Arctic Human Health
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To broaden the scope and strengthen the integration of human health activities within the Council by developing concrete initiatives to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and other Arctic residents.
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Project CREATeS Circumpolar Resilience, Engagement, and Action Through Story
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The two quotations that open this report – the first from the digital story of a young Iñupiaq woman from Alaska, the second from a digital story by two Greenlandic Inuit women – showcase the strength and creativity of ... -
The Arctic as a Food Producing Region
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)In 2016, the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) endorsed The Arctic as a Food Producing Region research project. Involving research teams from Iceland, Norway, Canada, Greenland and Russia, the objective of the ... -
Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic; Policy Recommendations, and Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-02)One Health is a particularly well-matched tool to advance the understanding of health threats from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change in the Arctic. As a multidisciplinary approach, One Health strengthens ... -
Results of an Arctic Council Survey on Water and Sanitation Services in the Arctic
(Sustainable Development Working Group, 2017-05-11)Access to clean drinking water and sanitation is a basic human right. The 2015 UN Goals for Sustainable Development include providing access to safe and affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene for all ... -
Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups - Strengths United through Networks 2015-2017
(Sustainable Development Working Group, 2017-05-11)Under the US Arctic Council Chairmanship theme of Improving Economic and Living Conditions in Arctic Communities, the RISING SUN initiative used a consensus-building process to identify common outcomes and their measures ... -
One Health; Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic
(Sustainable Development Working Group, 2017-05-11)One Health is a particularly well-matched tool to advance the understanding of health threats from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change in the Arctic. As a multidisciplinary approach, One Health strengthens ... -
Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes (WIHAH) - Conference report
(Sustainable Development Working Group, 2017-05-11)The Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes (WIHAH) conference was held in Anchorage, Alaska, September 18-21, 2016. The conference convened international experts, engineers, health experts, academics and community ... -
Arctic One Health: Strategy for Resiliency - Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic Overview
(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2016)"A One Health approach advances the concept and practice of a multidisciplinary approach to health risks in human, animals, plants and the environment. Core to the One Health model is a participatory community-based approach, ... -
Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic Draft Project Proposal Template
(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2016)Objective of Project: "Operationalize a One Health approach in the Arctic to forge co-equal, all inclusive collaborations across multiple scientific disciplines and Arctic communities in order to enhance resiliency of the ... -
The Arctic Human Health Initiative: A legacy of the International Polar Year 2007-2009.
(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. ... -
Circumpolar Health Supplements 2010; 6
(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 ... -
НАДЕЖДА И ЖИЗНЕСТОЙКОСТЬ. ПРОФИЛАКТИКА САМОУБИЙСТВ В АРКТИКЕ. 7-8 НОЯБРЯ 2009 ГОДА. СОВМЕСТНЫЙ ОТЧЕТ.
(Организационным комитетом, 2010)В конце 1990-х годов Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ) начала подчеркивать необходимость разработки стратегий профилактики самоубийств. С тех пор многие арктические регионы разработали и внедрили стратегии ... -
Project Proposal: Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Strengths United through Networks (RISING-SUN).
(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2015)"Objective of Project: To create common metrics for evaluating suicide prevention efforts in the Arctic as a key component of scaling up and evaluating interventions across the circumpolar region. Rationale: RISING SUN ... -
Project Proposal: Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic.
(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2015)"Objective of Project: Operationalize a One Health approach in the Arctic to forge co-equal, all inclusive collaborations across multiple scientific disciplines and Arctic communities in order to enhance resiliency of the ... -
Proposal for a Comparative Review of Circumpolar Nutritional Guidelines [CircNuGuide].
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2010)"Nutrition is a major determinant of health and different national health authorities, professional organizations, and special interest groups have produced and promoted nutritional and dietary guidelines for consumers to ... -
Proposal for a Comparative Review of Circumpolar Health Systems [CircHSR].
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2010)"Health care for remote, sparsely populated communities across the circumpolar North face substantial organizational, financial, logistical, technical, and human resource challenges. While circumpolar regions share many ... -
Review of Cancer among Circumpolar Indigenous Peoples. Summary Report to the Sustainable Development Working Group
(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 ... -
Sharing Hope. Circumpolar Perspectives on Promising Practices for Promoting Mental Wellness and Resilience.
(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2015)Suicide in circumpolar regions is a pressing health policy concern and is understood within a complex socio-economic historical context of the Arctic’s Indigenous Peoples. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates ... -
International Advisory Committee. Arctic Human Heath Initiative. Arctic Council. (draft)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2005-02-17)List of international advisory committee persons for the Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI). Draft. -
International Polar Year. Arctic Human Health Initiative.
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2005)Working paper/informational document from the Arctic Councils Senior Arctic Officials meeting in Yakutsk, Russia, April 6-7 2005 on the International Polar Year & the Arctic Human Health Initiative. Gives an outline about ...
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