JUNE 2025: Caring for Your Feet Why Foot Care Matters Diabetes can damage nerves and reduce blood flow to your feet, making injuries harder to feel and slower to heal. This can lead to serious foot problems if not carefully managed. Daily Foot Care Routine – Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, redness, swelling, or sore spots – …

MAY 2025: Moving Your Body, Exercise in All Seasons Why Movement Matters Regular physical activity helps your body use insulin better, lowers blood sugar, reduces stress, and strengthens your heart. It is one of the best diabetes “medicines” that we have.  Moving for just 10-15 minutes after you eat can lower blood sugar and help with digestion. Exercise helps blood …

The State of Alaska Court System would like to invite you to a community event regarding adult guardianship and conservatorship for the 2nd judicial district.  If you are local to Kotzebue, the event is in person at the Kotzebue courthouse.  If you missed the Nome event or are in Utqiagvik, you can also participate by Zoom.  Use the QR code …

What is Operation Arctic Care? Operation Arctic Care is a joint military training exercise facilitated by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. The purpose of this training exercise is to increase deployment readiness while simultaneously providing key medical services to the communities which host the exercise. This exercise will see approximately 150 uniformed service members traveling …

APRIL 2025: Understanding Diabetes & Traditional Foods What is Diabetes? Diabetes happens when your body has trouble using sugar (glucose) for energy. This causes high blood sugar levels which can damage your body over time. The longer your blood sugar levels stay high the more you risk having a heart attack/stroke, vision loss, kidney damage, and leg and foot pain. …

Maniilaq Wellness Youth Softball is back! We will start Monday, June 10th weather permitting! Permission slips are required to participate. Use the link below to download a printable PDF of the permission slip form. There are also printed forms that can be found at AC, North Star, The Post Office, Boys and Girls club, and Rotmans. You can email completed …

Congratulations to Maniilaq-sponsored musher and Maniilaq Health Center physical therapist Kevin Hansen for a 7th place finish in the 2024 Kobuk 440! Our Public Communications Department connected with Kevin for a Q&A about himself, his work outside of mushing, living a healthy lifestyle, and engaging in traditional activities. What is your job title?  Doctor of Physical Therapy. How long have …