Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study
Stress and trauma can compromise physical and mental health. Rural Alaska Native communities have voiced concern about stressful and traumatic events and their effects on health. The goal of the Yup’ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project is to develop an in-depth understanding of experiences of...
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ftuninevadalveg:oai:digitalscholarship.unlv.edu:jhdrp-1001 2023-05-15T16:06:41+02:00 Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study Rivkin, Inna D. Lopez, Ellen Quaintance, Tonie M. Trimble, Joseph Hopkins, Scarlett Fleming, Candace Orr, Eliza Mohatt, Gerald V. 2012-03-21T18:14:04Z application/pdf https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol4/iss3/2 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=jhdrp unknown Digital Scholarship@UNLV https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol4/iss3/2 https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=jhdrp Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice Adjustment (Psychology) Alaska Alaska Native Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Coping Rural population Stress (Physiology) Yupik Eskimos Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Health Services Research Public Health Sociology text 2012 ftuninevadalveg 2023-01-16T16:20:58Z Stress and trauma can compromise physical and mental health. Rural Alaska Native communities have voiced concern about stressful and traumatic events and their effects on health. The goal of the Yup’ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project is to develop an in-depth understanding of experiences of stress and ways of coping in Yup’ik communities. The long-range goal is to use project findings to develop and implement a community-informed and culturally grounded intervention to reduce stress and promote physical and mental health in rural Alaska Native communities. This paper introduces a long-standing partnership between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Health Corporation, rural communities it serves, and the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Within the context of the Stress and Coping project, we then discuss the value and challenges of taking a CBPR approach to advance science and address a priority community concern, and share strategies to respond to challenges. Focus groups were conducted to culturally adapt an existing structured interview and daily diary protocol to better fit Yup’ik ways of knowing. As modified, these interviews increased understanding of stress and coping particular to two Yup’ik communities. Challenges included the geographical nature of Yup’ik communities, communication barriers, competing priorities, and confidentiality issues. Community participation was central in the development of the study protocol, helped ensure that the research was culturally appropriate and relevant to the community, and facilitated access to participant knowledge and rich data to inform intervention development. Text eskimo* Kuskokwim Yupik Alaska Yukon University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Digital Scholarship@UNLV Fairbanks Yukon |
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Adjustment (Psychology) Alaska Alaska Native Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Coping Rural population Stress (Physiology) Yupik Eskimos Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Health Services Research Public Health Sociology Rivkin, Inna D. Lopez, Ellen Quaintance, Tonie M. Trimble, Joseph Hopkins, Scarlett Fleming, Candace Orr, Eliza Mohatt, Gerald V. Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Stress and trauma can compromise physical and mental health. Rural Alaska Native communities have voiced concern about stressful and traumatic events and their effects on health. The goal of the Yup’ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project is to develop an in-depth understanding of experiences of stress and ways of coping in Yup’ik communities. The long-range goal is to use project findings to develop and implement a community-informed and culturally grounded intervention to reduce stress and promote physical and mental health in rural Alaska Native communities. This paper introduces a long-standing partnership between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Health Corporation, rural communities it serves, and the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Within the context of the Stress and Coping project, we then discuss the value and challenges of taking a CBPR approach to advance science and address a priority community concern, and share strategies to respond to challenges. Focus groups were conducted to culturally adapt an existing structured interview and daily diary protocol to better fit Yup’ik ways of knowing. As modified, these interviews increased understanding of stress and coping particular to two Yup’ik communities. Challenges included the geographical nature of Yup’ik communities, communication barriers, competing priorities, and confidentiality issues. Community participation was central in the development of the study protocol, helped ensure that the research was culturally appropriate and relevant to the community, and facilitated access to participant knowledge and rich data to inform intervention development. |
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Rivkin, Inna D. Lopez, Ellen Quaintance, Tonie M. Trimble, Joseph Hopkins, Scarlett Fleming, Candace Orr, Eliza Mohatt, Gerald V. |
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Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Value of Community Partnership for Understanding Stress and Coping in Rural Yup’ik Communities: The CANHR Study |
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Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice |
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