Mission: To contribute to the wellness of Alaska Native people by monitoring and reporting on health data, providing technical assistance and supporting initiatives that promote health.
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Ways that ANTHC Supports Tribes in Alaska:
Program Evaluation: We provide technical assistance to tribal health organizations seeking support for program evaluation activities. We can also serve as independent evaluators for specific programs or projects.
Training: We provide capacity-building opportunities through workshops and trainings on a variety of topics.
Presentations: We provide presentations on Alaska Native health status, health disparities, cancer, and other health topics of interest.
Data/Information Requests: We respond to requests for information on Alaska Native health issues including health outcomes, risk factors, sociodemographics, or other health related topics.
“The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter) is located within the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s (ANTHC) Community Health Services, in Anchorage, Alaska. ANTHC provides the highest quality health services for Alaska Native and American Indian people at the Alaska Native Medical Center and across Alaska through training, health education, disease and injury prevention, and rural water and sewer construction. ANTHC, along with the regional Tribal health organizations, comprise the Alaska Tribal Health System, which has the primary goal of improving the health of Alaska Native people.”