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

Family Infant Toddler Program. This program provides PT, OT, and speech services to children under 3 years old, after which they can present through the school system for these services. They usually have a week long therapy service once a month in Bethel. This is a must-do community orientation for first year pediatric residents. It is best to contact them early on with multiple Thursday afternoon options because you can usually observe an afternoon when services are scheduled.

Contact: 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