Traditional Heart-Healthy Diet and Medication Adherence in the Norton Sound Region: An 18-Month Telehealth Intervention

• Main Authors: Oppezzo, Marily, Knox, Mariah, Skan, Jordan, Chieng, Amy, Crouch, Maria, Aikens, Rachael C, Benowitz, Neal L, Schnellbaecher, Matthew, Prochaska, Judith J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2022
• Subjects: Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Public Health; Clinical Sciences; Health Sciences; Nutrition and Dietetics; Obesity; Behavioral and Social Science; Nutrition; Prevention; American Indian or Alaska Native; Clinical Research; Cardiovascular; Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities; Arctic; Heart Disease; Management of diseases and conditions; 3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing; 7.1 Individual care needs; Prevention of disease and conditions; and promotion of well-being; Stroke; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diet; Healthy; Female; Humans; Male; Medication Adherence; Telemedicine; telehealth; cardiovascular disease; Alaska Native; dietary intake; Toxicology; Indian; Norton Sound; Alaska
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4cg4q4w5

IntroductionInnovations are needed for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and for reaching diverse communities in remote regions. The current study reports on a telemedicine-delivered intervention promoting a traditional heart-healthy diet and medication adherence with Alaska Native men and wom...