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New Yup'ik Resource Available

The Alaska Institute for Justice has developed a new Yup'ik Behavioral Health and Medical Terminology glossary. This interactive glossary was developed with and for Yup'ik speakers to bridge the language gap between healthcare professionals and their Yup'ik-speaking patients.

To access this collection of newly translated and compiled behavioral health terms in Yup'ik, please visit: https://www.akijp.org/yugtun-medical-resources/

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation manages Kanakanak Hospital, a critical access facility, which is Joint Commission accredited, receives Health and Human Services funding, and is covered through the Federal Tort Claim Act with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including liability for medical malpractice claims, for its officers, board members, employees, and certain health profession contractors and health profession volunteers. Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is recognized by the US Government and State of Alaska as a tribal organization under PL 93-638.