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College of Health faculty leads the way in FASD prevention through nurse education

 |  Alison Miller  |  , , ,

Dr. Corrie Whitmore, an associate professor in the Division of Population Health Sciences, and her team at UAA’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services are celebrating the recent publication of a new article. The paper, which was published in the Dec. 2025 issue of Nursing for Women’s Health, offers a framework and actionable strategies for nurses to improve communication and patient experience in discussions around substance use and contraception.

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Two cities stopped water fluoridation. Kids’ teeth suffered

 |  Alex Viveros  | 

DPHS faculty Jennifer Meyer’s research links Juneau’s end of water fluoridation to increased tooth decay and higher dental costs for young children.

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Seeking Neighborly Advice

 |  Matt Jardin  |  , ,

Over the course of 18 months, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar and public health practice alumna Mariah Seater will be traveling to Iceland to research family justice centers in the Arctic with the hopes of applying her findings to Alaska communities.

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UAA researchers are defining what ‘hot weather’ means in Alaska

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , , ,

Alaska is prepared to handle harsh winter weather, but climate change has triggered a new threat – heat. Micah Hahn with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) is teaming with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Alaska branch to develop the state’s first hot weather warning system based on the local temperature threshold.

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Researchers identify new tick species Alaska

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , , ,

Historically, ticks haven’t been a problem in Alaska. But factors like climate change and tourism have created a welcoming environment for new species that can transmit illnesses to humans. Micah Hahn with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies is tracking them. “Our work over the past six years is to understand the baseline–where we are with the ticks that exist in Alaska.”

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