State of Alaska 

State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services

• AHELP: Alaska Health Education Library Project
  The Alaska Health Education Library Project (AHELP) is an electronic clearinghouse of current health promotion and health education resources that are specific to and available in Alaska.

• Alaska Community Database (Demographics)
  Communities currently listed in this database include all legally incorporated municipalities (cities and boroughs), all federally-recognized Native villages and all "Census-Designated Places" (recognized by the 2000 U.S. Census).

• Division of Behavioral Health

• Prevention & Early Intervention Programs

• Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

• Resiliency & Youth Development Program

• Substance Abuse Prevention Program

• Tobacco Enforcement & Youth Education Program

• Treatment and Recovery

• Division of Health Care Services
  Focus is on providing health care to Alaskans in need.

• Division of Public Health

• Alaska Office of Rural Health
  The department collects and disseminates rural health care information and data; is engaged in health care provider recruitment and retention; provides technical assistance to rural providers, hospital and communities; and coordinates rural health policy analysis.

• Alaska Public Health Improvement Process

• Bureau of Vital Statistics

• Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

• Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project (AFVPP)

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

• Cancer Control and Prevention

• Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR)

• Breast and Cervical Health Check (BCHC)

• Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

• Diabetes Prevention and Control

• Health Promotion

• Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

• Injury Prevention

• Alaska Coalition on Falls & Fall-Related Injury Prevention
  Fall injuries are the number one cause of hospitalized injuries in Alaska.

• Alaska Safe Kids
  Programs designed to protect kids from unintentional injuries.

• Alaska Reflector Program
  This program works to increase the safety of children by using reflective, high-visibility products.

• Child Passenger Safety

• Kids Don't Float
  The Kids Don't Float program has two components: a PFD (personal flotation device) loaner program and an educational program.

• Burns and Fire-Related Injury Prevention

• Poison Prevention
  Provides poison prevention education; does not manage exposure cases. Call Poison Center hotline for poisoning emergencies: 1-800-222-1222

• Preventing Brain Injuries

• Emergency Programs

• Emergency Medical Services

• Public Health Preparedness

• Trauma System

• Obesity Prevention and Control

• School Health

• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

• Tobacco Prevention and Control

• Section of Epidemiology

• Alaska Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Program
  Evaluates the potential human health effects of new policies, programs, or development projects in Alaska through the use of existing public health surveillance data, medical literature reviews, and field studies. Learn more about the program from an interview with state epidemiologists.

• Alaska Immunization Program
  Mission is to prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases in Alaska.

• Bulletin Index
  Index to Bulletin of the State of Alaska Division of Epidemiology, listed by category or by date.

• Environmental Public Health Program
  Epidemiological studies and toxicological risk assessments are used to evaluate human exposures to hazardous substances and potential health risks.

• HIV/STD Program
  Addresses public health issues and activities with the goal of preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection in Alaska as well as their impact on health.

• Infectious Disease Program
  Mission is to prevent and control infectious diseases in Alaska.

• Injury Surveillance Program (ISP)
  Mission is to prevent injuries and violence and reduce their consequences by gathering data and identifying trends, patterns, and societal impacts.

• Section of Public Health Nursing

• Public Health Centers
  Directory to local public health centers statewide.

• Women's, Children's and Family Health

• Office of Children's Services

• Senior and Disabilities Services

City Activities 

• Anchorage – Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services