Here’s what’s happening in the Health Committee. Project Power: Following a successful cohort with Project Power (The American Diabetes Association program), the ABC Health Committee seeks more participants to join the next cohort. This program is a win-win-win for everyone. The American Diabetes Association educates participants to prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes, and ABC receives […]
Supporting Healthier Alaskans The ABC Health Committee is committed to supporting the health of all Alaskans. Here’s what we’re doing. Project Power: Following a successful cohort with Project Power (The American Diabetes Association program), the ABC Health Committee is seeking more participants to join the next cohort. This program is a win-win-win for everyone. The American Diabetes […]
CMS Releases Sickle Cell Disease Action Plan The Health Committee is sharing this important information from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding Sickle Cell Disease. From the CMS Newsletter: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to recognize the challenges faced by members of the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) community […]
The ABC Health Committee is committed to helping Alaskans improve their health. To help you do that, we invite you to join us and help out with these upcoming events. The Bettye Davis African American Summit. We are excited to announce the date for the Bettye Davis African American Summit is Saturday, February 10, 2024 […]
The Health Committee hosted a fascinating Community Conversation focused on Suicide Prevention in our community. You can watch the replay of this conversation on Facebook. We want to say a special thank you to Dr. Shantai McDermott and Dr. David Ampong for anchoring our discussion. We had approximately 20 attendees at the Community Conversation. The Health […]
What’s Happening in the Health Committee The Health Committee is busy, and we love engaging with the community. Here’s what we’re currently working on. Funding update: Working closely with ABC leadership, we have applied for The Yield Giving Grant and received news that our application has made it to the second round of reviews. Keep […]
The ABC has a strong focus on health and well-being. Whole-person health includes healthy eating, exercise, education, physical and behavioral health care access, and spiritual and community well-being. In May and June 2023, ABC’s health committee has been busy helping to secure funding for the Equity Center and for health programming that will happen there. […]
The Health Committee has many exciting projects and a great group working on them. If you want to help grow the health and well-being of our community, please join us. We meet every third Tuesday evening by Zoom from 7-8 pm. Our next meeting is December 27th. Please email thealaskablackcaucus@gmail.com for meeting information. Here are […]
The Health Committee is an active group that meets every three weeks on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm. We are currently working on developing and expanding the Alaska Black Healthcare Provider Directory. We recently enjoyed working with Hope Wells, a research fellow at UAA, who made contact with Black health care providers in Alaska to find […]
The ABC Health Committee and Allies Health Workgroup have been working with the ABC leadership and the authors of the Black Alaskans Health Status Report to respond to opportunities to share the findings from this first-ever study that was completed in June 2022. Celeste was interviewed by the State of Reform Health Policy Institute in […]
