Alaskero Partnership

Members of Alaskero Partnership Organizaer (APO)
Alaskero Partnership

Alaskero Partnership Organizers

The Alaskero Partnership Organizers is a workgroup of Filipino American UAA faculty and community members seeking to increase visibility, vitality, and sense of community among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (API), especially youth. Strategies used to accomplish these goals involve researching and addressing issues among API communities and providing API content driven educational programs in order reinforce the importance of education as a source of empowerment and positive change.

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Asian American or Pacific Islander Volunteers Needed for a Survey!

Principal Investigator: Gabriel Garcia, Ph.D.
Co-Investigators: Joy Chavez Mapaye, Ph.D. and E.J. David, Ph.D.

A research team at the University of Alaska Anchorage is examining the factors that influence
diet, physical activity, hypertension, and obesity among Asians and Pacific Islanders in Alaska.

Participants will be interviewed over the phone or can fill out an online survey. Participants will be asked to answer questions regarding their health behaviors and conditions; perceptions about discrimination, race/ethnicity and culture; lifestyle; social support; neighborhood; and use of media. The phone interviews will take approximately 45 minutes. Participants can complete the study from anywhere at a time that is convenient to them.

Participants will be compensated $10 gift certificate for
participating!

If you are an Asian American or Pacific Islander, 18 years or older, can understand English, live in Anchorage, Barrow, or Kodiak, and wish to participate in this study, please contact Dr. Gabriel Garcia. You will then be scheduled for a telephone interview.

The study can be completed anywhere at a time that is convenient to you.
All information will be kept strictly confidential. Participation is VOLUNTARY. Your
participation would be very much appreciated!

If you are interested or if you have any questions, please contact Dr. Gabriel Garcia at:
gabrieljmgarcia@uaa.alaska.edu or call 907-786-6532.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Health Survey

 
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