HEC4: Food, Nutrition, and Subsistence

Outcomes

• Cases of nutritional disorders (scurvy, marasmus, iron deficiency, etc.)
• Cases of anemia
• Rate of obesity/overweight
• Rate of hypercholesterolemia
• Child nutrition disorders

Indicators

• Diet composition (% protein, carbohydrates, etc.)
• Folic acid levels in pregnant women
• Fruit and vegetable consumption
• Sugar sweetened beverage consumption
• Wild food harvest (% participating, % consuming)
• Quantity/type subsistence resources consumed (% of diet)
• Recent changes to harvest
• Level of food security
• Food costs

Commonly used data sources

• Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Harvest Surveys
• Alaska Department of Health, Women's, Children's and Family Health Program, Data, Statistics and Publications
• Alaska Department of Health, Women's, Children's and Family Health Program, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
• Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting System
• Alaska Traditional Diet Survey, 2004
• Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER
• United States Census Bureau
• University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service-Food Cost Survey