Student Spotlight: Pamela Thomas - on connecting research, community, and health
For Pamela Thomas, health begins with connection--connection to family, community, culture, land, and the systems that shape our everyday life.
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UAA College of Health faculty and alumni publish report on Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native disparities in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ jails and prisons
This report presents an exploratory study of racial disparities in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s correctional system, combining a review of national research with an analysis of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Department of Corrections (ADOC) booking data.
$25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
WWAMI, a University of Washington medical school program that serves five western states, including Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, recently received a $25 million endowment for scholarships to increase the number of physicians in rural and Indigenous communities.
College of Health team delivers critical speech and hearing screenings in rural Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
A team of College of Health faculty and students from the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ recently traveled to Bethel and two nearby rural communities to provide free speech, language, and hearing screenings.
The next outbreak is coming. America may be less prepared than you think
Recent outbreaks are raising concerns about the nation’s preparedness for the next pandemic. Host Sophia Meador speaks with UAA College of Health Dean Jay Butler, MD, and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health Colin Carlson, PhD, about what the next pandemic could look like — and why the nation is not prepared to respond.
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