Press Releases — 2007

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December

• 12/03 Health Commissioner announces Health Council draft plan

November

• 11/30 Health and Social Services lauds decision as Alaska Supreme Court upholds state’s duty to protect public from harm
• 11/26 Health officials kick off influenza vaccination season
• 11/19 State health officials release results from 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• 11/09 Governor’s Emergency Medical Service Awards announced

October

• 10/30 Department of Health and Social Services provides $40,000 to Alaska food banks for Thanksgiving efforts
• 10/29 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE -- Three agencies join forces to address disparity in numbers of Native children in state care
• 10/17 Members named to Certificate of Need program reform committee
• 10/16 State takes opportunity to tailor detox services
• 10/15 Alaska Public Health releases new fish consumption guidelines
• 10/8 State adopts emergency regulations for project to help FAS children
• 10/2 Gov. Appoints to Council on Disabilities
• 10/1 Health officials distribute flu vaccine statewide

September

• 9/28 Denali KidCare services to continue despite congressional debates about State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding
• 9/21 Health and Social Services seeking public participation in Certificate of Need program reform committee
• 9/14 DHSS Commissioner announces leadership changes
• 9/14 Public Health responds to sick children in Kotzebue

August

• 8/31 DHSS researches option for consensus on regulation development
• 8/31 Health Alert: Possible E. coli contamination in ground beef

July

• 7/31 Alaska Health Care Strategies Planning Council tackles broad issues related to Alaskans’ health care
• 7/30 Senior Benefits Program to Take Effect August 1, 2007
• 7/26 State selects new company to replace Medicaid claims system
• 7/23 Department appoints new leaders to promote health

June

• 6/28 Alaska Psychiatric Institute goes smoke free
• 6/20 DHSS hires Bring The Kids Home Coordinator
• 6/19 Emergency regulations extend SeniorCare
• 6/12 DHSS breaks ground on new virology lab
• 6/12 Alaska Veterans Home earns VA certification
• 6/11 Health commissioner changes Certificate of Need ruling
• 6/4 Federal funding to boost Alaska’s vaccine program

May

• 5/23 Governor continues Senior Benefit
• 5/18 SeniorCare program to end following legislative session

April

• 4/9 State to distribute cervical cancer vaccine to Alaska clinics

March

• 3/30 State boosts prevention in Medicaid dental care for adults
• 3/28 Reports evaluating OCS internal operations released
• 3/21 Alaska Suicide Study enhances prevention and treatment
• 3/13 Behavioral Health and Juvenile Justice directors named
• 3/1 DEC expands peanut butter warning to include toppings

February

• 2/28 Health Care Services and Public Assistance directors named
• 2/23 Flu Season Ongoing in Alaska
• 2/21 Governor Palin outlines continued support for Seniors
• Fact Sheet: SeniorCare Program survey
• Fact Sheet: Governor Palin's SeniorCare legislation
• 2/15 Governor Forms Alaska Health Strategies Planning Council
• DEC warns consumers about Peter Pan and Great value peanut butter recall due to Salmonella [note: updated information released Mar. 1, 2007]
• 2/5 Commissioner Jackson names new public health director

January

• 1/11 Criminal background check regulations effective Feb. 9
• 1/31 Workshops to Consider Fish Mercury Data

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