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North Slope Borough
Every single day North Slope communities are healthier than the day before.
Our mission is to promote the health and well being of North Slope residents in a culturally appropriate manner.
—Department of Health & Social Services—
September 2014 Volume 4, Issue 3
5200 Karluk St
PO BOX 69
Barrow, AK 99723
Phone: (907) 852-0366
Fax: (907) 852-0389
Arctic Women in Crisis (AWIC)
1-800-478-0267
Ph: (907) 852-0261
Fax: (907) 852-2474
Children & Youth Services
Ph: (907) 852-0263
Fax: (907) 852-0463
Community Health Aide
Program (CHAP)
Ph: (907) 852-0256
Fax: (907) 852-3571
Eye Clinic
Ph: (907) 852-0273
Fax: (907) 852-6098
Gathering Place
Ph: (907) 852-0402
Fax: (907) 852-6210
Integrated Behavioral Health
Ph: (907) 852-0366
Fax: (907) 852-0268
Matsutani Community
Resource Center
Ph: (907) 852-0288
Fax: (907) 852-4229
Public Health Nursing
Ph: (907) 852-0270
Fax: (907) 852-2855
Senior Program
Ph: (907) 852-0276
Fax: (907) 852-9903
Prevention Program
Ph: (907) 855-8501
Fax: (907) 852-2855
Veterinary Clinic/
Public Health Office
Ph: (907) 852-0277
Fax: (907) 852-0477
Women, Infants & Children
Nutrition Program (WIC)
Ph: (907) 852-0410
Fax: (907) 852-3766
Our Programs
Doreen Leavitt, RN
Director
Justina Wilhelm, BA, CDC1
Deputy Director
Integrated Behavioral Health
Jennifer Brower, LMSW
Deputy Director
Community Health Service
Grace Ng
Deputy Director
Administration
September National Recovery Month Healthy Aging Month National Suicide Prevention Week 7-13 National Suicide Prevention Day -10 National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Fruits & Veggies - More Mattes Month October Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Bullying Prevention Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November American Diabetes Month Great American Smokeout - 20 December Safe Toys and Gifts Month World AIDs Day - 1 January National Birth Defect Prevention Month Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Health Observances -
National Suicide Prevention Day falls on September 10th. The Prevention Team set up a
table at Barrow High School to inform students about local statistics, indicators, warning
signs, protective factors, and available resources. BHS students took the time to learn
about suicide prevention and some students even volunteered to help with passing out
informational brochures.
National Suicide Prevention Day September 10th
Lucy Aiken is the North Slope Borough Employee of the Month. Lucy is a van driver for the Senior Center. She exhibits the type of hard working attitude that the North Slope Borough strives to bring out of each and every employee. Keep up the good work Lucy!
Prevention Corner Comprehensive Behavioral Health Prevention and Early Intervention Services
(CBHPEI) were created to focus on data from communities in the North Slope to effectively
prevent health concerns with positive and measurable outcomes. The Prevention Coalition
has been gathering individuals who are a part of their community to be active members in
efforts to tackle substance abuse. To help expand the Prevention Coalition’s knowledge of
how to approach these issues Rose Elbert, a Counselor III at integrated behavioral health,
was selected to attend a Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training that was held in
Anchorage. Rose brought back with her new ideas and concepts that the coalition would
be able to utilize throughout the year.
In order to educate the residents of Barrow on National Suicide Prevention Day,
September 10th, the Prevention Team partnered with local restaurants and created
placemats to commemorate the occasion. Northern Lights, Sam & Lees, Niggivikput (Top
of the World restaurant) were great contributors in reaching out to the community. The
placemats focused on facts concerning suicide in the North Slope and an emotional poem
written by someone who considered committing suicide.
The prevention team is also working with the Northern Regional Coalition.
Members in the NRC include a Tobacco Prevention Specialist from the Nome Community
Center and the Tobacco Prevention Manager of Maniilaq Association. The team is
currently upgrading the NSBSD policy to a Gold Star based on Mission 100 standards.
They are also creating a PowerPoint presentation that will be exhibited at each Health Fair
and schools across the North Slope. Tobacco Quitline information is always available, just
call 855-8501.
It is part of the Inupiat values for people to come together and solve issues, in or-
der for that to happen they must communicate their feelings and work as one, to make a
dream part of reality.
Jalene Kanayurak -
Public Health Nursing
Daira Pico -
Public Health Nursing
Keisha David -
Public Health Nursing
Amy Leavitt -
Public Health Nursing
April Phillip -
Prevention Program/
TPC
Mariah Young -
Vet Clinic
Meet Our Interns
North Slope Borough
Fun Friday was introduced throughout the Health Department as a change
of pace within the workplace. Themes are chosen a week in advance and
the Fun Friday Competition takes place on every other Friday. The teams
pictured below were winners on previous Fun Fridays; themes were (top
left clockwise to bottom right) Blinged Out Day, Cultural Day, Superhero
Day, Vision & Mission & Values, and Jersey Day.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Joint Health Board Meeting
9/29 & 30
9:00-5:00
Heritage Center
Health Fairs 10/10 - PIZ 10/11 - PHO 11/8 - BRW 11/14 - ATQ 11/15 - AIN 11/21 – KAK 11/22 - NUI 12/5 - AKP
Vet Travel
9/23-25 - AKP
9/29-10/1 - ATQ
10/6-8 - PIZ
10/13-17 - KAK
10/20-22 - AIN
10/27-30 - NUI
Weekly Health
Department Radio
Show Topics
9/11 - Recovery Month
9/18 - TB 9/25 - Colon Cancer 10/2 - Domestic Violence 10/9 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month 10/16 - Bullying Prevention 10/23 - Marijuana Education
—Department of Health & Social Services—