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Walking – the Ideal Exercise to Get Rid of Stress
Experts agree that walking is a great exercise. This is especially true if you are stressed out. If you are experiencing stress or would just like to get in shape, read this article. It will give you 7 great reasons to start walking today. When I was a kid, walking...
United Way Presents Alaska Health Fair with the Agency Impact Award!
The annual United Way of the Tanana Valley Celebration Breakfast was held on April 7th at Ravn’s Landing in Fairbanks. During the event, various announcements are made and awards presented to major campaign donors and others who provided strong support for the current...
Stress and Our Health
Stress may be affecting our health and we do not even realize it. Stress can affect our body, mood and behavior. Recognizing the symptoms of stress is important and gives us a head start on learning to manage them. Long term stress can contribute to health problems...
Spruce Your Environment, Spruce Your Spirit
After a long winter, this is the time of year to spruce up your environment with a good Spring Cleaning. It’s amazing what doing this can do for one’s state of mind. Not only does a good spring cleaning seem to lift our spirits, it has actually been proven to preserve...
Someone special visited our office
We were pleasantly surprised to have a very special visitor at our Fairbanks office on Valentine’s Day... Someone who is a local, national and international celebrity.... - Santa Claus! Yes, we said “Santa Claus!” Santa called up our office and made an appointment to...
Update: Postponed; 2nd Annual Worksite Wellness Workshop (FREE)
Update: State of Alaska DHSS has notified us that this workshop has been postponed until further notice. Please contact the Department with any questions at this email: hss.workwellak@alaska.gov. We will share any new developments with you on this page. Thank you! AHF...
New Brochure: Understanding Celiac Disease
We received a new brochure from our partner agency, Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML), about the Celiac Disease. The brochure covers important topics, such as: the signs and symptoms of the disease in children and adults, how the disease is treated, who...
New Lifestyle, New You! Hi-Tech Diabetes Prevention Tool – Free for a Limited Time
The state of Alaska is promoting an online diabetes prevention program for people with prediabetes called Turnaround Health (aka Alive-PD): http://turnaroundhealth.com/. It’s an evidence-based lifestyle intervention program recognized by the Centers for Disease...
Wellness @ Work: Small Steps Make Big Differences!
Regular physical activity helps improve overall health and fitness, and can reduce your risk of developing many chronic diseases. Despite the many physical and emotional health benefits of regular exercise, many Alaskans struggle to fit physical activity into their...
Humble Fundraiser at AHF
We are selling the 35th anniversary edition of the extraordinary Northern Lights Coupon Book. So, what's our story? We came across this book as we were planning our health fair trips to Southeast Alaska last fall. It is not a secret that Southeast can be very...