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People sit in a group learning Iñupiaq sounds at Norton Sound Regional Hospital

The second annual Ilisaqativut brought 20 people from around the state to Nome to immerse in Iñupiaq for two weeks.

Bogart is the first NSHC administrator since 2003 to be raised in Nome and has served as assistant vice president of Hospital Services since 2015.

The Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention hosted a town hall meeting in Nome about the opioid epidemic. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2018)

A team from the Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention is working to educate communities as well as help them help themselves respond to the opioid epidemic. Five employees with various offices and expertise under the Department of Health and Social Services hosted a roundtable discussion in Nome on Tuesday about opioids.

The Nome Emergency Shelter Team will receive $54,639 to support permanent housing for residents without a home.

The Nome hospital at dusk, viewed from the front, with light streaming through its windows.

On November 27th and 28th, NSEDC’s Board voted to provide millions in funds to a Norton Sound Health Corporation wellness center which will provide substance abuse treatment and detox services in Nome. Public relations specialist for NSHC Reba Lean says NSEDC’s $2 million donation will help fund the $14 million dollar multipurpose building.

Traditional healers spoke on a panel at the the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women's Gathering, held at NSHC in Nome in December 2017.

More than a dozen women from around the region came together to share their concerns and ideas at the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women’s Gathering.

The Council discussed housing sex offenders at Seaside during its latest regular meeting. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)

The Council was split three-to-three on an ordinance to change the Nome Code of Ordinances to allow sex offenders who are actively receiving treatment to be housed at Seaside. The tiebreaker vote came to Mayor Richard Beneville, who voted yes in favor of moving the ordinance on to the second reading phase.

In Noorvik, the GCI tower juts up into the morning air. It is silhouetted against blue skies and partial clouds.

Residents of six Norton Sound villages can expect to see high-speed terrestrial broadband coverage from GCI by the end of 2017, the company says.

The Board room where NSHC's Board of Directors held their 47th annual meeting. Photo credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)

NSHC’s Board of Directors convened in Nome this week for their 47th annual meeting. Yesterday, the Board voted to keep Jacob Ivanoff as the Board Chair. Also, the NSHC Board unanimously approved a new three-year contract, which includes an increased salary, with President and CEO Angie Gorn.

A blue and white medical exam room in the new Gambell clinic.

After years of making do with an overcrowded building, Norton Sound Health Corporation employees in Gambell now have a bigger and newer space to accommodate the community’s needs.