21. Take Heart Alaska National. Food and nutrition Information Center. alaska. Diabetes Click here to view our highlighted cardiovascular health programs from around the http://partners.hss.state.ak.us/takeheart/Links.htm

Committees: Resources: CLICK HERE for a PRINTER FRIENDLY version of this page. Links to Other Sites Cardiovascular Health Information National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention American Heart Association National Institutes of Health American Diabetes Association ... The Internet Stroke Center Alaska Alaska Women Take Heart Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms toolkit Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Physical Activity National CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program National Recreation and Park Association American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance ... Shape Up America Policy and Environmental Approaches to Physical Activity Partnership for a Walkable America Walkable Communities - Dan Burden Center for Livable Communities Rails to Trails Conservancy Alaska Challenge Alaska Trail Mix, Inc.

22. Programs And Services American Indianalaska Native Program Branch American Indian-alaska Native health check-ups and good practices in oral health, hygiene, nutrition, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/programs/

Questions? Privacy Site Index Contact Us ... Search PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Early Head Start Migrant and Seasonal Program Branch Program Services Areas Special Projects ... Early Head Start (EHS) has a triple mission. It promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhances the development of infants and toddlers, and promotes healthy family functioning. Head Start is designed to foster healthy development in low-income children. Program grantees and delegate agencies deliver a range of services, responsive and appropriate to each child's and each family's heritage and experience, that encompass all aspects of a child's development and learning. Migrant and Seasonal Program Branch provides consistent and high quality services in support of healthy child development across the nation. American Indian-Alaska Native Program Branch American Indian-Alaska Native Program Branch (AI-ANPB) provides American Indian and Alaska Native children and families nationally with comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, socialization and other developmental services promoting school readiness. These services are directed primarily toward economically disadvantaged preschool children (ages 3 to 5) and infants and toddlers (birth through age 3).

23. Alaska-OCS, WIC Program alaska Department of health and Social Services. Office of Children s Services Family nutrition Services WIC Women, Infants Children Program http://www.hss.state.ak.us/ocs/nutri/wic/

State of Alaska Public Notice myAlaska Office of Children's Services ... Family Preservation Guardianship Children's Trust Healthy Families Family Nutrition Services (WIC) About FAQ's Programs Recipes ... Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Infant Learning ECCS Program ICPC ORCA Project ... Webmaster

24. Alaska-OCS, WIC Program alaska Department of health and Social Services. WIC, the Women, Infants, and Children program, is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, http://www.hss.state.ak.us/ocs/nutri/wic/about/default.htm

State of Alaska Public Notice myAlaska Office of Children's Services ... Family Nutrition Services WIC at a Glance Income Guidelines WIC Food List Applications / Forms WIC Clinics ... WIC Home About FAQ's Programs Recipes WIC at a Glance About the Program WIC, the Women, Infants, and Children program, is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children eat well, learn about good nutrition and stay healthy. WIC provides: Checks that can be redeemed for healthy foods such as milk, juice, eggs, cheese, cereal, dry beans and peas, or peanut butter Information about nutrition and health to help you and your family eat well and be healthy Support and information about breastfeeding your baby Help in finding health care and other community services People eligible for WIC are: Women and their children who need better nutrition and who are: Pregnant, breastfeeding, or just had a baby;

25. Alaska: Resources For Nutrition And Feeding Of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Public health Nurses MCH nutrition Consultants State Resources State of alaska WIC Program Directory. Public health Nurses. Public health Nurses are http://depts.washington.edu/growing/Resources/AK.htm

Alaska: Resources for Nutrition and Feeding of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Public Health Nurses MCH Nutrition Consultants State Resources State of Alaska WIC Program Directory ... Public Health Nurses Public Health Nurses are available to provide assistance with feeding issues for premature infants. They are an excellent resource especially in rural Alaska. For local information go to the AK Info Network ( www.ak.org ) and search under health - public, by district. MCH Nutrition Consultants Name Address Phone MCH Nutrition Coordinator Nutrition Services 1231 Gambell Street Anchorage, AK 99501 Brenda Branch Cordova / Valdez P.O. Box 1692 Cordova, AK 99574 424-5731 or 424-3894 Nancy Brittingham Bethel P.W. Box 287-3127 Bethel, AK 99559 Particia Cue Homer South Peninsula Hosp 4300 Bartlett Homer, AK 99603 Irene Larson Sitka P.O. Box 2927 Sitka, AK 99835 Carolyn McGinnis Anchorage/ Eagle River 3725 Wickersham Wasella, AK 99654 Jodi Moore Aleutian / Pribilof Islands Aleutian Pribilof Islands Assoc, Inc. 401 E Fireweed, #201 Anchorage, AK 99503

