Relationships between the health of Alaska Native communities and our environment -- phase 1, exploring and communicating
Fact Sheet
2013-3066
By: Durelle Smith
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Abstract
Alaska Natives depend on local natural resources for nutritional and, for many, spiritual health. As a result, public health in Alaska is strongly influenced by the relationship between people and their surrounding physical, chemical, and biological environments. Alaska is vast with diverse wildlife and plant communities that are valued as subsistence foods (fig. 1). These resources are supported by equally diverse ecosystems and their underpinning landforms and geologies. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is attempting to integrate physical, chemical, and biological information to better describe current (2013) environments and project scenarios for the future. Integrating ecological data into the public health dialogue is challenging for the more than 280 rural communities of Alaska. This fact sheet reviews a recent USGS effort, the Geographic Information System (GIS) Native Health Project, to better incorporate scientific information into such dialogue.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Relationships between the health of Alaska Native communities and our environment -- phase 1, exploring and communicating |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2013-3066 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20133066 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
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