Training
The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center offers training workshops to build skills in core public health competencies within our Alaska Tribal Health System (ATHS).
Upcoming Trainings Sponsored by the ANTHC EpiCenter
Intermediate R
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, …) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible.
Virtual/Online
April 22, 2025 from 10am-12pm
(All times are AKDT)
Intro to Public Health
This free, week-long course offers a foundation in public health practice, focusing on three essential elements: analyzing and interpreting health data, preventive health programs, and public health interventions.
Virtual/Online
April 14-17, 2025, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and April 18, 2025, 8 a.m. to Noon
(All times are AKDT)
Intro to Data Management
In-Person Training
Let us come to you!
Alaska Native EpiCenter’s Data Management team members, Julie Morris and Megan Ackerman, will travel to your location to provide an Intro to Data Management workshop from 10 a.m. to noon (All times are AKDT). After a lunch break, they’ll offer a four-hour open office session in the afternoon for technical assistance and support with your spreadsheets.
Email your request for in-person training to anepicenter@anthc.org.
Preregistration
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Past Training
The EpiCenter runs several training workshops each year. Past topics have included program evaluation, grants management, health literacy, and many more. We provide scholarships to Alaska Native professionals and students to help build capacity in the Alaska Tribal Health System.
Alaska Native Community Health Assessments
This 25 minute video will share information on how to respectfully conduct a community health assessment in Alaska Native communities, including building relationships, planning the assessment, analyzing the information collected, and using assessment results to strategize changes to improve community health.
External Resources & Opportunities
For Students
- UAA Department of Health Sciences
- Della Keats Health Sciences Summer Program
- ANTHC Scholarship Program
- Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship Program
- CDC Public Health Associate Program
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists Applied Epidemiology Fellowship
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Internship Program
- University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE) Internships, Scholarships & Fellowships
- Columbia University Summer Public Health Scholars Program
Training
Conferences
- ALPHA Summit
- Alaska Maternal Child Health & Immunization Conference
- Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management
- National Tribal Health Conference
- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Continuing Education
Jobs
- Job listings at ANTHC
- Job listings at TEC
- Careers at Alaska Department of Health
- American Public Health Association CareerMart