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    • 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 One Health: Strategy for Resiliency - Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic Overview 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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, ...
    • 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 ...
    • One Health; Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic Draft Project Proposal Template 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic; Policy Recommendations, and Report 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • Project Proposal: Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic. 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • Project Proposal: Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Strengths United through Networks (RISING-SUN). 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • Proposal for a Comparative Review of Circumpolar Health Systems [CircHSR]. 

      SDWG Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG) (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 ...
    • Proposal for a Comparative Review of Circumpolar Nutritional Guidelines [CircNuGuide]. 

      SDWG Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG) (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 ...
    • Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups - Strengths United through Networks 2015-2017 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Sharing Hope. Circumpolar Perspectives on Promising Practices for Promoting Mental Wellness and Resilience. 

      Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) (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 ...
    • НАДЕЖДА И ЖИЗНЕСТОЙКОСТЬ. ПРОФИЛАКТИКА САМОУБИЙСТВ В АРКТИКЕ. 7-8 НОЯБРЯ 2009 ГОДА. СОВМЕСТНЫЙ ОТЧЕТ. 

      Unknown author (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 ...