Mission and values
Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity
Mission
"Building relationships and research-based knowledge to improve the health of Alaska Native people."
Values
Prevention and reduction of health disparities
CANHR seeks new knowledge through basic and applied research that can lead to understanding, preventing, and reducing health disparities in indigenous communities.
Cultural processes awareness
The center’s researchers study how cultural variables influence the understanding of disease expression in Alaska Native people so that research findings and intervention are valid and culturally appropriate.
Community-based participatory research framework
CANHR researchers work closely with, and take significant direction from, indigenous communities. Tribal community members are co-researchers.