A number of Alaskans have participated in the Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Fellowship program. Below is a list of their projects by year and Fellow. To get a copy of each Fellow's research paper, please click on the links provided.
Class of 1988
Patterns of Injury Mortality among Athabascan Indians in Interior Alaska, Helen Andon.
Comparison of Various Smoke Detector Distribution Methods, Robert Newsad.
A Characterization of Drowning Fatalities Occurring in Interior Alaska, 1977-1988, Christine Jackson.
Class of 1989
Carbon Monoxide Levels in the Cabins of Small Non-Pressurized Aircraft, Jeff Smith.
Correlation Between Injury Experience and Village Alcohol Option Laws in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, 1979-1990, Sherron K. Smyth.
Class of 1990
Bartender Training: One DWI Intervention Program, Vivian Echavarria.
An Evaluation of Hot Water Burn Prevention Strategy: Utilization of an Educational Pamphlet Containing a Liquid Crystal Thermometer, John Leffel.
Class of 1991
Reflective People Project, Evelyne Tunley.
Class of 1992
Community Leaders as Role Model to Promote Helmet Use in the Bristol Bay Area, Michael Welch.
A Squall of Rage: Suicide, Homicide and Violent Injuries in Southeast Alaska, Deanne Boisvert.
Evaluation of Multiple Source Injury Surveillance to Identify Injury Trends within the Interior Alaska Native Population, Daniel Strausbaugh.
Class of 1993
Economic Impact of Alcohol-Related Injuries to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Ward Jones.
Class of 1994
Alcohol Legislation and its Effect on Severe Injuries on the North Slope Borough, Mike Keiffer.
Intervention Strategies to Increase Helmet Use in Alaska Villages, John Spriggs.
Personal Flotation Device use Within Interior Alaska, Dan Hansen.
The "Lifting-Team" Approach to Prevent Back Injuries in a Hospital Environment, Mike Halko.
Class of 1995
The Incidence of Violence to Health Care Workers in Rural Alaska Emergency Departments, Barbara Spriggs.
Carbon Monoxide Testing of Homes in Interior Alaska, Jim Howell.
Class of 1996
Suicide Attempts Among Native Americans in Southern SE Alaska, Rebecca Lawrence.
Injuries Associated with Refuse Collectors and Landfill Workers in Anchorage Alaska, Jennifer Lincoln.
Class of 1997
Ionizing and Photoelectric Smoke Alarms in Rural Alaskan Homes, Tom Fazzini.
Use of Flotation Devices in Alaskan Villages, Kathy O'Gara.
Class of 1998
Eye Injuries Among Commercial Fisherman in Alaska, Brad Husberg.
Class of 1999
The Financial Burden of Injury-Related Hospitalizations to an Alaska Native Health System, Bruce Chandler.
The Sobering Truth: Measuring the Impact of Alcohol-Related Injuries in a Rural Alaskan Community, Ryan Hill.
Class of 2000
Community Based Program to Improve Firearm Storage Practices in Alaska, Andrea Horn.
Class of 2004
Norton Sound Youth ATV Project: A Broad-Based Strategy Promoting ATV Safety, Jim Ferguson.
Developing a Multidisciplinary Fall Prevention Survey for Alaska Native Village Elders, Charles Woodlee.
Class of 2006
Restricting Access to Guns and Medicines among Youth at Risk of Suicide in Rural Alaska, Kyla Hagan.
Class of 2007
Evaluating the Alaska FOCUS on Safety Curriculum, Samantha Holmberg