CBHRS researchers, as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national effort, collaborated with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations to implement evidence-based practices found to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Alcohol-exposed pregnancies can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)–one of the most common preventable causes of lifelong intellectual and developmental disabilities in the U.S.
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Alcohol-exposed pregnancies, which can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), is one of the most common preventable causes of lifelong intellectual and developmental disabilities in the U.S. Healthcare teams can play a critical role in preventing FASDs; however, they are currently unprepared to do so. Training can remediate this problem.
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Robyn Mertz, a graduate research assistant with the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) and co-authors earned a citation at the April 2021 Society for Behavioral Medicine national conference for their abstract, "Using Facebook Advertising as a Recruitment Tool for an mHealth Alcohol Intervention Clinical Trial."
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Researchers at ISER’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) have been tracking data on distribution and use of Narcan® rescue kits supplied to the general public through the State of Alaska's Project Hope program. Rebecca Porter, Kathryn Davis and Bridget Hanson are the authors of two infographics that reflect data collected from 2017 through 2019. The report on Narcan® use in Alaska showed that 299 lives have been saved by using a rescue kit. That number is likely even higher, say researchers.
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CBHRS associate professor Dr. Diane King (co-investigator) and research professional Alex Edwards (project manager) are collaborating with psychology professor Dr. Patrick Dulin (principal investigator) on a clinical trial to reduce drinking. Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, study participants will test either a smart-phone app or a chatbot version of an evidence-based program called Step Away.
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A new paper by CBHRS researchers Dr. Bridget Hanson and Becky Porter describes experiences of Alaskans using naloxone to prevent opioid overdose in their peers. Participants described naloxone as easy to use and effective in reversing overdose. They emphasized the need to have naloxone widely available in order to prevent overdose death.
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Participants in a study that compared an alcohol intervention app (Step Away) to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) version (Step Away Chatbot), emphasize that positivity, personalization, tailored tips and the ability to track their drinking were the most helpful features for sustaining their engagement with the program.
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CBHRS researchers are evaluating Project HOPE, the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Narcan® distribution and overdose education program. Narcan® is a nasal spray medication that reverses opioid overdose. The public distribution of opioid overdose rescue kits is a best practice strategy to reduce opioid-related deaths.
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CBHRS and its partners on the Women’s Health Nurses and Midwives Collaboration for Alcohol-Free Pregnancy (WHNMCAP) project are meeting for the first time this week to map out the next four years. They are also sharing information at the Alaska Public Health Summit as part of a panel presentation.
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Safe and healthy aging for LGBT elders, personal experiences of Naloxone users, and how national women's health nursing and midwifery organizations are promoting alcohol-free pregnancies will be among research shared by ISER's Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) at the 2019 Health Summit in Anchorage, January 22-24.
CBHRS researchers will participate in the following: