Research Projects

 
• (Alaska) EARTH Study - Education And Research Towards Health
  A long-term health and wellness study to better understand how lifestyle, diet, physical activity and other factors influence the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
   
• Arctic Social Sciences: Opportunities in Arctic Research
  June 1999 report from the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) for the National Science Foundation. (5.6MB pdf)
    
• People and the Arctic: a Prospectus for Research on the Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC)
  May 1997 report published by the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) for the National Science Foundation. (PDF size: 5.6MB)
   
• Research Projects Addressing the Health Needs of Alaska Native People
  Summary information about recent and ongoing research projects addressing concerns of Alaska Native people. (82.3KB pdf)

Arctic Council Activities

 
• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - October 2004 Overview
  Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. ACIA Overview report.
   
• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
  ACIA's mission is to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.
    
• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
  AMAP's objectives are to measure the levels and assess the effects of pollution (contaminants) from human sources in the Arctic environment.
   
• Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
  Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) is a Working Group of the Arctic Council. It mission is to conserve Arctic biodiversity and to ensure that the use of Arctic living resources is sustainable.
   
• Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
  PAME was established in 1993 with a mandate to address policy and non-emergency pollution prevention and control measures related to the protection of the Arctic marine environment.
   
• Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)
  The objective of the SDWG is to protect and enhance the economies, culture, and health of the inhabitants of the Arctic, in an environmentally sustainable manner.
   
• Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLICA)  
  Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Inuit, Saami, and the Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka.

Research Databases and Portals

 
• Arctic Health Research Database
  Use the Arctic Health Research Database to locate past and present research projects relating to human health, including environmental studies impacting the health of people in the arctic.
   
• ArcticStat
  ArcticStat is a permanent, public and independent statistical database dealing with the countries, regions and populations of the Circumpolar Arctic. For the most part, the data indexed in ArcticStat come from national statistical agencies of the countries of the Arctic or their regional offices.

• CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)  
  A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
   
• Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database
  Contains descriptions of more than 8400 publications and research projects about the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Canada's Northwest Territories and Yukon.
   
• North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)
  A federal, state, and local multi-agency initiative to support inventory, monitoring, and research on the North Slope of Alaska.
   
• Polar Web
  Guide to Internet resources dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole. A collaborative project of the Polar Libraries Colloquy and the Arctic Centre.
   
• Tribal Connections
  American Indian/Alaska Native community health and information resource portal funded by the National Libray of Medicine under a contract with the University of Washington.

Research Organizations

 
• Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC)
  The Alaska Native Science Commission was established in 1994 to bring together research and science in partnership with the Native community. 
   
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit health organization owned and managed by Alaska Native tribal governments and their regional health organizations.
   
• Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
  The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) was formed in 1988 to identify and bring together the resources of the Arctic research community.
   
• Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC)
  A community-based organization dedicated to helping make closer contacts between scientists and community members in Alaska's North Slope, the adjacent portions of the Arctic Ocean, and in Chukotka, Russia.
   
• International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
  Based in Fairbanks, Alaska, the Center provides the international arctic research community an unprecedented opportunity to share knowledge about science in the Arctic.
   
• National Science Foundation Polar Program Arctic Sciences (ARC)
  For information on research funded by the National Science Foundation in the Arctic.
   
• Polar Research Board
  A unit of the U.S. National Research Council providing independent analysis to the federal government and the nation on matters of science and technology affecting public policy on research needs, environmental quality, natural resources, and other issues in the Arctic, the Antarctic, and cold regions in general.
   
• The Sami Research and Project Database  
  The projects deal with the Sami people or the Sami areas. The projects in the database were carried out by different institutions and researchers and represent different disciplines. Eventually the database will include information on other indigenous peoples in the Arctic. The database is maintained by the Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Sami Research Office and the Information Service of the Arctic Centre. 

   
• South Central Foundation Research
  This site is designed for the native commuity served by the South Central Foundation to explain the research process, the need for research and the foundations own research projects.
   
• WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC)  
  Established in the fall of 1988 and is based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
  
  

Research Funding Sources

 
• Health and Human Services Office of Grants Management and Policy
  Offers support and educational resources for grant seekers.
   
• National Library of Medicine (NLM) Funding Opportunities
  NLM's grants and funding - extramural programs.
   
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Grants & Funding Opportunities
  Good starting point for NIH funding opportunities
   
• ScanGrants
  ScanGrants, developed by Samaritan Health, a non-profit network of Oregon hospitals, is designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to enhance individual and community health. The funding sources listed here may be of interest to virtually anyone associated with the health field: medical researchers, social workers, nurses, students, community-based health educators, academics, and others. The listing is selective and is intended to supplement other search methods. To view the full grant announcement, click on the link to the source URL provided for each funding opportunity.
   
• Grants and Foundations: University of Alaska Anchorage Links
  Websites chosen by the grants and foundations specialist at the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library.
   
• Juneau Public Library Grants and Foundations Links