Press Releases — 2022

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July

• 07/28 Alaska reports first case of monkeypox
• 07/13 988: The three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live this week

June

• 06/30 DHSS becomes DOH and DFCS on July 1
  
• 06/08 Project Gabe focuses on partnering with Alaska’s industries to prevent opioid overdose deaths among those most at risk

April

• 04/28 Alaska EMS offers new pediatric life-saving tools statewide
• 04/26 April 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
• 04/12 Talk. Test. Treat. April 10-16 is National STD Awareness Week
• 04/08 Sharp increase in Alaska’s 2021 overdose deaths attributed to rise in fentanyl use; Alaskans invited to a free webinar April 14

March

• 03/21 Work begins to restructure the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• 03/10 Birth date of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson corrected a century later