Press Releases — 2017

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November

• 11/7 Alaska methamphetamine-related deaths surge fourfold
  

October

• 10/3 DHSS identifies gonorrhea outbreak in Alaska

September

• 9/1 HIPAA Security Breach
  

August

• 8/23 Office of Children’s Services makes it easier for Alaskans to report child abuse
  
• 8/18 State, partners build more Narcan kits for statewide distribution
  

May

• 5/23 Alaska Pioneer Homes Start New Apprenticeship Program
  
• 5/19 Fentanyl linked to recent overdose deaths
  
• 4/28 Alaska resident contracts Zika virus while out of state
  
• 4/28 American Ninja Warrior, Nick Hanson, visits Mat-su schools to challenge kids to obstacle course
  

January

• 1/26 State awards $6 million to start three new substance abuse treatment programs​
  
• 1/25 2015 Alaska Vital Statistics Annual Report Released
  
• 1/19 Alaska Opioid Policy Task Force recommends collaborative prevention, treatment and recovery support strategies to reduce opioid misuse in Alaska