Alaska Organizations

Alaska Area Health Education Centers Program (Alaska AHEC)
Helps strengthen systems to deliver comprehensive and culturally relevant healthcare to rural Alaskans. Consists of 6 regional centers to assist with training, recruiting, and other activities related to increasing the healthcare workforce in Alaska.
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Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce (ACRH-HW)
Develops academic health programs, conducts research, and collaborates with other organizations to identify and support Alaska's health workforce needs.
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Alaska Department of Health (DHSS)
Promotes the health and well-being of Alaska residents. Oversees Divisions of Health Care Services, Behavioral Health, Public Health, and Senior and Disabilities Services, among others.
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Alaska Division of Public Health
Sets public health policy and works to ensure provision of services which guarantee the health of all Alaskans so that they can live full lives with optimum well-being.
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Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership (AFHCP)
Works to advance patient care through a formal, voluntary relationship between healthcare partners including the Department of Defense, Indian Health Service, Veterans Administration, and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to share resources and experience to promote innovation in Alaska.
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Alaska Hospital & Healthcare Association (AHHA)
Provides legislative and regulatory advocacy; acts as a steward of resources by supporting fiscally responsible initiatives; provides health information to members and the public; promotes opportunities for networking among our members; and works to improve the health status of all Alaskans.
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Works to implement change and improve Alaska's mental health continuum of care by funding programs and activities to promote change through partnerships, capacity building, and demonstration projects.
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Alaska Native Health Board (ANHB)
Promotes the spiritual, physical, mental, social, and cultural well-being and pride of Alaska Native people. Offers tribal resources, news, policy, and advocacy.
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
Works to provide health services for all Alaska Natives. Includes a medical center hospital, leads construction on water and sanitation facilities across Alaska, and provides recruiting services. A Native American Research Center on Health.
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Alaska Office of Rural Health (Alaska SORH)
Collects and disseminates rural healthcare information and data. Work to improve rural health professions recruitment and retention, and offers technical assistance to rural providers, hospitals, and communities. Coordinates rural health policy analysis in Alaska.
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Alaska Primary Care Association (APCA)
Works to promote and improve access to primary healthcare services in Alaska. Focuses on helping underserved populations. Provides training, technical assistance, outreach, policy assistance, and resources.
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Alaska Public Health Association (ALPHA)
Works to improve and promote the overall health of Alaska residents. Provides opportunities for collaboration, education, professional development, and advocacy.
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Denali Commission
Provides critical utilities, infrastructure, and economic support throughout Alaska. Partners with federal, tribal, state, local, and private organizations to plan and construct healthcare facilities, and provides job training and other economic development services to rural communities.
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Mountain Pacific
A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) working to improve the health of people in Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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National Resource Center for Alaska Native Elders (NRC-ANE)
Focuses on four priority areas which include Alaska Native elder health, elder abuse, long-term and in-home care, and networking and collaboration.
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Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative (NW ROTAC)
Offers training, resources, and technical assistance on rural opioid misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
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Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA)
Serves community and migrant health centers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington by providing education, training, workforce development, community health improvement, and business model services for organization members.
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Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC)
One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)
Conducts research and promotes health and safety best practices for producers and workers in farming, fishing and forestry in the Pacific Northwest. NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Center located at the University of Washington.
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Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP)
Works to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans through resources and services to enhance child and family development, improve housing, save energy, develop leadership, promote environmental conservation, prevent substance abuse, and foster independent living.
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Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
Helps rural communities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming improve community infrastructure through housing, water, and wastewater program initiatives. Offers numerous services including loans for housing and environment.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Alaska (HUD)
Works to increase homeownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing. Provides information about HUD housing programs and local contacts for the state.
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University of Alaska Statewide Workforce Programs
Facilitates the development and implementation of workforce plans and strategies to address the need for a quality labor force that can successfully acclimate to the environment and challenges of Alaska.
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USDA Rural Development Alaska State Office
Works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural Alaska. Provides information on Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
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Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP)
Provides resources, funding opportunities, and events to support mental health and farm stress assistance in the Western U.S.
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Western Rural Development Center (WRDC)
Participates in rural development research and extension projects cooperatively with universities in the West. Serves Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, and 4 U.S. Pacific Territories.
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WWAMI Area Health Education Center Program (WWAMI AHEC)
Consists of a program office and six independent Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in the five WWAMI states: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Works to alleviate shortages of healthcare personnel in medically underserved rural and urban areas.
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WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (WWAMI RHRC)
One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on policy-oriented research with an emphasis on the rural healthcare workforce and access to care. Based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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