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Reports
Poster presentations

Through the Alaska Native Science Research Partnerships for Health (ANSRPH), new investigators are being mentored and trained to work with disparate minority populations in the state of Alaska. The approach is three-pronged: 1) Alaska Natives are mentored and trained to initiate and conduct health science research; 2) non-native researchers are mentored and trained to work within cross-cultural settings; and 3) agreements are prepared to foster health science research partnerships for the development of new investigations, and to build off of historic or current endeavors.

This work is being done through a series of Memorandums of Agreement with a variety of entities. There are formal partnerships with the Alaska Native Epidemiological Center within the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, the Copper River Native Association, the Department of Anthropology, the Journalism and Public Communications Department, the Department of Psychology, and the WWAMI Medical Program. There are also external partnerships with the Maniilaq Association and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Project-specific engagements are also developed with the Master of Public Health Program, the National Resource Center for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Elders, and other programs within the University of Alaska. In addition, agreements with Alaska Native regional and tribal bodies are established. Current students, new investigators, and mid-career professionals will all be considered for participation under this development award.

The following report was produced through the ANSRPH program:

• Engaging Inupiaq Values in Land Management for Health Through an Action Research Appreciative Inquiry Process (pdf, 1.11 MB)
  A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
  Carl M. Hild, April 2007

The following posters were produced through the ANSRPH program:

• Success of the Alaska Native Science Research Partnerships for Health (ANSRPH) (pdf, 487 KB)
  Presented at the 2nd Alaska Native Health Research Conference in Anchorage, AK, March 30-31, 2006.

• Multi-Media Imagery Program for Breast Cancer Patients (pdf, 414 KB)
  Presented at the Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2006 in Bethesda, MD, July 17-19, 2006.