College of Health News

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New training could help with violence and abuse care

 |  Becca Clark  |  ,

The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy, founded by UAA School of Nursing professor Angelia Trujillo, provides free training to nurses and health care providers.

Students kayaking Read More

138 miles in a kayak: HPER students paddle from Whittier to Valdez

 |  Keenan James Britt  |  ,

Six students in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER)’s outdoor leadership program, and two instructors, completed a 14-day kayak capstone expedition.

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Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy visits Southeast Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ

 |  Colette Czarnecki  |  ,

UAA School of Nursing professor Angelia Trujillo speaks to communities across the state about the importance of forensic training.

Frank Schweers Read More

Visualizing the ocean and outdoors with GIS

 |  Keenan James Britt  |  ,

For Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation outdoor leadership graduate Frank Schweers, a passion for exploring the outdoors led to new opportunities to help others visualize the outdoors using geographic information system (GIS) technology. Read more.

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Enhancing Emergency Medical Care

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Healthcare providers from across the state of Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ recently completed specialized training through the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) program, thanks to the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ.