BHAs will be gathering on November 4-6, 2024 to be a part of the Integrated Health Aide Forum held in Anchorage, AK at the Egan Center. See the draft BHA Forum Agenda here.

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During the Community Health Aide Program Certification Board (CHAPCB) meeting on October 10-11, 2024 the following amendments were made to the CHAPCB Standards and Procedures. Sec. 2.20.110 CHA I Competencies. (page 19)A certified community health aide I must successfully demonstrate and maintain…(c) satisfactory performance in the following skills:(4) performance and interpretation of the following lab tests and procedures:(F) urine pregnancy test Sec. 2.20.110 CHA I Competencies. (page 20)A certified community health aide I must successfully demonstrate and maintain…(c) satisfactory performance …

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The next Community Health Aide Program Certification Board meeting is scheduled for October 10-11, 2024. Complete applications received by September 30, 2024 will be reviewed for final determination on October 10, 2024. Due to Certification Board meeting activities, requests for Temporary Certification will not be processed from September 30, 2024 through October 25, 2024. Submit questions and applications by email to: chapcb@anthc.org 

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The next Integrated Health Aide Forum is scheduled for Monday, Nov 4 – Thursday, Nov 7, 2024, at 8:00 am daily located at the Egan Center. The Awards Ceremony will be on Wednesday, November 6. The goal at each CHAP Forum is 24 CE hours for CHA/Ps. We hope to see you there!

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Alaska Native Family-Based, Financial  Incentives Intervention for Smoking Cessation The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Mayo Clinic are working together. We wish to learn ways to help Alaska Native people who smoke quit with help from family. To join in this research study you must:• Be an Alaska Native or American Indian person• Be 21 years or older• Currently smoke cigarettesThose who join this study will look over the materials we would like to use in the study. We …

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The Community Health Aide Program Certification Board (CHAPCB), created the BHA curriculum through a statewide collaboration with members of the behavioral health and substance use community in 2008. The curriculum was created to develop BHA knowledge and skills at four levels of service provision and was designed to build upon the skill of the previous level of practice. In 2020 the Behavioral Health Academic Review Committee (BHARC) undertook the task of reviewing and updating the curriculum and submitted a revision …

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ANTHC developed some coloring pages customized to our rural communities Environmental Health Professions. Please feel free to download and print out for use in your communities. Click Here To Download!

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The BHA Training Center is offering a wide range of courses this fall. The registration deadline is September 30, 2021 and classes start on October 15th. For more information view the course calendar for 2021 here and and view course descriptions here.

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Come join us at this year’s virtual Integrated Care Forum for Alaska’s Health Aides every Thursday and Friday from May 6-21, 2021! We are highlighting the benefits of treating the whole person both mind and body. This is an opportunity to learn alongside your fellow Community Health Aides and Dental Health Aides and Behavioral Health Aides. Click here for a complete Agenda-At-A-Glance! Register Here!

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We all like a good laugh right? Many believe that laughter and a good sense of humor “does good, like a medicine” as the proverb says. Researchers have shown this to be true and even tell us how it works.  It turns out that laughing and smiling actually release neurotransmitters in your brain like dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin. These neurotransmitters are referred to as the “feel good” chemicals in our system. A surge of these neurotransmitters in your system are …

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