Community Contacts

When arranging meetings, it works best to email (most are YK emails, unless noted otherwise) or call the week of to arrange a tour. The goal in visiting these different community programs is to understand how they function in the community, along with finding out how you, as a provider, can help patients utilize these programs.

FIT

Melissa Shaw, PT, ext 6193

WIC

Amber Colvin, ext 6438

TWC

Eileen Arnold (Eileen_Arnold@twcpeace.org)

TAAV (Teens Acting Against Violence) meets at TWC on Thursdays at 4:30 pm. When getting an introduction to TWC, it is good to meet around 3:30 pm to tour TWC and CAC, then attend the TAAV meeting to get an introduction to the program.

McCann

Kathy Nenneman (Katheryn_Nenneman@ykhc.org)

Dental

Mark Reynolds

Optometry

Pam Conrad

OCS

Fennisha Gardner (fennisha.gardner@alaska.gov) 543-7238

CAC

Pauline Bialy (introduced through TWC)

Public Health

Penny Pieper

Prematernal Home

Doreen O’brien

Bethel Youth Facility

Superintendent Daryl Garrison 543-4701 (main 543-5200)

ONC (Orutsararmiut Native Council)

Eleanor Miller (emiller@nativecouncil.org) main number 543-2608

Social Services Program

Director: Robin Charlie

Offers: Healthy Families- The Yup’ik Way every Monday from 5:30-7:00 PM at TWC, childcare is provided; Healthy Relationships every Wednesday from 6:00-7:30PM at the Senior Center, no childcare is available; 10 week Subsistence and Cultural awareness summer camp for kids ages 2-18 at the ONC tribal fishcamp.

Bethel Family Clinic

LaTesia Guinn, Executive Director or Kyle McGrath, Operations Director 543-3773