ISER researcher and Alaska Public Health Association board member Katie Cueva shared evaluation findings (PDF, 513KB) from cancer education work with Alaska's Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHAPS) at the 2019 Alaska Health Summit in Anchorage, January 22-24. In the session, "The Relationship between Body Weight and Cancer Risk in Alaska," Dr. Cueva discussed how "learners'" end-of-module surveys in a CHAPS cancer education online program indicated that participating in an online cancer education module on physical activity, nutrition, and cancer, helped "learners" feel more comfortable talking about cancer in their communities, helped "learners" to talk about cancer more often with their patients, and supported "learners" to plan to reduce their own cancer risk by things like moving more and eating healthier. CHAPS is part of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
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Welcome to the ISER News and Announcements page, your hub for timely updates, industry insights, and the latest organizational highlights. Here, you can stay informed about upcoming events, important deadlines, and exciting achievements, all aimed at keeping the ISER community connected and engaged.
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ISER’s Jennifer Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management, is part of the Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN), bringing together Indigenous leaders, community practitioners, and scholars (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) focused on research and community capacity related to food sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge.
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Join us for talks at ISER from three finalists for ISER’s health economics post doctoral researcher position. Bita Fayaz, Ph.D. candidate from Lehigh University, will present, “How was Medical Care Utilization Affected by the Medicaid Primary Care Fee Bump,” on Monday, January 28, at 12 p.m. Bita is an applied microeconomist with a specialization in health economics. Her research examines how individuals respond to incentives in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and how insurance and policy interventions influence the use of medical care.
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CBHRS and its partners on the Women’s Health Nurses and Midwives Collaboration for Alcohol-Free Pregnancy (WHNMCAP) project are meeting for the first time this week to map out the next four years. They are also sharing information at the Alaska Public Health Summit as part of a panel presentation.
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ISER is partnering with the national non-partison research institution NORC at the University of Chicago to support the Alaska Healthcare Transformation Project. The two research organizations will provide research and analysis of both Alaska-specific costs and programs, and national data and programs, to inform future decision-making in the state. The Alaska Healthcare Transformation Project is a collaboration between legislators, policy makers, state administration, healthcare industry leaders, patient advocates, and private payers to improve Alaska’s population health, improve patient experiences and lower the per capita healthcare cost growth rate.
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Alaska economists Neal Fried, Scott Goldsmith, and Mouhcine Guettabi presented their economic forecasts for 2019 at a panel discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at UAA. Their presentations are available for download.
Update: Video now available!
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Dr. Ralph Townsend, ISER director, will discuss how changes in Alaska’s demographics will impact workforce and health care costs at the annual Northrim Bank Lecture series at Mat-Su College Tuesday, February 12 at 7p.m.
Using the latest research and data on Alaska demographics, health care costs, and employment, Townsend will provide insights into challenges facing Alaska in the next decades.
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Safe and healthy aging for LGBT elders, personal experiences of Naloxone users, and how national women's health nursing and midwifery organizations are promoting alcohol-free pregnancies will be among research shared by ISER's Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) at the 2019 Health Summit in Anchorage, January 22-24.
CBHRS researchers will participate in the following:
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Researchers in ISER’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) conducted interviews with individuals who use heroin to explore ways individuals began opioid use and how their use progressed over time. Their report found that few participants began use with heroin but transitioned to heroin due to increased cost and reduced availability of prescription opioids.
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"We expect employment to decline by 0.8% in 2018 and anticipate positive growth in 2019 equaling 0.793%. Between 2019 and 2025, we anticipate employment growth to average 0.68% per year," ISER's Mouhcine Guettabi writes in a recent Alaskanomics blog.