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Each year, the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation recognizes individuals and groups for their dedication and outstanding contributions to the Alaska Tribal Health System and their communities. The Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following 2021 Luminary Award recipients:
Dr. Anne Zink, State of Alaska, Chief Medical Officer, will receive the President’s Legacy & Leadership Award which recognizes an outstanding professional, either formal or informal, who has impacted the culture and performance of the Alaska Tribal Health System. Dr. Zink led the State through one of the largest health emergencies we have seen this century. She is a trusted voice and an empathic leader and many Alaskans follow her advice on public health guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bobby Heckman, Community Health Aide Practitioner, will receive the Distinguished Provider Award which recognizes a health care provider whose dedication has made a difference in the lives of those patients they care for and in the Alaska Tribal Health System. Mr. Heckman aided a man dying from COVID-19 in Pilot Station. Weather prevented a medivac from reaching Pilot Station, but Mr. Heckman continued to care for the ailing man, including singing to him.
North Sound Region Children’s Coalition will receive the Outstanding Rural Health Champion Award which recognizes individuals, departments or organizations in rural Alaska who have made an outstanding contribution to the rural life, people, and/or programs by dedicating their time and talents to improving the health and well-being of others. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this team was traveling to villages to do well-child and vaccination visits.