26. Programs & Resources - Child Health, American Indian & Alaska Native Issues related to child health care for alaska Native and American Indian Indian health Service The Federal health Program for American Indians and http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/C/CHprogram.asp

Search Our Site For: Advanced Search by HOME ABOUT I H S SITE MAP HELP ... Info access , public health professionals Bright Futures : health supervision PACER Center: material for parents Maternal child health material Sex ed materials for parents SIDS material A.D.H.D. resource pamphlets TIPP sheets for injury prevention Identifying fetal alcohol exposure Racial, ethnic disparities in health care Toxicity : indoor molds State health insurance enrollment rates Info access for public health professionals Action: racial, ethnic disparities Infant homicide risk I.H.S.

27. Stone Soup Group's On-line Resource Guide -- Health & Nutrition Some children with special health care needs benefit from programs and professionals who help with nutrition and dietary needs. In the Medical Home model of http://www.stonesoupgroup.org/hlth&nut.htm

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP ALASKAN CHILDREN BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE If your child has special health care needs, then chances are you will become very familiar with the health care system in Alaska as well as providers that can assist you in caring for your child. We have a wide menu of health resources that exist in our state and it continues to grow. Your child's health care provider might be a Pediatrician, Family Practitioner, Public Health Nurse, or Community Health Aide. Some children with special health care needs benefit from programs and professionals who help with nutrition and dietary needs. In the Medical Home model of health care, the parent also remains responsible for sharing information and for seeing to it that the primary health provider is informed on all aspects of their child's care. Quick Jump to: Medical Home Public Health WIC LIFE Prgram ... Home Health THE MEDICAL HOME The Medical Home is where a child and his or her family can count on receiving the medical care they need from a health care professional they trust. It is not a building, house or hospital but rather an approach to providing quality and coordinated services. Primary health care providers and parents work as partners to identify and access all of the medical and non-medical services needed to help children with special health care needs achieve their potential. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau agree that Medical Homes consist of the following:

28. State 5 A Day Coordinators Section of Maternal, Child and Family health alaska Dept. of health and Chief, nutrition Cancer Prevention Program California Dept of health Services http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/5aday/STATCOR.HTML

State 5 A Day Program Coordinators Listing TO GET INVOLVED, CONTACT YOUR STATE 5 A DAY COORDINATOR IN THE STATE HEALTH AGENCY LISTED BELOW: Alabama Jack Hataway, MD Director, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention Alabama Department of Public Health 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Alaska Diane Peck, MPH, RD Nutrition Services Unit Section of Maternal, Child and Family Health Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services 1231 Gambell Street Anchorage, AK 99501 American Samoa Margaret Sesepasara, RN, MSN Public Health Nutrition, Department of Health American Samoa Government Pago Pago, Samoa 96799 Arizona Sharon Sass, RD Community Ed. Nutrition Consultant Arizona Dept. of Health Services Family Health Services 1740 W. Adams Street #203 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Arkansas David Rath, MA, RD, LD Nutrition Consultant Division of Nutrition Services Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham, Slot #23 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 California Sue Foerster, MPH, RD

29. Nutrition She has experience in nutrition education, wellness programs, in related nutrition and health education, assist local health programs in the planning, http://www.crihb.org/FCHS/nutrition.htm

4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95841 Nutrition Planning Diabetes Programming Tribal Head Start Garden Project Native Foods Nutrition Council of California Indian Clinics (NCCIC) The California Rural Indian Health Board's Department of Family and Community Health Services provides nutrition services and activities for health professionals and paraprofessionals working in Indian-controlled health programs. Stacey Kennedy, MS, RD, is our Public Health Nutritionist. She has experience in nutrition education, wellness programs, diabetes programming, grants management, and has worked successfully on numerous projects at CRIHB. She has a positive working relationship with several California tribes. The CRIHB nutritionist is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating a community nutrition intervention program to reduce the risk chronic disease in California Indian Communities. The services provided by CRIHB include: nutrition and diabetes programming, nutrition education services, technical assistance on nutrition and wellness related topics, assisting in the development of nutrition education materials (i.e., videotapes, posters, pamphlets, newsletter, and questionnaires). The nutritionist helps to develop, coordinate and conduct training conferences, participates in related nutrition and health education, assist local health programs in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nutrition programs in the areas of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer, nutrition through the lifecycle, obesity prevention and native foods. For an article about Native Foods

