Publications from CANHR staff...

Poster presentations

Building a community-based participatory research center to investigate obesity and diabetes in Alaska Natives
Boyer BB, Mohatt GV, Lardon C, Plaetke R, Luick BR, Hutchison SH, de Mayolo GA, Ruppert E, Bersamin A; Int J Circumpolar Health 2005; 64(3): 281-290.
PDF: [abstract](37 kb) [full text](585 kb)

Bert Boyer, PhD

A meta-analytic investigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference.
Citation: M Heo, RL Leibel, Kevin R. Fontaine, BB Boyer, WK Chung, M Koulu, MK Karvonen, U Pesonen, A Rissanen, M Laakso, MIJ Uusitupa, Y Chagnon, C Bouchard, PA Donohoue, TL Burns, AR Shuldiner, K Silver, RE Andersen, O Pedersen, S Echwald, TIA Sørensen, P Behn, MA Permutt, KB Jacobs, RC Elston, DJ Hoffman, DB Allison. (2002) A meta-analytic investigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference. International Journal of Obesity, 26:640-646.

"Pooling analysis of genetic data: the association of leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with variables related to human adiposity."
Citation: M Heo, RL Leibel, BB Boyer, WK Chung, M Koulu, MK Karvonen, U Pesonen, A Rissanen, M Laakso, MIJ Uusitupa, Y Chagnon, C Bouchard, PA Donohoue, TL Burns, AR Shuldiner, K Silver, RE Andersen, O Pedersen, S Echwald, TIA Sørensen, P Behn, MA Permutt, KB Jacobs, RC Elston, DJ Hoffman, DB Allison. (2001) Pooling analysis of genetic data: the association of leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with variables related to human adiposity. Genetics, 159:1163-1178.

Carl Hild, MS

"Special Places"
Citation: (2002) Chapter "Special Places" for the publication Utility of the ANCSA 14(h)1 Set-aside Lands Documentation Collection. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Reality Office, Anchorage, AK. In press.

"Alaska - At Risk"
Citation: (2002) Lead author for Chapter 5, "Alaska - At Risk" for the publication The Foundation for Global Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants: A United States Perspective. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Government Printing Office.

"Cultural Concerns Regarding Contaminants in Alaskan Local Foods"
Citation: (1998) "Cultural Concerns Regarding Contaminants in Alaskan Local Foods," Circumpolar Health 96 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 57, Supplement 1, pp. 561 -566.

"The next step in assessing Arctic human health"
Citation: (1995) "The next step in assessing Arctic human health." The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 160/161, pp. 559 - 569.

Poster presentations

CANHR Core Projects: Diet & Nutrition Knowledge, Genetics of Obesity, and Cultural Understandings of Health (pdf, 549 KB)

Presented at the Alaska Native Health Research Conference, March 30-31, 2006

Association of Pedometer Assessed Physical Activity and Measures of Health Among Alaska Natives: The CANHR Study (pdf, 724 KB)

Heritability Analysis of Obesity Related Traits in Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimos: The CANHR Study (pdf, 228 KB)

Low Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Yup'ik Eskimos: The CANHR Study (pdf, 229 KB)

Metabolically Healthy, But Obese Yup'ik Eskimos: The CANHR Study (pdf, 394 KB)

Psychosocial Stress, Enculturation, and Risk for Metabolic Disorders: The CANHR Study (pdf, 167 KB)

Tobacco Use, Enculturation, and Risk for Metabolic Disorders: The CANHR Study (pdf, 2.48 MB)

Weak Association between Adiponectin and Body Fat Distribution, Insulin Sensitivity, & Plasma Lipoproteins in Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimos: The CANHR Study (pdf, 170 KB)

Presented at the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes Among
American Indians and Alaska Natives 2005, May 16-19, 2005, Denver, Colorado

A Study of Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Yup'ik Eskimos in Southwestern Alaska: The CANHR Study (pdf, 361 KB)

Presented at the Alaska Native Health Research Conference, March 30-31, 2004

CANHR Core Projects Research Results (pdf, 429 KB)