 Alaska Natives
"Alaska Natives" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons having origins in any indigenous people of ALASKA and their descendants and who maintain tribal affiliation, or community or cultural attachment.
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D000072957
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.508.150.288
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| Concept/Terms |
Alaska Natives- Alaska Natives
- Alaska Native
- Native, Alaska
- Natives, Alaska
- Alaska's Indigenous People
- Alaska Indigenous People
- Alaska's Indigenous Peoples
- Alaskas Indigenous People
- Indigenous People, Alaska's
- Indigenous Peoples, Alaska's
- People, Alaska's Indigenous
- Peoples, Alaska's Indigenous
- Indigenous People of Alaska
- Alaska Indigenous Peoples
- Native Alaskians
- Alaskian, Native
- Alaskians, Native
- Native Alaskian
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| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2019 | 7 | 6 | 13 | | 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 | | 2022 | 17 | 0 | 17 | | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alaska Natives" by people in Profiles.
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Yang M, Abdulsalam R, Shi Y, Fan W, Manson SM, Corrada MM, O'Connell J, Jiang L. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and related health conditions among American Indian and Alaska Native Medicare beneficiaries. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 04; 22(4):e71385.
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Maudrie TL, Hautala D, Caulfield LE, McPherson JM, Moore LR, Dickerson J, Vital J, LaFloe B, Norris A, Hawk Lessard K, Stately A, Bluebird Jernigan V, Walls ML, O'Keefe VM. What nourishes us: psychometric validation of culturally grounded measures of indigenous nourishment in a cross-sectional study of two urban native communities. Public Health Nutr. 2026 Mar 25; 29(1):e72.
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Goins RT, Shi Y, Corrada MM, Manson SM, O'Connell J, Jiang L. Longitudinal associations of depression and diabetes with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias risk among American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 07 24; 80(8).
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Stotz SA, Hebert LE, Moore KR, Jiang L, McNulty M, Begay K, Hicks T, Austin G, Couture N, Garrow H, O'Banion N, Brega AG. "What Can I Eat?" Healthy Choices for American Indian and Alaska Native Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Outcomes From a Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Diabetes Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025 Aug; 57(8):746-758.
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Huyser KR, Brega AG, Reid M, Parker T, Steiner JF, Chang J, Jiang L, Fyfe-Johnson AL, Johnson-Jennings M, Hiratsuka VY, Tsosie N, Manson SM, O'Connell J. Impact of social determinants of health on obesity among American Indian and Alaska Native young adults. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0322164.
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Bitterfeld L, Hill L, Bondurant J, Dailey-Vail J, Brega AG, Loresto F, Rael CT. Systems, Social, and Individual Factors Influencing Glycemic Control Among American Indian/Alaska Native Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Apr; 13(2):1115-1134.
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Ray L, Hiratsuka VY, Cheung K, Dillard DA, Tierney M, Manson SM. Making a Community Health Needs Assessment Participatory: A Case Study from an Alaska Native Health Care Organization. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2025; 32(2):1-26.
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Stotz SA, Hebert LE, Scarton L, Begay K, Gonzales K, Garrow H, Charley M, Aspaas M, Charron-Prochownik D, Manson SM. Supporting Holistic Health and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Reduction Among Young Native Females Prior to Pregnancy: A Qualitative Exploration. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Dec 28; 22(1).
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Wesner CA, Around Him D, Ullrich JS, Martin L, Denmark N, Russette H, Lee K, Sarche M, Asdigian NL, Barnes-Najor J, Whitesell NR. Co-creating a conceptual model of Indigenous relational wellbeing in early childhood: Planting seeds of connectedness. Infant Ment Health J. 2025 Mar; 46(2):115-132.
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Jernigan VBB, Maudrie TL, Lopez SV. Stagnating Life Expectancy Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Understanding the Drivers and Recommendations for Research, Policy, and Practice. Annu Rev Public Health. 2025 04; 46(1):193-211.
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