Behavioral risk factors are associated with the leading causes of death in the United States and Alaska. Surveillance of behavioral risk factors allows us to monitor trends in health-related behavior and to measure progress toward reaching state and national health objectives. In cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was implemented in Alaska in 1990. This is the first report summarizing health risk behaviors for the Alaska Nativepopulation, based on the first three years of BRFSS data available in Alaska. Combined survey results from January 1991 to December of 1993 are presented. Of the total sample of 4,604 respondents, 927 are Alaska Native. These data represent Alaskan adults, aged18 and older with telephones. Prevalence estimates for the Alaska Native population are compared to the general population inAlaska.