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Alaskans Take a Trail to Health – Rediscover Anchorage Trails with New Useful Maps
In winter or summer, the trails across Alaska are ideal for great adventures. Some Alaskans use them in a big way, such as mushing dogs almost 1,000 miles along trails during the yearly Iditarod race. Alaska’s health department is partnering with the Anchorage Park...
Vitamin D is Important for Strong Bones, Good Health
Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” because our bodies can make vitamin D when sunlight contacts the skin. During our dark winter months, many Alaskans are getting very little (if any) vitamin D from sunlight exposure, so we need to think about getting...
AHF Partners with the State of Alaska on Fall Prevention
Alaska Health Fair is partnering with the State of Alaska to bring educational resources on fall prevention to all AHF health fairs this season! Why fall prevention is so important? Fall Facts Falls are the #1 cause of serious injury requiring hospitalization among...
Back to School Health and Safety Fair in Anchorage is Looking for Volunteers, Exhibitors and Sponsors
Dear Alaska Health Fair Clients, Volunteers, and Exhibitors! Our fall health fair schedule will be published in mid August. Please subscribe to our newsletter here (link) to get notified. This post is in regards to a special summer event that Alaska Health Fair is...
Help Shape Alaska’s Fall Prevention Strategy and Resources
Take this quick survey to share your thoughts with the State of Alaska and help shape the State's senior fall prevention efforts and resources. Do you know someone who works with seniors? Please share this post with them. Preventing falls is essential to helping...
Alaska Health Fair Receives Sunrise Cares Charity of the Month Award!
Alaska Health Fair, Inc. is proud to announce that we received $1,510.20 in donations from Sunrise Bagel and Espresso for their Sunrise Cares Charity of the Month during the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on May 22, 2018. Sunrise looks for local...
Fairbanks Families Partnership Shines a Spotlight on AHF
The Fairbanks Families Partnership is a network of organizations and individuals that share a common vision – to help children birth to age 5 to arrive at school ready to succeed. Formed in 2009, Fairbanks Families is a project of the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s...
Palmer, Wasilla and Talkeetna: Free Drug Disposal
Safely dispose of your unused/expired medications at these events. Please follow the link to the attached poster for dates, times, and locations. If you have news to share, send us an email to ahfair@ak.net. Sincerely, AHF Team Drug Take Back April 2018 PDF poster...
Dear Volunteers & Exhibitors!
AHF is a community-driven organization, so everything AHF does is only possible because of you. This great community project that we call Alaska Health Fairs has been going on for close to 40 amazing years! We are enjoying the ride, and we hope that you do,...
2017 in Review
We had a great year, thanks to all of you, our clients, volunteers, health educators, and supporters: > Conducted 82 Health Fairs statewide assisting thousands of Alaskans! > Increased event attendance by an whooping 21% compared to FY2016. > Added new...