The ABC Health Committee is committed to helping Alaskans improve their health. To help you do that, we invite you to join us and help out with these upcoming events. The Bettye Davis African American Summit. We are excited to announce the date for the Bettye Davis African American Summit is Saturday, February 10, 2024 […]
The Health Committee hosted a fascinating Community Conversation focused on Suicide Prevention in our community. You can watch the replay of this conversation on Facebook. We want to say a special thank you to Dr. Shantai McDermott and Dr. David Ampong for anchoring our discussion. We had approximately 20 attendees at the Community Conversation. The Health […]
What’s Happening in the Health Committee The Health Committee is busy, and we love engaging with the community. Here’s what we’re currently working on. Funding update: Working closely with ABC leadership, we have applied for The Yield Giving Grant and received news that our application has made it to the second round of reviews. Keep […]
The ABC has a strong focus on health and well-being. Whole-person health includes healthy eating, exercise, education, physical and behavioral health care access, and spiritual and community well-being. In May and June 2023, ABC’s health committee has been busy helping to secure funding for the Equity Center and for health programming that will happen there. […]
The Health Committee has many exciting projects and a great group working on them. If you want to help grow the health and well-being of our community, please join us. We meet every third Tuesday evening by Zoom from 7-8 pm. Our next meeting is December 27th. Please email thealaskablackcaucus@gmail.com for meeting information. Here are […]
The Health Committee is an active group that meets every three weeks on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm. We are currently working on developing and expanding the Alaska Black Healthcare Provider Directory. We recently enjoyed working with Hope Wells, a research fellow at UAA, who made contact with Black health care providers in Alaska to find […]
The ABC Health Committee and Allies Health Workgroup have been working with the ABC leadership and the authors of the Black Alaskans Health Status Report to respond to opportunities to share the findings from this first-ever study that was completed in June 2022. Celeste was interviewed by the State of Reform Health Policy Institute in […]
On Feb 27th, the ABC Health Committee hosted a robust panel of experts and leaders for a Community Conversation focused on the health system in Alaska. Thank you to Ms. Jada Eisenhall, Director Marvin Figueroa, Dr. Rachel Lescher, Mr. Ken McCoy, and Ms. Precious M Walker. Join us on March 27th for our next COVID-19 Community […]
On Friday, February 11, 2022, Jacki Oliver, B.S.W., M.A.E.L. attended and actively participated in a Healthcare Advocacy Panel for the Alaska Pharmacists Association, ISU and UAA. Hosted at the Hilton of Anchorage, it sponsored a 6 hour informative event, that provided insight from top students within various pharmacy programs, current and former House and Senate […]
As this year’s theme for Black History Month is Black Health and Wellness, the Health Committee is proud to highlight a few of our ongoing projects. Together, “we are determined to create a platform that shines a light on the multiple facets of Black health and wellness through education and activism. There is much to uncover, […]
