Browsing Arctic Human Health by Subject "Human health"

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    • Analysis of Arctic Children and Youth Health Indicators 

      Wigle, Don; Gilman, Andy; McAllister, Ken; Gibbons, Tracy (Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group, 2005-08)
      In 1998, the Sustainable Development Working Group, a working group of the Arctic Council, established the Future of Children and Youth of the Arctic Initiative to improve the health and well-being of children and youth ...

    • 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 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, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...