Norton Sound Health Corporation’s primary care system (care delivered in the outpatient clinic setting) was recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) in 2017 by the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). Please read the information below to better understand how your ongoing care, as well as your preventive care, will continue to be coordinated Read More
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CAMP Offers inReach Device Rentals
Terms and conditions do apply. Please contact the CAMP Department with inquiries. You can also find more information below. Find the inReach Rental Agreement here Find the inReach Release Form here Find the Wilderness Trip Plan Form here
ANTHC Seeking Nome-Based Regional Liaison
Click here for more information about this exciting position and/or to apply!
Acupuncture Treatments Come to NSHC
Acupuncture Treatments Come to NSHC Led by Primary Care Medical Director, Dr. Gary Kulka, NSHC began offering acupuncture treatments in May of this year. Dr. Kulka explained there are different types of acupuncture: longer needles in different parts of the body, small needles in the ear, and even electro-acupuncture, in which electricity runs through Read More
Traditional Teachings of Safe Food Preservation
Traditional Teachings of Safe Food Preservation (appeared in Kaniqsirugut News No. 70) Foodborne botulism is nothing new to the people of northwest Alaska. Through public awareness campaigns and increased availability of the antitoxin treatment, fatalities from the life-threatening illness have been on the decline. Yet sometimes, serious cases still crop up, even Read More
NSHC Wants Your Feedback!
Complete the NSHC Community Health Needs Assessment to provide advice on how NSHC is doing and how it can better help your community. Anyone who completes the survey by September 1, 2019 will be entered to win one of two 40,000-mile Alaska Airlines tickets! Head to: tinyurl.com/nshc-chna
Seals on Parade Walking Map
Norton Sound Health Corporation and Nome Arts Council have organized the Seals on Parade event! Eighty-seven seal cut-outs have been decorated by local artists and posted up through out town. You can find a walking tour map of all the seals here. Complete the walk, checking off the seals you see as you go, and Read More
NSHC Urges Legislature to Override Governor’s Budget Vetoes
Press Release: Governor’s vetoes pose serious threats to health care services and quality of life Norton Sound Health Corporation is responding to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recently announced $440 million in budget cuts by strongly urging the Alaska Legislature to fully override the governor’s vetoes. The budget vetoes included $83 million in cuts to the Medicaid Read More
Bering Straits Region Local Plant Symposium
Click here to register for this event! Click here to view the agenda for the Plant Symposium
10 Days of Wellness 2019
Join NSHC for 10 Days of Wellness! Download your applications here. Applications are due by June 14 at the CAMP department.
