​Health Policy Committee

The Assembly Health Policy Committee works with municipal and state agencies, non-profits, and private sector entities to study and make recommendations on legislative and policy matters regarding public health. Specific topics include substance misuse treatment and prevention, reduction of Anchorage's disproportionately high health care costs, health and safety regulations, and disease prevention and control.

The Committee meets every first Wednesday of each month from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Next Meeting:

July 3, 2024 - ​​ MEETING ​CANCELLED​

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​Previous Meetings ​2​024: 

June 5, 2024 - ​​ Agenda​

• Health Department Update
• Outpatient Competency Restoration Statutes​​
  
• Proposed Criteria ​
  

May 1, 2024 -​ MEETING CANCELLED​​

• Health Department Update
  
• ACORN_Immediate Impacts_1-2 years.pdf
  
• Exhibit E list of opioid remediation uses.pdf

April 3, 2024 -​  Agenda​

• Health Department Update​
• VOA Alaska
• AO 2024-xx_1_Title 7 electronic submission_DRAFT.V5_Sponsor eds.pdf

March 6, 2024 - ​Updated Agenda

• ​Health Department Update
  
• Alaska Behavioral Health
  
• AO 2024-xx_1_Title 7​
  

February 7, 2024 - Agenda​​​

• Health Department Update​
• Title 7 Change Recommendations
• Teen Violence Discussion - https://alaskateensagainstabuse.org/teens-speak-up​​

January 10, 2024 - Agenda​

• ​​​Health Department Update​​​

December 6, 20​​23 - Agenda​​

• VOA Alaska - HPC Powerpoint​
• VOA Alaska - Millennium Health Signals Report Xylazine
• VOA Alaska - Services not covered by Medicaid
  
• ​Health Department Update​​​

November 1, 2023 - Cancelled

• ​Health Department Update​​​

October 4, 2023 - Agenda​​

• Health Department Update
• AACC October Health Policy Committee Briefing
• AO 2023-94
• AO 2023-101
• Additional Documents re Substance Misuse

September 6, 2023 - Agenda

• Health Department Update​
• Chugach Eagle river Senior Center Presentation​

August 2, 2023 - Agenda

• AKEDA Presentation
• Alaska Physical Therapy Community Clinic flyer
• Information Flyer
• Intro Letter
• Health Department Update

July 5, 2023 ​- Agenda

• Health Department Update 
• Alaska Dementia Action Collaborative Caregiver Resource Guide 
• Clitheroe Center​

June 7, 2023 ​- Agenda​

• AHD Policy Report
• End TB Resolution
• Alcohol Tax 2022 Report Out​ - updated 

​​May 3, 2023 - Updated Agenda

• AHD Policy Report
• Alcohol Tax Powerpoint Presentation
• Abridged ACT Outcome Report
• Large CAP Organizations Awarded for AT EE&P

April 5, 2023 - Cancelled 

• ​​AHD Policy Report​
  

March 1, 2023 - Agenda

• RPCC Resolution
• SACC Resolution
• AHD Policy Report​ ​​
• Muni Crisis Stabilization and BH Urgent Care Presentation

February 1, 2023 - Agenda

• AHD Policy Report
• Remote Area Medical Clinic Information
  
• Medical Clinic
• ​Pop-Up Health Clinic​
• Anchorage Equity Committee of the Assembly webpage​​​​​

January 4, 2023 - Agenda

• AHD Policy Report