Doctoral Dissertation Research: Food Sharing Networks that Explain the Variation of Well Being of Alaska Inupiaq Elders

阿拉斯加大学安克雷奇分校环极健康研究所的Janell Smith和Pi Brian Sayler的这篇论文旨在考察阿拉斯加原住民老年人在农村和城市社区的亲属网络，并确定这些网络对这些老年人健康的影响。研究人员试图探索这样一种假设，即扩大的亲属关系网络对阿拉斯加原住民老年人的身体健康以及经济和社会福祉有积极影响。这项研究将建立在阿拉斯加州鱼类和猎物部门(ADF&Amp；G)收集的收获和食物分享数据集的基础上，并增加健康、经济和社会指标的数据。除了农村数据，调查员还将增加城市家庭的对比调查数据。

This dissertation research by Janell Smith, PI Brian Saylor, at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute of Circumpolar Health, is to examine the kin networks of Alaska Native elders in rural and urban communities and determine the effects of these networks on the health of these elders. The investigators seeks to explore the hypothesis that extended kinship networks has a positive effect on the physical health, as well as the economic and social well-being of Alaska Natives elders. The research will build on a harvest and food sharing dataset collected by the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) with the addition of data on health, economic, and social indicators. In addition to the rural data, the investigator will add comparative survey data of urban households.