熊猫在线视频 Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The 熊猫在线视频 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is committed to strengthening and diversifying 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 health workforce, especially in rural communities and underserved populations. The Center is composed of a variety of programs, most notably the 熊猫在线视频 Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) which is composed of six regional community based centers throughout the state. As part of the 熊猫在线视频's role as the state's health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnership, diversity, inclusion and intercampus collaboration. The Center provides the framework of statewide community partnerships to support the full pipeline of health workforce development from career exploration to health program training to continuing education.
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NEWS & Stories
Briana Moffat, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 School of Justice and Human Services and a new employee at the 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center, shares her passion for both justice and emergency medicine.
The 熊猫在线视频 Victimization Survey, conducted by the UAA鈥檚 Justice Center, shows a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault rates, leading advocates to argue that, despite 熊猫在线视频 allocating millions of dollars to combat these issues, the funding is still not enough to meet demand or address the root causes.
UAA鈥檚 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center researcher, Rus鈥檚el Sampson is quoted in an 熊猫在线视频 Beacon article about merit-based 熊猫在线视频 Performance Scholarships.
The 熊猫在线视频 Victimization Survey (AVS) released a new report about the health of women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Physical violence is a part of IPV, but it also includes things like controlling behaviors, threats of harm, and inflicting harm against people and things an intimate partner cares about. Dr. Ingrid Johnson with AVS told the 熊猫在线视频 Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.
Restorative justice is a form of resolution that allows victims of crimes to work with the criminal justice system to address and correct the harm caused. UAA鈥檚 Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the 熊猫在线视频 Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.
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Fax: (907) 786-6573
Email: uaa_ahec@alaska.edu
UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 250
Anchorage, AK 99508
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UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
3211 Providence Drive, BOC3-250
Anchorage, AK 99508
