​​The health department's Public Health Division manages is dedicated to the social wellbeing of our community. The division oversees the inspection of pools, restaurants, barber/beauty shop, marijuana establishments, and more; prepares and responds to public health emergencies; administers the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; and works with community partners to determine how to address the opioid crisis.

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Environmental Health Services is responsible for enforcing the Municipality's food safety, air quality, and noise laws and investigating complaints. EH offers a variety of related permits as well as educational resources on topics like safe food handling and improving Anchorage's air quality. Staff also keep the public informed about any air quality threats.

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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a supplemental food and nutrition program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children from birth to age five. WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and other services, for Anchorage families who qualify.​

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The Anchorage Community Overdose Response Network is a coalition of community organizations, youth, adults, and governmental and tribal agencies who are focused on leveraging resources and data to create a comprehensive plan to reduce lives lost to substance use in Anchorage. The ACORN will be an asset to Anchorage in the management of the substance use crisis to promote a healthier and safer community.

The Anchorage Health Department is the steward of the opioid settlement funds for the Municipality of Anchorage and is the convening agency for the ACORN. ​