Last month, Susan Dayton from Koyukuk and John Dyer from Manley graduated the Community Health Aide Program’s (CHAP) Session IV training. Session IV is the second-to-last training that Health Aides must pass before becoming a fully licensed Community Health Aide Practitioner. Each module requires months of study and clinical trainings. TCC is proud of our newest Session IV graduates and …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) will be expanding their Housing First program to better meet the needs of Interior’s homeless population. Housing First is an innovative supportive housing program that provides housing regardless of a person’s substance use problems. It is a program that is used across the nation and has demonstrated that it is much easier for people to work …
As of, December 23rd, the entrance to Building ‘B’ is temporarily closed due to doors freezing.Patients seeking Urgent Care will need to enter through the Pharmacy Entrance.We apologize for any inconvenience. Holiday Hours: December 23rd The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center will have limited staffing on Friday, December 23rd. Urgent Care, Radiology, Pharmacy and Lab will be open, but with …
Due to nationwide prescription drug shortages, Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center and Upper Tanana Health Clinic are experiencing a limited supply of several medications. #TananaChiefs has taken many steps to mitigate this problem. These steps include: ordering more significant amounts of drugs as they become available; purchasing from multiple vendors; limiting the use of those medications in short supply to …
ctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer mortality among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. #TananaChiefs is committed to spreading awareness of the importance of early detection and treatment. Today, we will share one story for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Stephanie Hinz is Tanana Chiefs’ Education …
Limited COVID-19 Testing Available at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center currently has limited COVID-19 testing availability. Patients requesting to be tested can call the clinic at 907-451-6682. Tests are scheduled on a day-to-day basis and are not scheduled days in advance. Patients also have the option of getting tested at the Capstone Clinic …
Tanana Chiefs Conference is seeking feedback from patients of the TCC Dental Clinic regarding dental services at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center and throughout the region. Anonymous feedback is being gathered and will be assessed to understand what we are doing well, and where we can improve to better meet the needs of our customers. Thank you for your …
When I turned 40, I started to dread seeing my doctor because I knew it was time for my colon cancer screening. So, I put it off for a little over a year because the preparation and pain I thought I would feel during the colonoscopy made me feel anxious. Now that I have had a colonoscopy, I can tell …
TCC is excited to announce that we can protect even more people from getting sick with Covid-19! On Monday May 10, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for youth between ages 12 and 15. The Pfizer vaccine has been proven in clinical studies to be at least as effective in adolescents as it is in adults …
By Linden Staciokas She’ll never be featured in Law & Order, but Debra Reed’s job as a health aide often requires her to become a detective. “It’s fun to figure out what a person’s medical symptoms mean. If they have to leave the village, I work out how to get them to town. Arranging travel may require hours of investigation …