Step up, mask up alaska!
ASHNHA’s Step Up, Mask Up Alaska social media campaign has one mission: to encourage Alaskans to wear masks so together, we can reverse the current COVID-19 trend and protect public health, our economy, and the ones we love.
Pledge partners
ASHNHA Pledge Partners have committed to supporting ASHNHA’s 2020 virtual conference at the same level as last year. We celebrate their outstanding dedication to ASHNHA and the Alaska healthcare community.
COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
ASHNHA is closely monitoring the rapidly-emerging outbreak of COVID-19 and working to connect members to resources to support preparation and response.
Alaska Caring Notes
“Alaska Caring Notes” is an initiative to encourage children who are home from school to take time to write notes, upload a drawing, or send a video to residents in nursing homes. We know this is a difficult and lonely time and this is an Alaskan way to spread some happiness throughout our nursing homes. Let’s flood their homes with love!
2020 Advocacy Documents
Take a look at ASHNHA's positon on important matters, such as Medicaid, capacity challenges, and reform.
2019 ASHNHA Annual Report
This report provides an update on ASHNHA’s strategic priorities while outlining important governance, communication, and financial information.
associate membership
Contact us if you would like to become an Associate Member of ASHNHA. We have three levels - Community Partner, Gold Corporate & Platinum Corporate.
Check out the new COVID dashboard for the City and Borough of Juneau. Thanks CBJ for sharing this useful dashboard. http://bit.ly/3iC5DBb
From @Alaska_DHSS COVID-19 weekly update 7/26-8/1:
AK continues to have rapid increases in new cases. Transmission between Alaskans within families, at social gatherings, community events, churches & bars has significantly contributed to rise in cases https://bit.ly/33up2je
You (yes you!) have the power to stop the spread of #COVID19 in three simple steps: Wear a mask. Keep 6 feet apart. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds. #stepupmaskup, #maskupAlaska
The science is clear – to defeat #COVID19, we must #maskupalaska, practice social distancing and wash our hands for at least 20 seconds. #stepupmaskup
Alaska hospital historyIn the late 1960’s, the only hospital available to Fairbanks area residents was St. Joseph Hospital, operated by The Sisters of Charity. St. Joseph’s Hospital was damaged beyond repair during the 1967 Fairbanks flood.
Times were hard in the Interior, but an incredible group of local volunteers envisioned a new community-owned hospital and the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation was founded to plan, fund, construct and find an operator for the new hospital, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. #throwbackthursday
Alaska Health and Social Services provides COVID-19 weekly updates from the previous week’s data. Here is the update for July 26 – August 1 bit.ly/33up2je and some interesting highlights from the data:
· Alaska continues to have rapid increases in resident and nonresident new cases.
· Transmission between Alaskans at social gatherings, within families, at community events, churches and bars has significantly contributed to the rise in cases.
· Most new cases in Alaskans are acquired from other Alaskans who have not traveled.
· Total cases in Alaska residents rose 30% this week with 755 new cases, the most Alaska has had in a single week.
· Cases are expected to continue to rise, although several communities have adopted more restrictions.
· There were more than four times as many people hospitalized from COVID-19 in July as there were in June or previous months.
· The majority of new cases continue to be among younger adults, particularly Alaskans in their 20s and 30s.
· Most nonresident cases have been identified before the person had significant community interaction.
Alaska COVID Alert Levels
We are not powerless to stop #covid19. If we listen to science, wear a mask, wash our hands for at least 20 seconds and maintain social distancing, we can ease the strain on our clinicians and hospitals and start getting back to normal. #StepUpMaskUp, #MaskupAlaska www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrJXoqzgm8&feature=youtu.be
AHA, AMA and ANA Urge You To Wear A Mask to Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
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Together, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and American Nurses Association (ANA) released a public service an...