Walking the beat
Collin Hurd, a former 成人APP精选Justice Center student, athlete and resident advisor, now serves as a University Police Department officer.
Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is dedicated to strengthening Alaska鈥檚 health workforce, with a focus on rural communities and addressing workforce shortages. The Center oversees various programs, including the Alaska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), which operate through six regional community-based centers across the state. As part of the 成人APP精选's role as the state's health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnerships, and intercampus collaboration. It provides a statewide framework to support health workforce development, from career exploration and training to continuing education.
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NEWS & Stories
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Alumni Spotlight: Alaska Justice Information Center Research Professional
Briana Moffat, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 School of Justice and Human Services and a new employee at the Alaska Justice Information Center, shares her passion for both justice and emergency medicine.
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Hidden Homelessness
The 成人APP精选Hunger and Homelessness Support Network (HHSN) was created to identify and combat housing insecurities that students face. 成人APP精选Alumni and current Academic Advisor Jennifer Spencer is one of the three people serving as HHSN Chair. She explains how she uses her personal experiences with homelessness to help find solutions for students.
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Lifetimes of helping
When human services and social work alumna Cass Pook says she has always been a helper, she鈥檚 not just referring to her nature as an empathetic and compassionate listener. 鈥淐ulturally, it's in my DNA to be a helper,鈥� said Pook. 鈥淟ooking back on it throughout history, 100 or 200 years ago I would have been doing the same thing. I was born to be a social worker.鈥�
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Alumni Spotlight: Rosario Aranda-Borders - Aspiring public health professor
Rosario Aranda-Borders, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 Division of Population Health Sciences, reflects on her time at UAA, offering advice and sharing her future goals as she pursues a Master of Public Health.
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成人APP精选Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
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Anchorage, AK 99508
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成人APP精选Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
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Anchorage, AK 99508
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