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Blog, March 2024

Five Key Takeaways from the Nuka Conference

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Each year, Southcentral Foundation hosts the Nuka Conference so that attendees from around the world can visit SCF’s campus in Anchorage, Alaska, and learn how SCF’s Nuka System of Care has improved health outcomes for customer-owners while also reducing costs.

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March 19, 2024
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Blog, March 2024

Physical Therapy at Southcentral Foundation

People on bicycles for the bike tours during Nuka Conference

SCF provides physical and occupational therapy, and exercise services, to customer-owners of all ages.

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March 8, 2024
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Blog, February 2024

Honoring and Supporting Elders

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SCF provides support for Elders through the Elder Program, which provides a comprehensive approach to delivering services for Elder customer-owners.

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February 2, 2024
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Blog, December 2023

Cultural Humility Training Now Available

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Southcentral Foundation is now offering its Cultural Humility Training to other organizations. It aims to help people develop the skills and tools necessary to more effectively support people from different cultures.

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December 15, 2023
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Blog, December 2023

Maternal Care at Southcentral Foundation

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As part of its commitment to high-quality health services, Southcentral Foundation provides comprehensive programs and services supporting pregnant mothers.

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December 1, 2023
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Blog, November 2023

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Model

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Southcentral Foundation has developed an approach to substance use treatment that differs from more standard treatment in significant ways. Where many traditional approaches to substance use treatment require that participants stop escaping from their lives through abstinence, while simultaneously hoping they will create a life from which they no longer want to escape, SCF’s approach refrains from this and instead works to empower customer-owners to improve their lives.

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November 2, 2023
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Blog, October 2023

The Virtual Nuka Conference

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Southcentral Foundation is pleased to announce the Virtual Nuka Conference, which will be held from February 14-16, 2024.

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October 17, 2023
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Blog, October 2023

About Our Budgeting Process

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Southcentral Foundation uses a budgeting process that is closely tied with strategic planning and takes into account the entire organization, with everything geared towards supporting the Vision and Mission.

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October 6, 2023
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Blog, September 2023

Panel Balancing: The New Nuka Model

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SCF’s Nuka Model combines several prediction models into a hybrid model to predict customer-owner primary care utilization over the next six-month time frame.

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September 11, 2023
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August 2023, Blog

Support for Executive Leadership and Leadership Teams

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To support health care leaders in developing their skills, Southcentral Foundation is offering the Leadership Team Assessment and Workshop.

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August 3, 2023
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