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	<title>Big Medicine &#187; Alaska</title>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Respiratory virus (RSV) season hits state</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage &#124; 11 Jan 2012 Alaska’s State Public Health Laboratory has reported a recent increase in positive samples of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The lab confirmed that 23 of 44 samples collected from ill children throughout Alaska tested positive for RSV in the first week of January. Eighteen positive cases were reported during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Final statewide suicide prevention plan released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage &#124; 09 Jan 2012 Alaska’s Statewide Suicide Prevention Council released its new statewide suicide prevention plan, Casting the Net Upstream: Promoting Wellness to Prevent Suicide in Alaska, this week. The plan is a call to action that stresses each Alaskan has a role to play in preventing suicide. It also marks a shift from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Falls hospitalize nearly 9,000 Alaskans since 2005</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage &#124; Two studies published today by the state Section of Epidemiology show fall-related injuries as a frequent reason Alaskans are hospitalized. Close to 9,000 Alaskans were hospitalized with fall-related injuries between 2005 and 2009. Highest rates were recorded for people over the age of 65, Alaska Native people, and those living in the Northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Gov declares disaster for November Kenai windstorms</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/12/alaska-gov-declares-disaster-for-november-kenai-windstorms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juneau &#124; Governor Sean Parnell has declared a state disaster for the 2011 Central Kenai Peninsula windstorms. The declaration authorizes the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&#38;EM) to activate the state’s disaster recovery Public Assistance programs and to request a Federal Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. The Public Assistance program is designed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Free flu shots available at two public clinics in Anchorage</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/12/alaska-free-flu-shots-available-at-two-public-clinics-in-anchorage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage &#124; Two mid-December shot clinics will offer free flu shots to the public. The Family Medical Dental Center is partnering with the Alaska Division of Public Health to provide free flu shots to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. The shots are appropriate for Alaskans age 18 through 64. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; New budget prioritizes emergency preparedness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juneau AK &#124; Governor Sean Parnell today announced that his Fiscal Year 2013 budget will prioritize disaster and emergency preparedness. The governor’s budget proposal will include $4.9 million for emergency food supplies to be distributed and securely stored in several locations throughout the state. This appropriation, in conjunction with funding provided in last year’s capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska &#124; Governor&#8217;s Emergency Medical Services Awards announced</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/11/alaska-governors-emergency-medical-services-awards-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage AK &#124; The Governor&#8217;s Annual Awards for Emergency Medical Services were announced at the state Emergency Medical Services Symposium. Award recipients are: Consumer/Citizen Award: Dan Stang, DDS, Nome — In recognition of his quick life-saving actions that saved the life of a friend who had been attacked by a grizzly bear. EMS Provider Awards: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AK &#124; Gov commends communities for being prepared</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/11/ak-gov-commends-communities-for-being-prepared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juneau AK&#8211;Governor Sean Parnell called into the State of Alaska Emergency Operations Center this morning to thank local, state, and federal agencies for working well in partnership to execute the state’s emergency response plans during the Bering Sea storm. He also warned that the situation remains dangerous and flood warnings are still in effect. “The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AK &#124; State to make free flu vax available</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage AK&#8211;Sanofi Pasteur, a national flu vaccine manufacturer, is giving 20,000 doses of adult flu vaccine to the state Division of Public Health. The division is in turn making the vaccine available free of charge to organization or providers to administer to adults who have not yet been vaccinated against influenza. The manufacturer issued a [...]]]></description>
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