Op-Ed: Increasing sexual assault response resources must be a priority in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
Medical student, Miss Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities
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Many Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ pharmacies are understaffed, leading to sporadic hours and patients turned away
Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ are everywhere: reduced hours at Anchorage pharmacies. Significant signing bonuses and multiple job offers for newly graduated pharmacy students. Patients being told to come back the next day to pick up prescriptions due to short staffing. Tom Wadsworth, dean of the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ.
Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities experienced by Black Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns
On June 30, the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ. Amana Mbise, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the School of Social Work under the College of Health, presented eye-opening findings from the first-ever Black Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns Health Status report.
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Social Worker Dr. Yvonne Chase is the new President-Elect of NASW
Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the UAA College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
When the temperature hits 70, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns feel the heat — and start suffering health ills
According to results from research led by Micah Hahn, an environmental epidemiologist here at UAA, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns' health starts suffering when temperatures climb to 70 degrees, and that local and state officials should consider policies to respond to heat-related health problems that are expected to increase as the climate continues to warm.
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