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Disseminating Research In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: Challenges And Ethical Considerations In Moving From Discovery To Intervention Development In The Translational Pathway, Inna Rivkin, Joseph E. Trimble, Ellen D. S. Lopez, Samuel Johnson, Eliza Orr, James Allen Jan 2013

Disseminating Research In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: Challenges And Ethical Considerations In Moving From Discovery To Intervention Development In The Translational Pathway, Inna Rivkin, Joseph E. Trimble, Ellen D. S. Lopez, Samuel Johnson, Eliza Orr, James Allen

Psychology Faculty and Staff Publications

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 …


Value Of Community Partnership For Understanding Stress And Coping In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: The Canhr Study, Inna Rivkin, Ellen Lopez, Tonie M. Quaintance, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Scarlett Hopkins, Candace Fleming, Eliza Orr, Gerald V. Mohatt Apr 2011

Value Of Community Partnership For Understanding Stress And Coping In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: The Canhr Study, Inna Rivkin, Ellen Lopez, Tonie M. Quaintance, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Scarlett Hopkins, Candace Fleming, Eliza Orr, Gerald V. Mohatt

Psychology Faculty and Staff Publications

Stress and trauma can compromise physical and mental health. Rural Alaska Native communities have voiced concern about stressful and traumatic events and their effects on health. The goal of the Yup’ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project is to develop an in-depth understanding of experiences of stress and ways of coping in Yup’ik communities. The long-range goal is to use project findings to develop and implement a community-informed and culturally grounded intervention to reduce stress and promote physical and mental health in rural Alaska Native communities. This paper introduces a long-standing partnership between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Health Corporation, rural communities …