A new publication from the Alaska TEC, the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, authored by Diana Redwood, LaRita Laktonen-Ward, and Elena Roik highlights opportunities to strengthen research and prevention among Alaska Native peoples.
Read the abstract here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(26)00089-0/abstract
Congratulations to Keri Miller, MHA, ODS at the Alaska EpiCenter as she begins her term as President of the National Cancer Registrars Association. In this national leadership role, Keri represents more than 7,000 cancer registry professionals nationwide.
Check out Kerri’s feature in the Summer 2026 issue of The Connection
(https://www.ncra-usa.org/Portals/68/The%20Connection/FinalConnectionSummer2026.pdf)
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, UIHI Director Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) testified before Congress on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples—telling lawmakers that the shocking numbers they’re hearing aren’t shocking to Indian Country. They’re lived experience.
Echo-Hawk was joined by tribal and Indigenous leaders to lay out what’s actually needed: better data collection, accountability across jurisdictions, and sustained investment—not just attention when a case makes headlines.
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), a longtime advocate on Native issues, put it plainly: “We need more than talk—we need actions… I want to stop it from happening somehow.”
Congratulations to Kianna DuFault, GLITEC Public Health Specialist, on the publication of her first peer-reviewed research article!
Kianna contributed to research examining predictors of breastfeeding among women in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, supporting efforts to better understand factors that influence maternal and infant health outcomes.
We are proud to celebrate this achievement and recognize Kianna’s continued contributions to public health research.
Kade Lenz, GLITEC PM (acting), won a Wisconsin Public Health Association Award for ‘Excellence in Advancing Policy’. This year’s winners were celebrated by the Wisconsin Public Health Association at the Public Health Conference, May 20, in Wisconsin Dells.