“The solution is straightforward, and the deadline is imminent,” state lawmakers write in a new letter to Republican leaders, blaming them for the “manufactured healthcare crisis.” Dozens of US state legislators have signed a scathing letter pushing congressional Republicans to immediately back an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to lapse at the end of the […]
Eagan, MN – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), today announced a projected $15 million, five-year grant to fund StrongHearts Native Helpline as the First-Ever Standalone National Indigenous Domestic Violence Hotline for American Indians and Alaska Natives. “This five-year award will ensure that StrongHearts […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) applauded the announcement of the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, the single largest investment in rural health care in American history. This initiative will improve health care delivery across rural America and provide new opportunities for access to care in Alaska. “Alaska’s rural communities face some of the […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a beginning strength training class in Fairbanks for midlife and older adults. The StrongPeople Strong Bodies class helps increase muscle strength and bone density, improve balance and prevent falls. Leslie Shallcross, Extension health, home and family development agent, will teach the class. Light hand and […]