DALLAS, Texas, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: * * * AI/AN women have more risk factors for poor heart health, such as high rates of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and smoking, and increased exposure to trauma and violence, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement Statement Highlights: * In its first scientific statement addressing cardiovascular health in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women of c  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Child Care & Development Block Grant in Alaska The Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal grant program that allows states to provide child care assistance to low-income working families with children under age 13. The majority of these fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNStalk) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement: * * * Following passage in the House, this evening the Senate voted to approve the debt ceiling deal negotiated by the White House and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 devotes substantial attention to expediting the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and makes modifications to existing environmental reviews that have been a priority for fossil fuel companies. Biden's support  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 1 (TNSres) -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: * * * Video series shows sixteenth Celebration, more years to follow * * * Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube the video of Celebration 2012. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world's largest gathering of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people. The 2012 event featured 55 dance groups from Alaska, the   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 27 (TNSper) -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: The Juneau School District (JSD) has selected Eldri Westmoreland to lead the Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy (TCLL) Program, a groundbreaking elementary school program established by Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) and the JSD in 2000. Westmoreland will be TCLL's first permanent principal, replacing interim principal Molly Box. Westmoreland holds a master's degree in mathematics educatio  more