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Research reports

The following ICHS reports are available for download (listed by date in reverse chronological order):

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

• The Burden of Asthma in Alaska (2007)
  Looks at the costs of asthma to indicate what is at stake and why asthma research, asthma control, and public health policies are of significant importance to Alaska.

• An Investigation of the Association Between Traffic Exposure and the Diagnosis of Asthma in Children (2006) Abstract (pdf, 44 KB)
  Paper published as a result of the Geographic Modeling of Traffic and Asthma Rates project.
  

• Special Issue of the International Journal of Circumpolar Health (IJCH) (2006)
  ICHS received funds from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to prepare a special edition of the International Journal of Circumpolar Health (IJCH) on the Climate Change impacts to Human Health (CCHH).

• Amchitka Quarterly Report: Summary to June 30, 2005 (pdf, 305 KB).
  A quarterly report of the Amchitka Workers Survey Project.

• Geographic Modeling of Traffic & Asthma Rates (2005)
  An evaluation of the relationship between the incidence of asthma in young children and their proximity to traffic in Anchorage, Alaska.

• Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study (2003)
  A review of the effectiveness of Alaska's publicly funded substance abuse treatment system.

• Statewide Fetal Alcohol Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention (2003)
  An evaluation of the efficacy of the statewide Alaska fetal alcohol syndrome prevention efforts.

• Alaska Temporary Assistance Program Recipient Study (2002)
  A study that examined the characteristics of the cohort of long-term Temporary Assistance recipients who were about to reach the 60-month limit on benefits by the end of the sixth month.

• Alaska Temporary Assistance Leaver Study (2001)
  An evaluation of the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program, examining the characteristics and status of Alaskans who left Alaska's welfare rolls after the July 1997 implementation of the Alaska Temporary Assistance program.
  
  
• Review of Municipality of Anchorage Chapter 16.65 - Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places (2001)
  A report reviewing the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) ordinance AO No. 2000-91(S) to establish the prohibition of smoking in public places and workplaces.
  
  
• Alaska Physician Workforce Study (2000)
  A study of the demographic characteristics and the professional behavior of Alaska’s physicians.
  
  
• Arctic Telemedicine Project (2000)
  A report for the Ministers of the eight-nation Arctic Council on the status of telemedicine in the far north.
  
  
• Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP): ICHS Efficacy (1999)
  A report addressing the effectiveness of the ASAP program in reducing the number of re-offenses of alcohol-related offenders.
  
  
• Alaska Natives Combating Substance Abuse and Related Violence (1999)
  A 120 page report reflecting six contributing authors’ combined personal and professional knowledge and experience about events affecting Alaska Natives.
  
  
• Chemical Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services (CMTRS) Program (1999)
  The final report of a 5-year project in which local village members, trained in substance abuse, provided successful, village-based interventions and treatment services, making maximum use of local Alaska Native cultural traditions and language.
  
  
• Evaluation of Grant Supported PCA Services in Alaska (1996)
  An evaluation report of grant sponsored personal care attendant services in Alaska.

Poster presentations

The following ICHS posters are available for download (listed by date in reverse chronological order):

• Multi-Media Imagery Program for Breast Cancer Patients
  Lyn Freeman, PhD
  Presented at the Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2006 in Bethesda, MD, July 17-19, 2006.

• Hudson Lake Healing Camp: A substance Abuse Treatment Facility Based on Alaska Native/American Indian Values (pdf, 508 KB)
  Melodie Fair, MEd
  Presented at the Copper River Native Association Board of Directors’ Meeting, July 2006; the Adult Education Research Conference in Minneapolis, MN, May 18-21, 2006; the UAA Adult Education Spring Colloquium, April 2006; and the 2nd Alaska Native Health Research Conference in Anchorage, AK, March 30-31, 2006.

• Chemical Misuse and Treatment Recovery Services (CMTRS): Guidelines for the Development of Culture-based Behavioral Health Programs in Traditional Yup'ik Communities; Brian Saylor, PhD, MPH
  Presented at the 2nd Alaska Native Health Research Conference in Anchorage, AK, March 30-31, 2006.

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

• A Review of the Health Care Resources Available for Homelessness Adolescent in Alaska (reduced, pdf, 143 KB); Shannon Deike-Simms, BS
  Presented at the 23rd Annual Alaska Health Summit in Anchorage, AK on November 28-December 2, and at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, December 10-14, 2005.
  

• Development of Food Security Assessment Tools for Rural Elders in Alaska Native Communities (reduced, pdf, 804 KB); Janell Smith, RD, PhD(c)
  Presented at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, December 10-14, 2005.

• Establising Best Practices for Alaska Native Elders (pdf, 620 KB); Bernie Segal, PhD
  Presented at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, December 10-14, 2005.

• Alcohol in Summer Television Shows & Commercials (pdf, 277 KB); Gabriel James M. Garcia, MA, MPH