NAKNEK, AK, UNITED STATES, December 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As temperatures drop and daylight dwindles across Western Alaska, Cama’i Community Health Center is offering timely guidance to help residents stay healthy through the winter season. In a newly published blog, “Winter Nutrition in Rural Alaska: Staying Healthy During the Cold Months,” the team outlines how families can navigate food access challenges while honoring traditional practices and supporting whole-body wellness.

The piece addresses a growing concern: food security and seasonal nutrition in remote communities. With limited access to fresh produce, high grocery prices, and the effects of long winters, many rural Alaskans face increased health risks during this time of year. Cama’i highlights the power of subsistence foods like salmon, moose, seal, berries, and wild greens—not only as sources of nutrition but as essential connections to culture and community.

The article encourages blending traditional foods with shelf-stable, affordable staples such as canned goods, whole grains, frozen produce, and legumes. It also provides suggestions for preserving food through freezing, pickling, and fermentation—practices that support year-round wellness when fresh options are limited.

The blog goes beyond nutrition to discuss the emotional and cultural value of food. Shared meals, intergenerational cooking, and the transfer of traditional knowledge are framed as vital for mental health and resilience during long, isolating winters.

Additionally, the post emphasizes the need to monitor vitamin D levels in Alaska’s low-sunlight months. Cama’i encourages patients to speak with providers about supplementation, light therapy, and diet adjustments that support mood, energy, and immune function.

Cama’i continues to support families in Naknek, South Naknek, King Salmon, and surrounding villages with:

• Nutrition counseling
• WIC and SNAP enrollment support
• Chronic disease management
• Behavioral health care
• Personalized winter wellness plans


By combining modern medical insight with a culturally grounded approach, Cama’i helps patients make informed, realistic choices that promote long-term health—without requiring expensive diets or trendy fads.

The blog closes with encouragement to “keep it simple, keep it real,” reminding the community that small actions, like adding one vegetable per meal, drinking more water, or cooking in bulk, can make a meaningful difference.

Mary Swain
Cama'i CHC
+1 907-246-6155
email us here

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