Name That PLN
Name 2 other PLNs and what they do for a job. Choose people NOT in your group tonight.
BONUS: What languages do they know? (+5 points)
(Answers vary)
What does Alaska Literacy Program offer?
BONUS: List 4 or more things (+5 points)
BONUS: How much does it cost to study at ALP? (+5 points)
English classes
Citizenship classes
GED classes
Computer classes
Entrepreneurship / Business English
Health literacy classes (can be taught by PLNs!)
PATH Academy training
PLN program
Annual PLN Health Days (is definitely taught by PLNs!)
All services are free!
What languages are featured in the PLN activity book? Name at least 2.
BONUS: Name all of them. (+5 points)
Arabic, English, Korean, Samoan, and Spanish
How many languages are spoken in Anchorage School District?
More than 100 languages
Name at least 7 health topics the PLN program has focused on over the years.
Many
Name a PLN who doesn't live in Anchorage but is still active with the group. Where are they?
BONUS: What do they do for work? (+5 points)
Laura - Psychologist in Mexico currently lives in Fairbanks
Jean - Pursuing a Bachelor's in Business in Indiana
Marisol - works with ALP but supports her kids dreams of pursuing careers as athletes in soccer in Seattle
Hilary - Fairbanks PLN in cohort 11 training
Yuliana - Valdez PLN in cohort 11 training
Name one agency in your area to go to for NON-emergency healthcare needs, that will see patients without proof of insurance.
BONUS: Name 2 more agencies (+5 points)
Anchorage Project Access
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
Mountain View Community Health Services (Urgent Care)
What did PLNs do with the Office of Emergency Management?
BONUS: What year was this project? (+5 points)
BONUS: Name 2 PLNs who helped with this project. (+5 points)
Make videos and print material for EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. What to do in an earthquake, why you should have an emergency go-bag ready and what should be in it, having an emergency family plan ready and practiced, and more!
2017
Fadwa, Marisol, Zabeeba,
Take a guess -- How many unique first languages were spoken by ALP students last fiscal year (fall 2022 - spring 2023)?
You get points if you're within 10 of being correct.
BONUS: +5 to the team with the closest guess
56 unique first languages
Name 3 things you can do to lower your risk of getting CANCER.
Protect yourself from the sun
Don't smoke
Eat a healthy diet
Exercise, keep a healthy weight
Get vaccinated for HPV and hepatitis B
What PLNs have been mentioned in news articles or been in public podcasts or productions?
BONUS: Where were they mentioned or featured? (ADN, United Way article, government publication or video, etc)
Varies, there are many examples! Rosario, Fadwa, Erika, Lucy, Lilian, Tabitha, Liliane, Marisol, Zabeeba, and more!
News articles on peerleadernavigators.org
> About PLNs
> About Us
We share many other examples on our Facebook page.
TAHLC is the organization that helped start the Peer Leader Navigator Program. It's a group of local health and education focused agencies that still meet today.
What does TAHLC stand for?
BONUS: Name 1-2 agencies that helped start TAHLC and do most of the training and funding for PLNs. (+5 points)
The Anchorage Health Literacy Collaborative
Alaska Literacy Program, Providence Hospital, UAA School of Public Health
Name 2 topics that have been featured in ALP Health Days.
BONUS: What year was the first ALP Health Day?
Dental Health
Sugary drinks / Nutrition / Reading food labels
Medication Safety
Stress Management Strategies
Home and Fire Safety
others
2013
Within the PLN group name at least 5 countries that PLNs represent. Try to list countries and names of people not represented in your group.
Bonus - Name the PLN(s) from each example (+5 points)
Mexico, India, Russia, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Egypt, Jordan, South Korea, Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, China, Venezuela
Name at least 6 languages that Core PLNs collectively speak as a group.
BONUS: How many total languages are represented by Core PLNs? (+5 points)
18 languages (other than English).
Amharic
Arabic
Dinka
French
German
Goran
Hmong
Kinyarwanda
Korean
Lingala
Nuer
Russian
Samoan
Spanish
Tongan
Turkish
Ukrainian
Zawha
Name 2 agencies that can help you with LANGUAGE ACCESS problems, such as a provider, court, or public assistance office not offering fair access.
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
ACLU Alaska
PLNs worked hard on building vaccine confidence during the pandemic. We made videos about getting vaccinated. HOW MANY LANGUAGES were represented in those videos?
BONUS: Name 2 PLNs involved with these videos (+5 points)
8 languages
Marisol organized it
Etevise (Tongan)
Zabeeba (Amharic, Arabic)
Rebecca (Dinka, Nuer)
Rachel (Korean)
Rosario (Spanish)
Ukrainian
Name 2 organizations that are focused on diversity and inclusion in Anchorage.
BONUS: Name 2 more (+5 points)
Bridge Builders, AKPIRG, Keys to Life, Asian Cultural Center, ASD Family Engagement Center, Yuiit Health, AIJ - LIC, Alaska Black Caucus
What is the difference between Prescription and Over-the-Counter medication?
BONUS: Give 2 examples of each (+5 points)
Prescription medication must be prescribed by a doctor, picked up at a pharmacy.
Over-the-counter can be bought at grocery stores, pharmacies, some can even be bought at gas stations.
How many unique languages do you think Cohort 11 PLNs speak?
BONUS: How many of these languages would be NEW to the Core PLN group? (+5 points)
17 languages. 9 would be new to the group (**).
Arabic
**Chinese
**Dari
English
French
**Hindi
**Krio
Lingala
**Pashto
**Punjabi
Russian
Spanish
**Swahili
**Temne
**Tshiluba
Turkish
Ukrainian
Name 3 over-the-phone resource hotlines (you don't have to know the number just the name/program... enough information to google it and find it).
BONUS: Correctly list the phone number for each example (+5 points)
United Way Alaska 211
Alaska CAREs line - 988
Providence Nurses Hotline - 907-212-6183
Non-emergency police line / Mobile Crisis Team - 311
others
What does "CARE" fund stand for?
BONUS: Who helped develop the fund? (+5 points)
BONUS: What year did the CARE fund help its first client? (+5 point)
CARE = Critical And Rare Emergencies
Leadership Anchorage, through Alaska Humanities Forum
First client helped spring 2021.
What does DEI stand for?
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Name 2 agencies that can help you sign up for Healthcare Insurance.
BONUS: What are the dates for Healthcare Open Enrollment? (+5 points)
United Way 211 Healthcare Navigators
Anchorage Project Access
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
November 15 - January 16 (usually 15, but this year that's MLK day)