Announcements
- February is American Heart Month
- Alaska's tobacco sales rate to minors continues to decline
- Fact Sheet: Alaska vendors with zero tobacco sales in 2009 to under-age customers
- 2009 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
- January is Enjoy a Snow Sport Month
- The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Alaska: Mortality, Hospitalization and Risk Factors, December 2009
- The Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Alaska: Summary Report, 2009
- Childhood Obesity in Alaska
- Reversing Alaska's Childhood Obesity Trend:
A Comprehensive Initiative - Alaska's Diabetes Burden
- Tobacco Annual Report, FY08
- Diabetes Facts: The Diabetes-Obesity Link
- Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Anchorage School District Students, 1998-2008
- 2009 Diabetes Resource Guide
About the Section
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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