The Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a collaborative project with the CDC and the Alaska Division of
Public Health. The BRFSS is the longest running and largest telephone health survey in the world. Through a series of monthly telephone interviews, uniform data are collected on preventive health practices and risky behaviors that contribute to chronic disease, injuries, and preventable diseases that are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United
States. Healthy People 2010 is a scientific research system based on over 190 health surveillance and data systems, which include
the BRFSS. Alaska has established state targets within the framework of the national Healthy People objectives to address Alaska's specific health status, prevention priorities, and objectives. Healthy Alaskans 2010 was published in 2002 and serves as the structure for health policy development. In Alaska, seven of the ten leading health indicators for the 2010 goals are assessed with the BRFSS.