CANHR II Research...

Yup’ik Perceptions of Body Weight and Diabetes:
Cultural Pathways to Prevention

Andrea Bersamin, PhD
Project Principal Investigator

The purpose of this project is to conduct vital preliminary research to understand Yup’ik beliefs about body weight and diabetes. Despite Indian Health Service guidelines for monitoring diabetes risk among Alaska Natives, current prevention efforts are deficient in lay perspectives about risk and diabetes. This project will move researchers toward intervention and prevention planning tailored to the context of rural Alaska and the values of Yup’ik peoples.