30. GovBenefits.gov - Benefits Report alaska Special Supplemental nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) http//health.hss.state.ak.us/ocs/nutri/WIC/Default.htm http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits/benefits/report.jhtml?dispatch=state&bid=

31. Department Of Health Services - WIC Branch - Resources health/nutrition Education Resources. 5 A Day Program (sponsored by the (General health and social service referral site for alaska services ) Hot line http://www.wicworks.ca.gov/resources/relatedLinks.html

California Home CDHS Home CDHS Comments CDHS Search ... Training Schedule My CA DHS RELATED SITE LINKS Resources/Related Sites: The following organizations have information on their Web sites that may interest you. WIC does not necessarily endorse these organizations or their Web sites. This is not an all inclusive list. Please follow these instructions: Click on a topic below to jump to the specific section. Click on the Web site address to go to the site that interests you. Associations Breastfeeding Health/Nutrition Education Resources Online Journals ... Training Associations California WIC Association http://www.calwic.org/ The National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs http://www.nafmnp.org/ USDA WIC Works Resource Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/ Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations http://www.aapcho.org/ Top of Page California Distance Learning Health Network http://www.cdlhn.com calendar of courses, training, and listing of certificate programs. Register online. Links to other distance education Web sites. Click 2 Learn http://www.asymetrix.com/

32. Health & Welfare - ExploreNorth specifically targetting children s health, nutrition, cardiac problems and TB. Narcotics Anonymous, alaska Region Program and meeting information, http://www.explorenorth.com/health.html

Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services An exceptionally frank site, with information on suicide and substance abuse as well as new legislation, special programs and fitness tips. Alaskan Flower Essence Project Research into the benefits of flower essences, as well as training in their use, and essence sales. A very informative site. Arctic Investigations Program This initiative of the U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases has been studying Northern health issues since 1948. The Big Sickness A moving article by Henry W. Griest - within a week after the arrival of influenza in 1918, 1/3 of the 600 residents of Wales, Alaska had died. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska A full service private health care plan. Blue Lagoon Spa This Icelandic thermal spa has healing powers recognized by the Icelandic Ministry of Health - for psoriasis in particular. FAS/FAE Information Service The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive resource centre, with everything from staistics to FAS discussion groups. Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit This research unit of the University of Washington School of Medicine offers a great deal of information, including an extensive bibliography and a listing of support groups.

33. Alaska Health Programs - Glossary An alaskan Glossary of health programs and their Parent Organizations AkAHECs The alaska health Education Consortium, founded in 1976, is a statewide http://www.distance.uaf.edu/dls/resources/projects/AKhealth_glossary.cfm

dqmcodebase = "/dls/script/" An Alaskan Glossary of Health Programs and their Parent Organizations Click on the abbreviation for more information or on the Orgnaization name to link to their site. Abrv. Parent (s) Organization and Site ACRH UAA CHSW Alaska Center for Rural Health http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/ AHA UAA UA Allied Health Alliance AHECs HRSA BHPR Area Health Education Centers http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ahec/ahecdirectory.htm AkAHEC UAA Alaska Area Health Education Center(2001?) http://www.auroraweb.com/ahec/ BioT UAA CHSW UA Bio-Terrorism Workforce Development AkBH Alaska Division of Behavioral Health http://hss.state.ak.us/dbh/ BRINs NCRR NIH Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2001/ncrr-03.htm AkBRIN UAF Alaska BRIN www.alaska.edu/brin BrHP US Dept. HSS US Bureau of Health Professions http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ CAAS UAA CHSW Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/caas/ CHSW UAA College of Health and Social Welfare http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chsw/ CORE Committee on Reasearch and Evaluation GEC Geriatric Education Center GPRA Government Performance Results Act of 1993 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/gplaw2m.html#h1

