Pages 506-507 in N. Murphy and A. Parkinson, eds. Circumpolar Health 2012: Circumpolar Health Comes Full Circle. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, August 5-10, 2012. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2013;72 (Suppl 1):506-507
Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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Pages 506-507 in N. Murphy and A. Parkinson, eds. Circumpolar Health 2012: Circumpolar Health Comes Full Circle. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, August 5-10, 2012. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2013;72 (Suppl 1):506-507
Many Alaska Native communities experience a disproportionate burden of stress, as evidenced by disparities in many indicators of mental and physical health. This disproportionate burden of stress is largely due to historical trauma and rapid cultural change. Rapid cultural change has resulted in gaps between younger and older generations, disrupting the transmission of cultural traditions and values that promote physical and psychological health. The way that Native individuals and communities understand coping, however, is an area awaiting further inquiry by researchers and communities alike. The Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) Yup'ik Experiences of Stress and Coping project was a response to rural Yup'ik communities' concerns about stress and their desire to deal with this stress. The project's goal was to better understand stress and coping in Yup'ik communities to inform the collaborative development of culturally grounded stress reduction intervention activities.