Elyssa Loughlin
Wellness Programming ProducerElle (she/her) is a second year Jesuit Volunteer/Americorps Member and the Wellness Programming Producer at KYUK. Elle attended La Salle University, where she "graduated" in 2020. She is happy to have found a position where she can use her communication major AND biology minor so that she no longer has to answer the dreaded question, "what are you going to do with THAT?"
Elle is excited to be spending a second year learning from the people and land of the Y-K Delta.
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Stephen Blanchett, Phillip Blanchett, and Ossie Kairaiuak grew up singing and dancing in the Yup'ik tradition on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Inspired by their cultural heritage, their performance group Pamyua combines the traditional with contemporary R&B influences to bring new life to traditional Inuit melodies. -
Taylor Freightner, Nakissha Bialy and Jaela Milford join Eileen Arnold to discuss homelessness services in Bethel.
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Vaccine rollout in Bethel begins as children make up the largest number of new COVID-19 infections for the fifth week in a row. Last week, children aged 0 to 9 accounted for more than 20% of the region’s new cases.
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Dr. Ellen Hodges and Brian Lefferts discuss the vaccine rollout for children ages 6 months to 4 years old, and talk about new COVID-19 treatments available to Y-K Delta residents.
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In Bethel, residents are encouraged to call the COVID-19 hotline at 907-543-6949 to schedule an appointment at the hospital. In villages, parents should call 907-543-6420 for information on when vaccines will arrive in their village.
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The Y-K Delta is still reporting COVID-19 cases at a rate significantly higher than both the state and national case rate. The regional case rate is two times higher than the nation’s and 1.75 times higher than the state's.
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Teens Acting Against Violence members discuss validating queer identities, and the challenges that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in our communities.
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Out of the 46 communities that give YKHC permission to report their cases, only 16 reported more than one new COVID-19 case over the past seven days. Of those 16 communities, 10 are experiencing widespread community transmission.
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Desiree Asuluk is one of five LKSD students to receive the Seal of Biliteracy this year.
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Eileen Arnold and legal advocate Yvonne "Nonni" Aloralrea discuss TWC's organization's legal advocacy program and how it promotes justice, safety, and empowerment for victims.
