Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement

05/12/2026

in the news

In April 2026, researchers from CEAL’s Alliance for Community Engagement – Partnership for Action Toward Health (ACE-PATH) teams will join colleagues from across the country to study the complex he

04/14/2026

The AK ACE -PATH team had a wonderful time in Kake. We were happy to have so much participation from community members and time in person to work on our partnership with OVK.

Gunalchéesh to OVK and the entire community!

12/17/2025

CEAL Brings Community-Engaged Research Focus to APHA Annual Meeting. Click the link to read more! ⬇️
https://nihceal.org/news/ceal-brings-community-engaged-research-focus-apha-annual-meeting

12/17/2025

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09/29/2025

The Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement - Partnership for Action Toward Health (AK ACE-PATH) is a partnership between UAF Center for Alaska Native Health Research and UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics. It is one of three regional teams funded by NIH looking at environmental stressors. Phase 1 work of the three regional teams was highlighted in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Newsletter.

NIH-funded centers develop plans with communities in Alaska, California, and Colorado to address local environmental health concerns.

11/01/2024

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The AK ACE-CH Team would like to say Mahsi’ Choo to the community of Vashrąįį K’ǫǫ for allowing us to visit with you all back in August! We truly enjoyed discussing climate change and health with you all, as well as spending time on the land and learning from you. We cannot wait to visit again to share results, but to also socialize and spend time together.

Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement - Climate and Health (AK ACE-CH) Researcher team (Taa’ąįį (Evon) Peter, Karsten Hueffer, Morag Clinton, Jennifer Shaw and Hannah Robinson) traveled to Vashrąįį K’ǫǫ (Arctic Village, AK) for the first of four community data collection visits planned for 2024. The team spent four days in the community building relationships, learning about the community, and carrying out research activities. The ultimate goal of the visit was to understand community concerns and priorities regarding climate change and health in the community. This was carried out by conducting focus groups with community members and applying what was learned from the focus groups into statements for a Q-Sort Research Activity.

We hope everyone is safe and well. We will be in touch with you all soon!