Alaska Resources

Alaska Facts and Figures: Preliminary Leading Causes of Hospitalization - Top Ten (2016)
Ranks the preliminary leading causes of hospitalizations for Alaska residents in 2016 by gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost. Reports the top ten preliminary leading causes of sum, median, and mean billed charges.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Alaska Facts and Figures: Alaska Resident Leading Causes of Death - Top Ten by Year (2012-2016)
Ranks the leading causes of death for Alaska residents from 2012 to 2016 by year and gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Rural Hospital High Reliability
Shares details from Central Peninsula Hospital's (CPH) pursuit of high reliability patient care, with the goal of eliminating all serious harm to patients by 2020. Located in Soldotna, Alaska, CPH is a 49-bed nonprofit rural hospital striving to provide error-free care in a high-hazard environment and become the safest hospital in Alaska.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Store Owners as Potential Agents of Change: Energy Drinks in the Interior of Alaska
Discusses how store workers can act as health advocates by limiting or promoting specific products to improve the health status of their rural Alaskan community members.
Author(s): Janet M. Wojcicki, Peter de Schweinitz
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
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High Tobacco Use Prevalence with Significant Regional and Sex Differences in Smokeless Tobacco Use among Western Alaska Native People: The WATCH Study
Describes tobacco use patterns for Alaska Natives in two western regions of Alaska to inform tobacco cessation efforts and reduce the prevalence of tobacco use. Includes baseline characteristics and tobacco use statistics for Alaska Native adults.
Author(s): Kathryn R. Koller, Christie A. Flanagan, Gretchen E. Day, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
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Health Impacts of Methamphetamine Use in Alaska
Presents a report on methamphetamine use in Alaska. Analyzes rates of usage and mortality by demographics, such as age, race, and region of the state, among others.
Author(s): Laura Coughlin, Deborah Hull-Jilly
Citation: State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin, 19(4)
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Discusses the theoretical and practical considerations of Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES), a community health intervention. Assesses the feasibility, behavioral outcomes, and culturally competent, evidence-based multilevel suicide preventive efforts for youth in rural Alaska Native communities.
Author(s): Lisa Wexler, Lucas Trout, Suzanne Rataj, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 76(1)
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
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Dental Utilization for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in Alaska's Yukon Kuskokwim Delta: Findings from an Observational Quantitative Study
Presents results from a program evaluation designed to assess the impact of dental therapists on dental utilization and oral health outcomes in the Yukon Kuskokwim (YK) Delta of Alaska. Examines utilization and outcomes based on total dental therapist treatment days, presents results for both child and adult populations, and focuses on three primary measures: preventive dental care use, extraction of teeth, and dental care under general anesthesia.
Author(s): Donald L. Chi, Dane Lenaker, Lloyd Mancl, et al.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington
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Alaska Facts and Figures: 2016 Emergency Department Super-Utilizer Facts
Provides statistics on Alaskan residents who visited the emergency department most frequently in 2016 by primary payer type, age group, and public health region.
Date: 07/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Alaska Facts and Figures: Inpatient Hospitalization Charges by Major Diagnostic Category, 2015
Describes the top ten inpatient hospitalization charges by major diagnostic category by sum, median, and number of billed charges.
Date: 02/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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