It is time once again to select the person/persons for the Patti L Hyslop Award. This award is given to recognize the efforts of the village leaders in Sobriety, Healing, and keeping alive the commitment to healing that was the corner stone of Patti’s life. Patti led the sobriety and healing movement in Tanana be encouraging people to make positive …
Bernice Hetherington is the Itinerant Behavioral Health Aide (BHA) II responsible for providing itinerant mental health services to Rampart, Evansville, and Stevens Village. She was born and raised in Kalskag, a small village along the Kuskokwim River. Fredrick Carl Holmberg Sr. and Dunia (Kameroff) Holmberg, her parents, raised their children in a subsistence lifestyle. She remembers being taught traditional values …
Currently the USPS is experiencing widespread staffing shortages, which is impacting the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center pharmacy’s ability to get medications shipped to patients in the Fairbanks area. Patients who have essential medications delivered locally should consider picking them up at the Pharmacy instead to ensure that they do not run out of medication. So far staffing shortages have …
The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting applications through February 28, 2022 to fill seats on the 10 Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils). Council membership appointments are typically for 3-year terms. There are approximately 38 seats open for appointment among all Councils. The Councils meet at least twice a year and provide recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence management …
The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC) is facing workforce shortages due to the rise in COVID-19 cases which has caused strain on services. Over the last two weeks Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), who owns and operates the clinic, has seen an increase in employees becoming infected or exposed to COVID-19, requiring staff to self-isolate until they are able to …
The record is clear — in their zeal to approve the Ambler Road, federal agency leaders in the Trump administration cast aside concerns expressed by tribes in the Koyukuk River region about the 211-mile industrial Ambler Road that would slice through the hunting and fishing lands that our people have depended on for thousands of years. They distorted a process …
When you are caught in the middle of alcoholism or drug addiction, it can be hard to see a way out, a future that is not only free of substance abuse but that can be full of joy. Ann Neglaska has lived those feelings and, just as was done for her, now works every day to reach out and pull others …
The COVID-19 Omicron Variant is spreading rapidly throughout the state of Alaska and here in the interior. The State of Alaska has recorded 1,750 positive cases today (January 7th), which is higher than the State’s previous infection rate during the peak of the Delta Variant spread. Additionally, there were a total of 6,320 positive cases recorded between December 31st – January …
Due to the recent statewide increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant, TCC is implementing several safety precautions to ensure that our employees and clients are safe. Starting today, the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center will be moving to primarily telehealth medical appointments to include both zoom and phone appointments. In-person appointments will be limited. Pharmacy, Lab, Radiology, Dental …
TCC is happy to hear that the Food and Drug Administration and CDC have recently made several updates and expansions of COVID-19 Vaccine eligibility including: Approved the use of the COVID-19 Booster for children ages 12-15. TCC is offering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone age 12 or above. Allowing for a severely immunocompromised 5–11-year-olds to receive an additional …