College of Health News

Jordan Kamer Read More

From Opioids to COVID to Sex Ed: How Public Health Education Impacts Anchorage

 |  Div. of Population Health Sciences  |  ,

Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ and Division of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) alumna Jordan Kamer (BS, Health Sciences, ‘17) has a pretty important job. As a public health educator with the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department, she is responsible for providing community education and guidance on public health—everything from COVID-19, to naloxone, to age-appropriate sex education.

Dental hygiene student cleaning child's teeth Read More

UAA Dental Clinic provides free dental care to children

 |  Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's News Source  |  , ,

Dental hygiene students give back to the community by providing free dental care to children during the 2nd annual Children’s Day event.

a teacher in a circle with her students Read More

6 COH graduate students accepted to Project BLENDS

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  , ,

Project BLENDS is pleased to announce that it has accepted six College of Health graduate students for the 2022-2023 school year.

a woman reading information on COVID on her desktop computer Read More

Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Public Health Information Response Team publishes chapter on misinformation

Founding members of the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Public Health Information Response Team submitted a book chapter proposal, entitled "Addressing Health Misinformation in the Infodemic Era: The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Public Health Information Response Team," in the early spring of 2021 for consideration in a forthcoming book, "Building Health Misinformation Immunity: A Professional's Guide to Helping the Public," which was recently published.

Medical assisting students practice EMT skills Read More

Slideshow: Medical assisting students learn EMT skills

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Medical assisting students learn EMT skills from UAA's Fire and Emergency Services program director during Medical Assistants Recognition Week.