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RAPID: COVID-19, Knowledge and Health in Remote Alaska Native Communities — NSF Award to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (A

This community-based study responds to calls from tribal leaders and public health officials to understand how COVID-19 affects daily life in Alaska Native communities. Public health guidelines may be difficult to implement in many remote communities due to limited or inadequate housing, water and sanitation infrastruc

Award titleRAPID: COVID-19, Knowledge and Health in Remote Alaska Native Communities
Award ID2033192
AwardeeAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
CityANCHORAGE
StateAK
Amount obligated$198,549
Principal investigatorLaura Eichelberger
ProgramASSP-Arctic Social Science
Start date07/01/2020
AbstractThis community-based study responds to calls from tribal leaders and public health officials to understand how COVID-19 affects daily life in Alaska Native communities. Public health guidelines may be difficult to implement in many remote communities due to limited or inadequate housing, water and sanitation infrastructure and the effects of quarantine on food, transportation, and health care. Through qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys, this research will document daily living condi
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