The effect of regular primary care utilization on long-term glycemic and blood pressure control in adults with diabetes.

Purpose: Complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) can be reduced with regular preventive care and guidance on self-management. We investigated whether regular primary care utilization could improve glycemic control and blood pressure control among American Indian/Alaska Native people with DM.

Methods: Patient characteristics, risk factors, and health outcomes were identified from electronic health records of a cohort of 2138 adults with DM who received care between 1995 and 2010 from Southcentral Foundation, a tribal provider.

Flight safety in Alaska: comparing attitudes and practices of high- and low-risk air carriers.

Introduction: Aircraft operations are a vital component of the transportation system in Alaska. Between 1990-2002, a total of 481 people died in Alaska in aviation accidents. The purpose of this study was to examine the practices and attitudes of Alaska commuter and air taxi operators and their pilots as they relate to company fatal accident rates.

Alaska air carrier operator and pilot safety practices and attitudes: a statewide survey.

Introduction: Aviation crashes are a leading cause of occupational fatalities in Alaska, with Alaskan pilots having nearly 100 times the fatality rate of U.S. workers overall.