AIP Mission
The mission of the Arctic Investigations Program (AIP) is prevention of infectious diseases in peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic with special emphasis on diseases of high incidence and concern among Alaska Natives and American Indians. Priority activities include prevention of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Helicobacter pylori, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as control of viral hepatitis and botulism. AIP conducts infectious diseases surveillance, provides and evaluates prevention services, and conducts applied research in collaboration with other programs within CDC and with the Alaska State Division of Public Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Native Health Corporations, Indian Health Service, foreign ministries of health, industry, and universities. Approximately 35 epidemiologists, laboratorians, research nurses, statisticians, and support staff are based at the AIP facility on the Alaska Native Health Campus in Anchorage, Alaska.