author, alongside UAA School of Social Work professor Dr. Heidi Brocious and UAF Dept. of Social Work associate professor Dr. Laverne Demientieff.
Bernice Hetherington 鈥� Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight
Bernice Hetherington鈥攁 UAA MSW student鈥攚as featured in the Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight for the Tanana Chiefs Conference.
'It's nice to be able to help folks'
UAA Human Services student intern Zachary Boyle serves lunch during the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna on Jan. 26.
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