Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Alaska Native, Stress, Coping, Reporting research results, Community-based participatory research (CBPR), Research ethics
Abstract
The native people of Alaska have experienced historical trauma and on-going rapid, often externally imposed changes in culture and lifestyle patterns. As a consequence, these populations shoulder a disproportionately high burden of psychological stress. Yup'ik communities in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region in Southwest Alaska have experienced epidemics and forced acculturation, contributing to behavioural health issues, including substance abuse and suicide. Cultural loss in Yup'ik communities has resulted in generational gaps that disrupt the transmission of cultural traditions and values important for well-being. Despite these intrusions, Yup'ik communities have retained cultural traditions which act as protective factors against the development of physical and psychological illness. These cultural protective factors can be harnessed to collaboratively develop culturally grounded interventions that reduce stress and build connections across generations, helping communities move towards wellness on their own terms.
Publication Title
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Volume
27
First Page
1
Last Page
8
Required Publisher's Statement
Co-Action Publishing. © 2013 Inna Rivkin et al.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20958
Recommended Citation
Rivkin, I., Trimble, J.E., Lopez, E., Johnson, S., Orr, E., & Allen, J. (2013). Disseminating research in rural Yup’ik communities: Challenges and ethical considerations in moving from discovery to intervention development in the translational pathway. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 72, 1-8.
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Yupik Eskimos--Health and hygiene--Alaska; Public health--Alaska; Stress (Psychology)
Geographic Coverage
Alaska
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Comments
Int J Circumpolar Health 2013. © 2013 Inna Rivkin et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Citation: Int J Circumpolar Health 2013, 72: 20958 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20958