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Pilot program offers nurses forensic training

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A new program seeks to train healthcare providers on the proper way to collect forensic evidence to help victims of violence seek justice.

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Alaska lawmakers learn about a subsistence superfood

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Dietetics & Nutrition Assistant Professor Melissa Chlupach discusses the importance of subsistence foods in Eldercare.

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The one common thread in UAA’s Student Diversity Award recipients? Engagement.

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Each year, the University of Alaska Anchorage's Diversity Action Council awards the Student Diversity Award Scholarship to students who significantly enhance diversity at UAA by increasing visibility of diverse people, cultures and/or perspectives; creating a welcoming environment; and/or representing diverse student voices through their advocacy and participation in UAA student organizations. The council picks the top applicants from across the university to receive a tuition grant up to $1,000. Read more about five of this year's awardees.

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AJiC Fact Sheet on property crime focuses on motor vehicle theft

 |  Melissa Green  |  , ,

The January 2019 issue of the Alaska Justice Information Center Fact Sheet, "Property Crime in Alaska 1985–2017," describes Alaska property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends.

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What happened when Juneau took fluoride out of the drinking water?

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

According to Healthy People 2020 approximately four out of five Americans have access to optimally fluoridated water (OFW). That figure comes from assistant professor of health sciences Jennifer Meyer, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., R.N. In Alaska, the percent of the population with access to OFW has dropped significantly from 60 percent in 2007 to only 42 percent in 2017.