Robert Keeling – CHA Spotlight
During his 27 years as a paramedic/fireman in his home state of Colorado, Dale Keeling thought he knew a lot about providing care to the ill and injured. Then he fell in love with an Alaska girl, followed her back to her hometown of Manley, and learned about the health aide career. “Her dad was a health aide in Manley …
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 …
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 …
COVID-19 Pandemic: What History Tells Us
In 1918, the world was devastated by the influenza pandemic, which went on to kill about 50 million – 675,000 of those deaths in the United States. One-third of the world’s population (about half a billion people) had been infected. As we face the current COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most vital tools in our arsenal for battling a large …
