Being useful: Achieving indigenous youth involvement in a community-based participatory research project in Alaska

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Ford, Tara ^a   Rasmus, Stacy ^a   Allen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native; Community based participatory research; Translational science; Youth prevention; Youth guided; Yup'ik Eskimo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSUMER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALASKA; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN;

EID: 84866746461     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18413     Document Type: Article

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