34. Health Topics alaska Mercury Biomonitoring Program The level of mercury in human hair can health Topics Popup School health and nutrition, alaska Department of http://www.arctichealth.org/healthtopics3.php?topic_id=54

35. Governments And Organizations: University / Academic Directory of alaska Student Outreach and Recruitment programs health Science Information Service (HSIS), University of alaska Anchorage http://www.arctichealth.org/academic.php

Introduction Arctic Council Environmental Health Governments and Organizations ... governments and organizations Click on the for more information about the link. International Tribal U.S. Federal State / City University Other Alaska Alaska Center for Rural Health A private, non-profit corporation housed within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaskan Native Knowledge Network A resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) The purpose of CANHR, established through a five-year grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health, is to investigate weight, nutrition, and health in Alaska Natives. Directory of Alaska Student Outreach and Recruitment Programs Prepared in 2004 by Susan Means for Karen Perdue, Associate Vice Provost, Statewide Health Programs, University of Alaska. (890KB pdf) Grants Serving Alaska Native Peoples, 1996-2001. University of Alaska Anchorage Prepared by Eleanor Hadden and Kerry D. Feldman for Chancellor Gorsuch in June 2001. (2.15MB pdf) Health Science Information Service (HSIS), University of Alaska Anchorage

36. Vaccination Coverage Of American Indian/Alaska Native Children Aged 19 To 35 Mon The Special Supplemental nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Comprehensive health care program for American Indians and alaska Natives http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/93/12/2046

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37. AJPH -- Sign In Page Comparing data from IHS surveys and National health and nutrition Examination The alaska Community health Aide Program An Integrative Literature Review http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/95/5/769

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38. Alaska Science Outreach - Catch & Release The NIHfunded Center for alaska Native health Research (CANHR) investigates weight, nutrition and health issues in alaska Natives. http://www.alaskascienceoutreach.com/index.php/main_pages/catchitem/nih_awards_1

@import "http://www.alaskascienceoutreach.com/index.php?css=main_pages/site_styles"; About Contact Home FEATURED STORIES ... AL*ASK*A SCIENTIST Sign up to receive periodic ASO Updates: NIH Awards $19.2 Million for Biomedical Research in Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska - National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni (zer-HOON-ee) today in Fairbanks announced the award of $19.2 million to the University of Alaska to accelerate and strengthen biomedical research activities throughout the state. A $17.5 million award for the Alaska INBRE program, which stands for IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, is the largest NIH award received by the university in its nearly 100 years of existence. Another $1.75 million grant is continuation funding for the Center for Alaska Native Health Research. The announcement brings the total NIH commitment to fund biomedical research at the University of Alaska to more than $45 million. About AlaskaWriter LLC Request Outreach Request Reprints Contribute a Story

39. Food And Nutrition: Alaska Staff Teams Up With The U.S. Mail To Reach Rural Part WIC program from Food and nutrition, a publication in the field of health Mary RiggenVer alaska WIC Program Coordinator Division of Public health http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1098/is_v17/ai_5174075

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40. Alaska Sign up for the NDC Update for the latest dairy nutrition news, serves as Food and health Program Director for the Washington State Dairy Council and http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/Press/Spokespeople/Loca

Contact Us Looking for more information? Let us help Sign up for the NDC Update for the latest dairy nutrition news, fast facts, free tools for patients, expert nutrition advice and information on updated dairy nutrition resources. Spokespeople Alaska Debra French, RD Washington State Dairy Council Debra French is the Dairy Nutrition and Marketing Manager for the Washington Dairy Products Commission where she is responsible for the development and implementation of dairy nutrition and promotion programs. In her previous role as Director of Nutrition Education for the Washington State Dairy Council, Debra authored numerous nutrition education programs and curricula as well as consulted on many others. She has created over 30 printed consumer resources, written articles for various publications including "Forecast Magazine" and has conducted radio and TV interviews on nutrition-related topics such as healthy eating for your heart, nutrition tips for athletes, winning the weight loss battle and how to feed picky eaters. A registered dietitian, Debra French believes strongly in communicating the importance and value of nutrition and an active lifestyle with the public. Throughout her career, she has been a member of various state and national nutrition and education associations, and received the "Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year" award from the Washington State Dietetic Association.

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