Health Aides of Alaska

A workforce of providers serving the health care needs of Alaska Native people in the Alaska Tribal Health System.

What we do

CHAP Program Highlights

CHA Spotlight – Cheyanne Esmailka

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DHA Program Highlights

DHA Spotlight

2024 North Star Awardee Conan Murat, DHATP, has been serving his community with YKHC for over 20 years!

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BHA Program Highlights

BHA Spotlight

Jodicee Sawyer from the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) was awarded the 2024 Rising Star Award due to her outstanding contributions as a Behavioral Health Aide

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Community Health Aide

Community Health Aide/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) work within the guidelines of the Alaska Community Health Aide/Practitioner Manual (CHAM) to assess and provide emergent, acute and chronic care to residents of their respective rural communities.

Behavioral Health Aide

Behavioral Health Aide/Practitioners use a combination of Western and traditional-based practices to provide behavioral health prevention, treatment and recovery services to Alaska Native populations in rural Alaska.

Dental Health Aide

Dental Health Aides provide regular access to patient education, prevention and dental care and are a model of success for improving oral health and access to care for rural populations.

Certification Board

The CHAPCB was created by the federal government to formalize the process of maintaining community health aides/practitioners, dental health aides and behavioral health aides/practitioners training and practice standards.

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2024 DHA Star Awardees

We’d like to congratulate our 2024 DHA Star Awardees! Rising Star: Hannah Dobson, PDHA II (Haines, AK) Shining Star: Erik Linduska, DHAT (Kodiak, AK) North Star: Conan Murat, DHATP (Bethel, …

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Upcoming Meetings & Events

March 14

Recruiting DHAT Students for Class of 2027!

June 5

DHAT Class of 2025 Graduation!

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