College of Health News

A Project PAK team arrives in a rural Alaska community to administer free health screenings to Head Start students. Read More

Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural Alaska

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This March, students from UAA’s pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural Alaska communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for Alaska’s Kids (PAK).

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'It's nice to be able to help folks'

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UAA Human Services student intern Zachary Boyle serves lunch during the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna on Jan. 26.

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Student Primrose Srisakphet featured in Kenai Senior Center newsletter

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Kenai Peninsula Campus HUMS student Primrose Srisakphet was featured in the Kenai Senior Center newsletter as a member of the team while she completes her practicum.

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UAA dental students serve up smiles for Children’s Day

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - It was a packed house inside the University of Alaska Anchorage’s dental clinic. Friday was all about serving up smiles for the first ever Children’s Day.

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Alumnus Benz Guillermo finds the right fit in human services

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Human Services alumnus Benz Guillermo talks about how he found the right fit in the Department of Human Services program at the College of Health.