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    Press Release: August 21, 2026, Alaska Department of Health and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Release Revised Healthy Alaskans 2030 State Health Assessment

    PDF 08/21/2026

    Press Release: August 7, 2026, Alaska Department of Health Announces First Group of Rural Health Transformation Program Awards

    PDF 08/07/2026

    Press Release: June 25, 2026, Complex Care Initiative

    PDF 06/25/2026

    OpEd: June 25, 2026, Why Does RHTP Matter For Alaska

    PDF 06/25/2026

    Press Release June 1, 2026, Alaska Selected For Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program

    PDF 08/24/2026

    Press Release: May 20, 2026, New Online Application For DPA Services

    PDF 08/24/2026

    Press Release: May 20, 2026, Alaska Department of Health Launches Next Move Campaign During Mental Health Awareness Month

    PDF 05/20/2026

    Press Release: February 18, 2026, Letter of Interest Portal Opens for Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program

    PDF 02/18/2026

    Press Release: February 5, 2026, Alaska Announces New Funding And Program Updates To Strengthen Child Care

    PDF 02/05/2026

    Press Release: January 9, 2026, DOH To Host Rural Health Transformation Convening

    PDF 01/09/2026

    Press Release: December 29, 2025, Alaska Awarded Major Federal Funding To Permanently Transform Rural Health Care

    PDF 12/29/2025

    Press Release: December 24, 2025, Alaska Department of Health Introduces Hope the Husky, a New Resource to Help Kids Build Healthy Habits

    PDF 12/24/2025

    Press Release: December 9, 2025, State of Alaska Secures $7.8 Million Settlement from Juul and Altria for Targeting Alaskan Youth

    PDF 12/09/2025

    Press Release: December 2, 2025, Alaska SNAP Recipients Granted Temporary Hot Foods Waiver Following Western Alaska Storm Damage

    PDF 12/02/2025

    Press Release: November 12, 2025, Free Support To Quit Tobacco And A Meal To Make Quitting Easier

    PDF 11/12/2025

    Press Release: November 10, 2025, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section Releases Data Reports On Health Facilities, Vital Statistics And Cancer

    PDF 11/10/2025

    Public Guidance: October 31, 2025, Fish Consumption (Typhoon Halong)

    PDF 10/31/2025

    Press Release: October 15, 2025, Statewide Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest

    PDF 10/15/2025

    Press Release: September 11, 2025, Alaska Department Of Health Launches Healthy Is Campaign And Statewide Coloring Contest

    PDF 09/11/2025

    Press Release: August 28, 2025, Statewide Effort To Prevent Overdose Deaths In Alaska

    PDF 08/28/2025

    Press Release: June 27, 2025, DPA Launches Pilot Program to Strengthen Provider and Community Support

    PDF 06/27/2025

    January 6, 2025, Anchorage DPA Office Now Open Press Release

    PDF 01/06/2025

    Press Release: Online SNAP Application Now Live (January 5, 2024)

    PDF 01/05/2024

    Press Release: November 19, 2025, Benjamin Watson Recognized as Alaska’s “Community Star” on National Rural Health Day

    PDF 11/19/2025

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