The change marks a shift from focusing on case counts to tracking broader trends across the state.
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White House grants $13 million to help combat Alaska’s opioid crisis
Fifteen Tribal organizations across the state were granted a total of $9 million. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will be getting $4 million.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
Large portion of unexpected Alaska deaths in 2020 and 2021 directly tied to COVID-19
Pandemic increased premature deaths among non-elderly adults, report says.
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Seafood safety advisory issued following diesel spill in Neva Strait
The state is advising against harvesting herring eggs in some areas where fuel has been seen.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
Governor announces official split of Alaska health and social services department
Beginning in July, there will be a Department of Health that would continue to do most of the work of the current department, like overseeing the Medicaid program, and a Department of Family and Community Services, to oversee foster care, juvenile justice, Alaska Pioneer Homes and the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
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COVID cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are soaring as Alaska’s cases fall
The Y-K Delta’s COVID-19 case rate is currently two times higher than the state’s.
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Two children died of COVID-19 in Alaska last year, death certificate review shows
They’re the first COVID-19 deaths of any Alaskan under the age of 20 since the pandemic began, according to health officials.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
‘We’re not interested in documenting this pandemic’: Changes coming to Alaska’s COVID-19 dashboard
The state Department of Health and Social Services is considering transitioning away from daily COVID-19 case counts, and toward reporting weekly trends.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
Dozens of positive COVID-19 cases in Juneau went unreported due to ‘technical issue’
City officials attributed the unreported cases to a technical issue with the state getting lab results from Bartlett Regional Hospital.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
Alaska’s COVID-19 rates dropped but remain some of the highest in the country
Over the course of the pandemic, nearly one in five Alaskans has been infected with the virus and more than 800 Alaskans have died.
Federal funding for public media is at risk.
The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.