The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is pleased to have played a role in Sitka's becoming an official Bicycle Friendly Community. On May 1, the League of American Bicyclists honored Sitka as the first community from Alaska to earn its Bicycle Friendly Community designation.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Haines Health Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, May 17, with a potluck barbecue and other events from 1-4 p.m. at the Haines ANS/ANB Hall.

Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States experiences a stroke. Yet, despite being the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in this country, fewer than one in five Americans can recognize a symptom of a stroke.