Browsing by Subject "Human health"

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    • Address from an invited guest from EU's Norhern Dimension 

      EU's Northern Dimension (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2007-04)
      Invited guest's Speaking points on the Northern Dimensions priorities and projects.

    • AMAP Assessment 2002: Human Health in the Arctic. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2003-06-01)
      "This assessment report details the results of the 2002 AMAP assessment of Human Health in the Arctic. It builds upon the previous AMAP human health assessment that was presented in ‘AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution ...

    • AMAP Assessment 2009: Human Health in the Arctic. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2009-06-01)
      "This assessment report details the results of the 2009 AMAP assessment of Human Health in the Arctic. It builds upon the previous AMAP human health assessments that were presented in 19981 and 20022. The Arctic Monitoring ...

    • AMAP Assessment 2011: Mercury in the Arctic. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2011-11-01)
      "This assessment report details the results of the 2011 AMAP Assessment of Mercury in the Arctic. It builds upon the previous AMAP heavy metals assessments that were presented in 1998 and 2005. The Arctic Monitoring and ...

    • Arctic Human Health Initiative Report 

      Unknown author (Arctic CouncilSustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2009)
      The Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI) is an Arctic Council IPY [International Polar Year] initiative that aims to build and expand on existing Arctic Council and International Union for Circumpolar Health’s human health ...

    • The Arctic Human Health Initiative: A legacy of the International Polar Year 2007-2009. 

      Parkinson, Alan J. (Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2013)
      "The Arctic Council recognized that IPY 2007-2008 represented a unique opportunity to further stimulate cooperation and coordination on Arctic health research and increase the awareness and visibility of Arctic regions. ...

    • Arctic Pollution 2002. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (AMAP Secretariat, 2002)
      The second AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997 AMAP assessments on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Heavy Metals, Radioactivity, and Human Health, and including a new assessment on Climate Change ...

    • Arctic Pollution 2009: Persistent Organic Pollutants, Radioactivity, Human Health 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2009)
      The sixth AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997 and 2002 AMAP assessments of Persistent Organic Pollutants, Human Health and Radioactivity. Information is presented in a clear and readable manner ...

    • Arctic Pollution 2011 (Mercury). 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2011)
      The seventh AMAP State of the Arctic Environment Report, updating the 1997 and 2002 AMAP assessments of Mercury in the Arctic. Information is presented in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific audience; richly ...

    • Arctic Pollution Issues: A State of the Arctic Environment Report. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (AMAP Secretariat, 1997)
      A condensed version of the 1998 AMAP Assessment (scientific/technical ) Report, presenting the information in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive ...

    • Arctic Telemedicine Project Final Report 

      Unknown author (Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, 2000-08)
      In order for arctic communities to provide adequate healthcare to its people, there must be a sustainable means of delivering this care at a distance. Telemedicine has been identified as the use of computers, telecommunication, ...

    • Assessment 2007: Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Effects and Potential Effects. Volume 2. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2010-06-01)
      "This assessment report details the results of the 2007 Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic conducted under the auspices of the Arctic Council and coordinated by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme ...

    • Circumpolar Health Supplements 2010; 6 

      Unknown author (The International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers., 2010)
      "This Circumpolar Health Supplement reports on the progress of the Human Health Initia- tive an Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group International Polar Year (IPY) project, and serves as a deliverable marking ...

    • Feasibility Study for ACAP Demonstration Project on improved system for collection, storage, transport and treatment of mercury-containing waste (MCW) in NW Region of the Russian Federation 

      ; Danish Ministry of the Environment, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Arctic Contaminants Action Program, 2010-03)
      The ACAP Mercury Project is linked to a number of international agreements that address the mercury issue. The “Heavy Metals Protocol of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP-HM)” is the only ...

    • Food-based dietary guidelines in circumpolar regions 

      Jeppesen, Charlotte; Bjerregaard, Peter; Young, Kue (International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers, 2011)
      This report provides short and precise descriptions of the latest food-based dietary guidelines in selected circumpolar countries and regions (Fig.1), with special focus on the public access to the guidelines. This report ...

    • Guidelines for laboratories producing data for AMAP Human Health Studies - Version 1.0 May 2009. 

      Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2009-05-15)
      "AMAP's current objective is "providing reliable and sufficient information on the status of, and threats to, the Arctic environment, and providing scientific advice on actions to be taken in order to support Arctic ...

    • Health Safety and Environmental Management Systems 

      Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) (Arctic Council's Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (PAME), 2013)
      PAME held a Health Safety and Environmental Management Systems (HSEMS) Workshop in Keflavik, Iceland 10-12 June. The agenda of the workshop was coordinated with the related EPPR Recommended Practices for Prevention oil ...

    • Hope and Resilience. Suicide Prevention in the Arctic 

      Viskum Lytken Larsen, Christina; Pedersen, Cecilia Petrine; Berthelsen, Stina W.; Chew, Clara (Organizing Committee, 2010)
      The report is structured according to the different sections in the seminar [Hope and Resilience in Suicide Prevention]. Section I states the background of the seminar followed by Section II dedicated to the understanding ...

    • International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS): Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 

      Parkinson, Alan; Cottle, Tammy (Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group, 2006)
      Human health is a critical component of any sustainable development program. Sustainable economic development is frequently accompanied by changes in a number of factors, which impact human health and promote the emergence ...

    • Review of Cancer among Circumpolar Indigenous Peoples. Summary Report to the Sustainable Development Working Group 

      Young, Kue (Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2015-01-19)
      Cancer is a growing health problem among circumpolar Indigenous peoples and effective prevention and control measures require valid and reliable surveillance data to support planning and evaluation. While circumpolar ...