“Uranium contamination in a system like this is forever and while the mining company can walk away, the Havasupai tribe can’t. This is, and always has been, their home.” Indigenous and environmental activists on Friday condemned an Arizona agency’s approval of a key permit for a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon that opponents say threatens […]
Reporting data for Apr. 20 – Apr. 26, 2022 OVERVIEW – 1,479 new cases | 4 deaths | 32 hospitalizations | 64.8% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/clinicalupdate.aspx Note: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, […]
Two Alaska Pacific University nursing programs have received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The announcement applies to the university’s associate degree and bachelor’s degree in nursing, both of which train healthcare workers desperately needed in Alaska. The ACEN accreditation demonstrates that APU’s programs have passed an external quality review and recognizes […]
Latest CDC data show that guns now kill more children than any other cause, but health care interventions show promise for prevention Gun violence in the United States has increased to the point that it now kills more children than any other cause, including car accidents, and pediatricians may not be entirely prepared. While health […]