Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Announcements
May is...
- Stroke Awareness Month
- Older Americans Month
- Bike Month
Governor Parnell has proclaimed May to be "Bike Month"
in Alaska... He has, also, declared: - May 14-18 "Bike Week"
- May 9 "Bike to School Day" and
- May 18 "Bike to Work Day"
(go to www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/ to see more awarenesses for May)
- Weight of the Nation public screenings to be held in Anchorage on May 23, 2012 and in Juneau on June 4, 2012
- Chronicles, Volume 4, Issue 1: Living Well Alaska: An Evaluation of a Distance Delivery Project posted
- 2012 Updates for "Alaska Tobacco Facts" and "Tobacco in the Great Land" posted
- Alaska BRFSS 2010 Highlights posted
- Find out about Adult Fall Prevention on the
Fall-related Injury Prevention site> - A Decade of Progress: Tobacco Prevention and Control in Alaska FY 2010-2011 posted
- YRBS 2011 Results for Traditional and Alternative High Schools (by sex, grade, and race) posted
- Alaska Adult Indicator Profiles page has been added to the Healthy Alaskans 2010 site>
- Full BRFSS Report posted
- Current Initiatives & Activities: Obesity Prevention and Control Program posted for SFY12 posted
- Obesity Prevention and Control Program 2010-2011 Status Report posted
About the Section
Vision: Healthy and Safe Alaskans.
Mission: To identify and advance the conditions that lead to
safe and healthy lives for Alaskans.
To achieve our mission and vision the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion seeks to improve the health and well being of all Alaskans by:
- monitoring behavioral risk factors and chronic diseases through the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of surveillance data;
- educating the public and health professionals;
- collaborating with communities and other partners in the planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based strategies and interventions;
- advocating for the prevention and control of chronic diseases; and
- promoting healthy lifestyle decisions.
Email the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion:
hss.cdphp@alaska.gov
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