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December
12/30
State crime lab confirms confiscated pill is fentanyl disguised as oxycodone
12/22
Alaska launches savings plan for children and adults with a disability or blindness
November
11/21 Alaska high school students are smoking and drinking less
September
9/20 Pilot projects will link school nurses to health info for students with complex health care needs, & improve breast cancer screening for women
9/15 Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility closing today
9/8 2016 Healthy Alaskans 2020 Scorecard shows project is on tract to reach
health-improvement goals
9/1 Alaska receives federal funding to combat opioid addiction, misuse and overdose
August
8/15 DHSS to close Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility
July
7/22 Midwest man tests positive for Zika virus while working in Alaska
7/5 DHSS name first Alaska hospital to demonstrate ability to receive Ebola patient
June
6/14 State officials pleased with new regulations to protect Native children
March
3/2 State and Tribe to Sign Tribal Title IV-E Maintenance Agreement
Additional Funding to Expand Tribal Child Welfare
Jan
1/8
Alaska Pediatric program names first hospital to meet its emergency pediatric care criteria
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