Governor Dunleavy Ends Alaska COVID-19 Emergency Declaration and signs HB 76
Sydney Kurle | Apr 30, 2021 | Alaska
Alaska House Finance Subcommittee hears a budget overview for DHSS
Sydney Kurle | Mar 10, 2021 | Alaska
Vaccine providers prepare for March COVID-19 shipments; further eligibility clarifications announced to include more Alaskans
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services | Feb 25, 2021 | Alaska
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that Alaska will receive 60,760 first doses of state-allocated COVID-19 vaccine for the month of March. Additionally, 32,720 first doses have been allocated to the federal Indian Health Service (IHS). IHS vaccine is managed by Alaska’s Tribal Health System.
Alaska DHSS Commissioner Adam Crum on the successful vaccine rollout and behavioral health
Sydney Kurle | Feb 16, 2021 | Alaska
Adam Crum is the commissioner for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and has served as the commissioner since December 2018. In this Q&A, Crum discusses Alaska’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine rollout and the behavioral health system in Alaska. Sydney Kurle: In December,
House Health and Social Services committee hears testimony on proposed split of DHSS
Sydney Kurle | Jan 13, 2021 | Alaska
On Wednesday the House Health and Social Services committee heard testimony from multiple experts on Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed bifurcation of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). The overwhelming sentiment from these experts was that the proposed split would do more harm than good to the people who
HHS Deputy Secretary announces $6.5 million in telehealth funding
Sydney Kurle | Jan 12, 2021 | Alaska
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan announced Monday that $6.5 million of funding over three years will be committed to researching and deploying telehealth funding in rural areas. This telehealth broadband pilot program will link federal initiatives in the U.S. Department of Health
DHSS opinion survey reveals Alaskans' thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic
Sydney Kurle | Dec 28, 2020 | Alaska
A statewide survey conducted by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in late November reveals that Alaskans’ don’t believe the state has done enough to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and would support some form of a mask mandate. In this survey, 406 Alaskans provided their
Noel Rea selected to manage Alaska Psychiatric Institute as interim chief executive
Clinton Bennett | Jan 15, 2020 | Alaska
Noel Rea has been chosen by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to serve as the new interim chief executive officer (CEO) for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API). John Lee, who had been serving as acting CEO, will return to his role as director of the Senior