Category: Public Health & Prevention

Jordan Kamer, Health Educator at the Anchorage Health Department

Wellness During COVID – Episode 3

January 21, 2021

Focus on the Facts – Jordan Kamer, Health Educator at the Anchorage Health Department, shares how to stay safe and healthy during the ongoing pandemic

Ariel Serrano, Kinship Family Resource Specialist and REACH Pantry Coordinator

The REACH Pantry is Serving Alaska’s Kinship Families

January 14, 2021

The REACH Pantry provides food, cleaning supplies, and other necessities to Kinship and Trailside Heights families. The feature story in our January 2021 newsletter.

Wellness During COVID – Episode 2

January 13, 2021

Take Care of Your Body – Holistic health and wellness coach Chris Bryant to learn how he’s coping with COVID, the importance of staying active for our physical and mental health, and tips for getting back in action.

Wellness During COVID – Episode 1

January 6, 2021

Culture and COVID – Alaska Native artist and advocate Britt’Nee Kivliqtaruq Brower speaks on the role of culture, and shares some of the projects she’s been working on this year.

Lonnie Ridgeway, VOA Alaska Coalition Director, speaks with Karen Malcolm-Smith, founder of the David Dylan Foundation.

After Her Son’s Overdose, A Mother Becomes an Advocate

December 2, 2020

A year after her son died from an opiate overdose, Karen Malcolm-Smith created the David Dylan Foundation, an advocacy program which honors those we’ve lost to addiction and fights to destigmatize asking for help.

Providing Hope to Anchorage’s Youth

October 13, 2020

VOA Alaska’s October 2020 Newsletter VOA Alaska’s Youth Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program serves the most vulnerable youth who are experiencing homelessness in Anchorage. Before