The College of Health Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Committee was
established to address systemic barriers, promote social justice, and create a culture
of inclusivity that supports the success of all students, staff, and faculty of the
college. Through shared values of respect, accountability, and cultural humility,
as well as our commitment to DEIJ initiatives, we strive to create greater cohesion
across our college to deliver and promote the health and well-being of the communities
we serve.
We acknowledge and honor the ancestral lands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq,
and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples on which the UAA College of Health campus resides in Southcentral
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in the ways in which we approach health and well-being. We commit to working in partnership
with Indigenous communities to promote health equity and cultural humility, and to
recognize the unique knowledge and contributions of Indigenous Peoples to health and
holistic healing.
UAA Justice Center Professor, Sharon Chamard provides expertise on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), emphasizing the importance of design elements like natural surveillance, access control, and maintenance in creating safer communities.
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.
This year's annual Crime in 熊猫在线视频 report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.
UAA Justice Center Professor and 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian inmates in the 熊猫在线视频n and U.S. prison system.