Obesity Struggle Among Alaska NativesSeptember 30, 2013 at 79 p.m.

Time: September 30, 2013 at 79 p.m.
Audience:Public
Category:Lecture
Attendancenone
Description

Julie Serstad, RN, PHN, MSN, Deputy Director of the North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska, will talk about the struggle to maintain a subsistence lifestyle, fight the destructive impact of fishing and hunting regulations that have been imposed on traditional food sources, and what is currently being done to work with Alaska Natives/Native Americans to reduce obesity in a culturally sensitive way. This lecture is open to the public.

This event is sponsored by the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Lyceum and Lefler Series, the Department of Nursing, Education, Environmental Studies, Geography, Peace Studies, Psychology/Neuroscience, and Sociology/Anthropology.