Advocacy/Legislative Update 7.24.20

Deficit of $1.3 Billion I know, I know.  I have written about it before a million (a billion) times but it is getting real, yo.  Our principal savings account will be exhausted this fiscal year.  And we may be getting an #overdrawn slip from our bank account once the legislature reconvenes and takes up the supplemental budget.  Remember that any …

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COVID-19 Alaska State Mandates

Return to the Main Covid19 Page The State of Alaska has released Official Health Mandates regarding COVID-19. TCC is tracking these and their effects to our tribes and communities. Active (3-23-20) Health Mandate 010: International and Interstate Travel – Order for Self-Quarantine (4-13-20) Health Mandate 014: Non-Congregate Shelter Order (4-15-20) Health Mandate 015: Services by Health Care Providers (4-23-20) Health …

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Volunteers Protecting Our Healthcare Workers

Once the threat of COVID-19 reached the United States, a nationwide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortage begin. In an effort to ensure that providers at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center were able to safely treat patients, TCC began producing PPE – particularly face masks – in house. The effort was mainly comprised of TCC employees whose regular work had …

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