Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka Learning Institute
4085 Tudor Centre Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
For information about consulting and events, please contact (907) 729-NUKA (6852) or SCFNukaEvent@scf.cc
For information about student opportunities, please visit https://www.southcentralfoundation.com/careers/nuka-learning-program/ or call (907) 729-6800.
Southcentral Foundation
For information about Southcentral Foundation’s health and wellness programs and services, please visit
www.southcentralfoundation.com or call (907) 729-4955
Behavioral Health Integration Approaches
One of the major ways SCF works to support whole-person wellness in customer-owners is through integrated behavioral health.
In-Person Fall Conference and Integrated Care Team Training
Southcentral Foundation is hosting the Fall Nuka Conference, our first in-person conference since 2019! The conference will take place on September 20-21, 2021 at SCF’s campus in Anchorage, Alaska.
Three Phases of Facility Redesign
Southcentral Foundation’s facilities are designed to maximize efficiency, support relationship-based care, and reflect the Alaska Native culture and values that make up SCF’s Nuka System of Care. However, SCF’s facilities were not always the way they are today. Following are three phases SCF went through in redesigning its facilities to support its new relationship-based care system.
Three Steps for Strategic Planning Consulting
SCF’s Learning Institute is offering consulting services to other organizations to help them improve their strategic planning processes using lessons learned from SCF’s strategic planning cycle.
Improvements to SCF’s Introduction to Core Concepts Training
Southcentral Foundation’s Introduction to Core Concepts training is a two-day virtual training that is based on SCF’s Core Concepts training, which teaches the communication and relationship-building skills that SCF’s providers use to support customer-owners in their journey toward wellness. SCF surveys participants after each training and uses their feedback to make improvements. Here is some of the feedback we’ve received about Introduction to Core Concepts, as well as some of the improvements we’ve made as a result.
Improving and Growing SCF’s Virtual Integrated Care Team Training
Southcentral Foundation subject matter experts have been busy moving many trainings to the virtual environment, including our popular Integrated Care Team training. After each training, SCF surveys participants to collect feedback to improve future trainings. Here is some of that feedback as well as some of the improvements we’ve made as a result.
Conducting Community Needs Assessments to Drive the Health System
Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka System of Care operates proactively. On individual, family, and community levels, SCF works to improve overall wellness. One tool SCF employs to achieve this goal is the community needs assessment.
Southcentral Foundation’s Virtual Nuka Conference
Southcentral Foundation is hosting the Virtual Nuka Conference, beginning on June 14. This conference will offer attendees the opportunity to learn about SCF’s two-time Malcolm Baldrige award-winning Nuka System of Care.
Workforce Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Southcentral Foundation has taken steps to build resiliency and foster well-being in the workforce so that it is prepared to deal with crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five Key Elements of COVID-19 Vaccinations for Customer-Owners
SCF’s vaccination clinic is now vaccinating about 800 people per day, using only SCF’s existing facilities. Following are some key elements of SCF’s vaccination clinic.