In June of 2020, APCA’s Workforce Development Department, SC AHEC, was approached by the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to assist in increasing the contact tracing workforce in Alaska and increasing the distribution of contact tracers throughout the state. The contact tracing climate in June of 2020 consisted of many organizations…
The South Central Alaska AHEC Team would like to recognize Christine for her wonderful contributions to our Contact Tracing Program at the APCA. Working alongside a small team of contact tracers, Christine is helping in Alaska’s fight against COVID-19 and additionally helping to educate community members about the COVID-19 vaccine. Christine became an Alaskan resident…
CONNECT MAT-SU COVID-19 VACCINE CALL LINE NOW AVAILABLE | Mat-Su Health Foundation (healthymatsu.org) Staffed by APCA Vaccine Educators, Connect Mat-Su has launched a new service to support residents who have questions about COVID-19 vaccination. APCA Vaccine Educators can provide answers to general questions about COVID-19, information about vaccinations, appointments and walk-in clinics, and transportation support…
Practitioners: There were 167 Contacts and 153 Practitioners. 123 Contracts ad 113 Practitioners were Medical. 21 Contracts and 18 Practitioners were Dental. 23 Contracts and 22 Practitioners were Behavioral Health. Location: There were 23 community locations served in Alaska with 26 employers (10 being tribal). Program Cost: Total paid was $2,331,452 with $1,280,769 contributed from…
The South Central Alaska AHEC Team would like to recognize Erin for her wonderful contributions to our Contact Tracing Program at the APCA. Working alongside a small team of contact tracers, Erin is helping in Alaska’s fight against COVID-19 and additionally helping to educate community members about the COVID-19 vaccine. Erin grew up in a…
The South Central Alaska AHEC Team would like to recognize Rebecca Khang for her wonderful contributions to our Contact Tracing Program at the APCA. Working alongside a small team of contact tracers, Rebecca is helping in Alaska’s fight against COVID-19 and additionally helping to educate community members about the COVID-19 vaccine. Rebecca became a long…
The Southcentral AHEC Team is excited to announce that Health Education Coordinators Cassandra Snelson and Alicia Reando and Workforce Services Program Manager Sydney Burns have completed Mandt Instructor Training this week! The Mandt System implements holistic, evidence-based techniques for conflict resolution and de-escalation to help prevent violence in the workplace. The entire philosophy of the…
In this 32-minute episode, host Rick Maher is joined by Anne Velardi, the Apprenticeship Coordinator for Alaska Workforce Investment Board and Mari Selle, the Director of Workforce Development for the South Central Alaska Health Education Center of the Alaska Primary Care Association. Anne and Mari reveal the details about the Alaska Primary Care Association Apprenticeship…
REGISTER NOW!Tue, April 20, 2021 – Thu, April 22, 2021 “Adapting, Achieving, and Advancing – Stronger than Before” Please join with your Alaska Community Health Center colleagues at the APCA 2021 Spring Training! Highlights include a Keynote delivered by nationally recognized speakers, Data Summit, Finance Summit, SDoH Roundtable, Virtual OSV Panel Discussion, and more! DETAILED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Tuesday Introduction &…
The South Central Alaska AHEC Team would like to welcome aboard Michelle Slwooko to our Workforce Development team! Ms. Slwooko is a lifelong Alaskan who has recently graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a Bachelor of Science degree. Michelle finds great meaning in being able to support, encourage and give back to the…
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