IN REMOTE YUP'IK COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA, ONE OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED REGIONS IN THE US, 51% OF YUP'IK ALASKA NATIVE 3 YEAR OLDS ARE OBESE. DESPITE THIS ALARMING STATISTIC, ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN ARE SERIOUSLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN OBESITY PREVENTION RESEARCH. THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF THIS INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PROJECT ARE TO PREVENT OBESITY IN 3-5 YEAR OLD ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES BY ACCOMPLISHING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1) EVALUATE A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, HOME-FOCUSED INTERVENTION, TUNDRA GIFTS, THAT LINKS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMMING (I.E. HEAD START) AND FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (I.E. WIC AND SNAP) WITH PRIMARY CAREGIVERS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING AND AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE USING A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED DESIGN.2) EVALUATE KEY PROCESS INDICATORS OF TUNDRA GIFTS USING THE RE-AIM FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON OUTCOMES OF VARIATIONS IN PERSONS AND SETTINGS AND TO ENHANCE THE GENERALIZABILITY OF OUR FINDINGS.3) TO ENHANCE LOCAL AND REGIONAL CAPACITY TO PREVENT OBESITY AMONG ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN BY ENGAGING DIETETICS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENTS (THE STATE'S FUTURE WORKFORCE), HEAD START STAFF AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE PROGRAMTHE INTERVENTION, WHICH INCREASES PARENTS' HEALTH, NUTRITION LITERACY, SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE WITH REGARD TO CREATING HEALTHY FOOD AND ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, IS SCALABLE BY DESIGN AND CAN BE DELIVERED TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES AT A LOW COST BY PARAPROFESSIONALS WITHOUT FORMAL TRAINING. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE ALIGNED WITH USDA'S GOAL OF DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY.