Category Archives: Alaska Womens Health

The Importance of Prenatal Care

Why do people choose not to get prenatal care? Epidemiologic and statistical studies have prenatal care to be significant to the well-being of mothers and their babies. According to the NHHS (Check website) 3.2% of white females, 5.7% African American,7.9% … Continue reading

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Clean Air, Healthy Villages: Wood Smoke

Many people in rural Alaska use wood stoves to heat their homes and bath houses. This video summarizes the health impacts from wood smoke and provides step-by-step instructions for how to burn “small, dry, and hot” to save fuel and … Continue reading

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You & Me – Fairbanks, Alaska

A brief slide show of some of the over a thousand births preformed at Alaska Family Health & Birth Center and at home. Shown at the 2011 new building fundraiser. The new building will be for the Fairbanks community. AFH&BC … Continue reading

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Caring For Women: Anchorage Women’s Clinic

Caring For Women is your source for all of your women’s care needs in the Anchorage area. Learn more at ypad.com . distributed by VideoBloom www.videobloom.comVideo Rating: 0 / 5

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Why Eating Fish is good for Your Health

Why Eating Fish is good for Your Health Article by Laurel Cohen Eating fish is good for your health in many ways, but because of industrial pollution, we have to be really careful about the kind that we buy … Continue reading

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About health insurance pregnancy

About health insurance pregnancy Article by Anita In many cases Pregnancy insurance or Pregnancy health insurance does not include maternity cover or the woman may be not fully insured. But availing of maternity coverage through maternity health insurance will … Continue reading

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Protect Your Baby vs FAS & FAE Video

“Sacred Trust” is a beautiful, sensitive prevention video for all audiences, especially American Indian and Alaska Native nations. Sacred Trust adresses Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) among American Indian and Alaska Native women and promotes an … Continue reading

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Women Need to be Doubly Careful in Avoiding Stroke

Women Need to be Doubly Careful in Avoiding Stroke Article by Cheow Yu Yuan Women need to be doubly careful in avoiding stroke as recent statistics show women being more prone to stroke than men. Data from the American … Continue reading

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Numerous Benefits of Using Saunas for Your Health

Numerous Benefits of Using Saunas for Your Health Article by Ross Geller In today’s hectic and workaholic environment, it is extremely important for everyone to devote few moment to seek relax and luxury. This move not only intends to … Continue reading

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Alaska – Significant Women’s Sports Medicine Arguments

Alaska – Significant Women’s Sports Medicine Arguments Article by See Below Major Issues for Women in Sports MedicineEveryone who chooses to be active physically needs to be aware of some of the health and medical issues which includes women’s … Continue reading

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