Tag Archives: Kodiak Area Native Association

Last week, Koniag announced a $50,000 donation to support COVID-19 response efforts for Alaska Native tribes and other beneficiaries on the Kodiak archipelago. President of Koniag, Shauna Hegna, says the corporation has met with tribal leaders and village corporation leaders four times since the beginning of the pandemic, and narrowed down their top concern to food security. Part of the …

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Kodiak Island Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, “The individual is not acutely ill and is staying at home.” “Public health officials have made contact with the individual, and we’ll continue to monitor the condition to …

Kodiak received its first shipment of COVID-19 rapid test kits on Wednesday evening. The kits, which can be processed on island, are expected to accelerate the turnaround time on results from days to minutes. Previously, tests had to be shipped to a lab on the mainland for evaluation. Elise Pletnikoff is a physician at Kodiak Area Native Association. “We have …

Alaska’s coronavirus count is at 226 as of Wednesday. The first case spread into rural Alaska, in Bethel, earlier this week. Kodiak has still not yet seen it’s first confirmed case, but the community’s doctors are spending this time to prepare to test and treat Kodiak residents if it does come. “Every day allows us to be one step further …

Part 1: Part 2: On today’s edition of The Lowdown, we speak with Dr. Laura Platt, an infectious disease doctor based in Boston. In a conversation with Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center’s chief of staff Dr. Steve Smith and Kodiak Area Native Association’s Dr. Evan Jones, Platt breaks down how the coronavirus is transmitted and why it’s so much more …

On this edition of The Lowdown, we check in with health professionals from Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center and Kodiak Area Native Association to learn how the medical community is preparing for COVID-19 cases in Kodiak. They provide updates on hospital capacity and ventilators, debunk myths about masks and remind the community about best practices for keeping everyone on the …

Kodiak’s local medical workers are preparing the community with guidelines on how to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus within the community. As of Thursday, Alaska has nine cases of COVID-19. Kodiak still has no cases of the disease. Dr. Evan Jones with Kodiak Area Native Association says one person in Kodiak has been tested so far. That person’s test came …

Today’s guests are Dr. Elise Pletnikoff and Dr. Evan Jones from Kodiak Area Native Association. They discuss what resources KANA can provide for community members, and strategies for reducing risk of coronavirus contagion. Dr. Elise Pletnikoff and Dr. Evan Jones share coronavirus prevention guidelines during a March 19 edition of The Lowdown at KMXT. (Photo by Maggie Wall/KMXT)

The Kodiak village of Akhiok is replacing its 40-year-old power grid and generator. The new system will be vastly more efficient, and comes with the ability to add solar energy in the near future. Akhiok Mayor Dan McCoy talks with former Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Dan Rohrer inside the existing powerhouse in August, 2018. (Photo by Tyler Kornelis) The village …

Daysha Eaton/KMXT The Kodiak Area Native Association, or KANA, is hosting a health forum in Kodiak. It is called Healthy Kodiak 2018. The forum is open to the entire community and it is free. It is focused on strategies to promote community awareness. The day will be filled with interactive discussions, educational presentations, and activities facilitated by a range of …