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Talk of Alaska: Your Topic Here
We work hard to make Talk of Alaska, the weekly statewide call-in program on APRN stations, an interesting, insightful and timely program for Alaskans. As we look forward to new programs, we’d like to know what you think about potential Talk of Alaska topics and how we might approach them. We have some ideas we’re considering, listed below.
Please share your thoughts and ideas using the comment form at the bottom of this posting. Comment on the show ideas we listed or add your own ideas.
Eskimo Guard
Talk of Alaska: Mental Health Services for Returning National Guard Members
Are Alaska’s returning National Guard members receiving all the mental health services needed? How can our veterans access these services from the remote parts of Alaska? We talk with experts, check in with Senator Lisa Murkowski and take your calls.
A heritage of healing: Native practitioners to help veterans
Ancient Alaska Native healing techniques will soon supplement modern-day treatments for mental health ailments afflicting Alaskans returning from service in the Middle East.
Site Search Tags: climate change, Canada. IPY, research, adaptation, animals, emerging diseases, elk, Yukon. environmental change, subsistence, foods
Climate Change
Innovation Canada Profiles Northern Research and Climate Change in Current Issue http://www.northernwaterways.com/blog/
Innovation Canada is an on-line web magazine featuring new research in Canada, and projects funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Since its creation in 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has committed up to $3.7 billion in funds to 5,000 projects at more than 125 universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions across Canada. The current issue highlights research in the Canadian North, and CFI projects linked to the International Polar Year. Various essays profile educational programs, International Polar Year funding, paleoclimate research, information sharing, youth initiatives for raising awareness on environmental matters, and more. Guest author Susan Aglukark writes about her home community of Arviat, Nunavut, and concerns over pollution, water quality, and wildlife habitat at an estuary near the community. These stories and more are available in Issue #27. The archive of previous issues are available here. 5/2/2007
Docuticker Adapting to Climate Change http://www.docuticker.com/
Adapting to Climate Change: What’s Needed in Poor Countries and Who Should Pay (PDF; 493 KB) Source: Oxfam America
Winter ticks invade Yukon elk herds http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/
Yukon wildlife officials say a recently discovered infestation of winter ticks, a new invasive species in the territory, has hit elk herds and could pose a serious risk to moose. 4/18/2007
Site Search Tags: environmental health, telemedicine, cross-cultural, distance communication, BHIC, mining
BHIC Articles of Note http://library.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/archives/
Telephone Interpreting in Health Care Settings This succinct article answers commonly asked questions regarding the appropriate use of telephone interpreting in health care settings.
http://newroutes.org/node/4475
Tox Town, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov, the web site from the Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine, has added to its neighborhood scenes. Now, besides learning about the environment and health in cities, towns, farms and the US-Mexico Border, users can also learn about ports. Topics covered include drinking water, air quality, wastewater treatment, work hazards, sun safety and more. [scb] 1/16/2007
Community involves media to preserve language, culture http://www.fijitimes.com/
A MEDIA workshop heard how the Chinese community in the Pacific engaged the media in a bid to preserve their culture and language. (Fiji)
Key science Web sites buried in information avalanche http://www.eurekalert.org/
As more and more people are turning to the Internet to find information, important science Web sites are in danger of becoming buried in the sheer avalanche of facts now available online. Key science sites are failing to register in the top 30 Google search results. 3/21/2007
Librarians’ Internet Index: New This Week New and newly-discovered Web sites for librarians and everyone else, updated every Thursday morning. See more resources on our site, http://lii.org/.
Information for consumers about selecting home water purification and filtration systems. Describes treatment technologies (such as adsorption, softeners, ultraviolet treatment, reverse osmosis, and distillers), types of devices (point-of-entry and point-of-use), and drinking water treatment and homeland security. Includes a link to a product database and to related websites. From NSF, a nonprofit organization that develops consumer safety standards. 6/21/2007
Consumer Guide to Water Filters
A guide to help you determine what type of water filter might be right for your home. “Some filters aim to produce clearer, better-tasting water, while others work to remove contaminants that could affect your health.” Topics include specific types of filters (activated carbon filter, cation exchange softener, distiller, reverse osmosis filter, ultraviolet disinfection filter), and filter maintenance.
In English and Spanish. From the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). 6/21/2007
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The ticks are making more news. Elk ticks, not deer ticks of Lyme disease–
Invasive ticks, elk herds tick off Yukoners Retired biologist suggests destroying all elk to save moose population Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Be sure to read the entire article. There are lots of interesting environmental questions raised (game “management”, habitat change, introduced species, etc.). And, some additional questions. Elk are grazers and moose are browsers and should co-exist, foodwise. With habitats moving north because of climate change, these animals may face each other eventually, without human intervention. Elk can also carry prion disease, chronic wasting disease, which is similar to BSE of cows, scrapie of sheep, and kuru of people. Lyme disease spreads with the deer tick.
In North America, “elk” refers to the wapiti and not to moose while Europeans deal with moose as “elk”.