About Us

The Alaska Native community faces many challenges, from health care access to decreased Federal funding. Launched as the fundraising arm of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) in 2007, the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation (HANF) was created to bridge these gaps and ensure that families across Alaska have access to modern health care, healthy environments, and educational programs that promote living healthy lifestyles.

HANF prioritizes and focuses on the greatest health challenges Alaska Native individuals face, including:

  • Improvement of Medical Care
  • Wellness & Prevention
  • Healthy Village Environments

By working collaboratively toward a common vision that Alaska Natives are the healthiest people in the world, we can improve lives and inspire good health.

You can be part of this bridge to health by contributing to any one of the three key initiatives or to support the Foundation’s work in general. Your donation is tax deductible and we are committed to making every dollar count.

HANF is guided by the HANF Oversight Committee, which is comprised by ANTHC board members and other community members who support our fundraising efforts. Members are appointed by the Chair of the ANTHC Board of Directors.

2012 Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Oversight Committee:
Ray Alstrom, Chair (Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation)
Will Anderson, (Koniag Incorporated)
Marissa K. Flannery, Partner (Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Munson, LLP)
Emily Hughes (Norton Sound Health Corporation)
Charlene Nollner (Copper River Native Association)
James Pepper Henry, (Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center)
Roberts Sampson, (Maniilaq Association)
Andy Teuber, ANTHC Chairman & President, Kodiak Area Native Association

Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Staff:
Carrie Brown, Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Director
Trina Brosnan, Senior Office Specialist