[Alaska] Governor's Budget Hikes Health Funding; TB, Hepatitis C, Staff Additions Targeted

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[Alaska] Governor's Budget Hikes Health Funding; TB, Hepatitis C, Staff Additions Targeted

Anchorage Daily News (www.adn.com) (12/06/00) P. 1B
Potempa, Ann

Health officials in Alaska said Tuesday that Gov. Tony Knowles intends to increase the state's 2002 operating budget by $3 million for health care. The "Back to Basics" initiative was announced at the Alaska Health Summit in Anchorage. Included among the proposed changes is new funding for 11 public health nurses, two microbiologists, and three food safety inspectors. Two months ago, health officials in Alaska had recorded 54 cases of tuberculosis, and they said that nearly 800 others were exposed to the disease. In addition, four cases of TB were recently reported at the Spring Creek maximum-security prison in Seward. Karen Perdue, commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services in the state, said that while Alaska has met many of its health objectives for the year, tuberculosis, deaths from stroke, suicide, and prenatal care are still key issues that need to be addressed.
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