Health transitions in arctic populations / edited by T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard.

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TextPublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2008 2010)Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 485 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781442688193
144268819X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health Transitions in Arctic Populations.DDC classification:

362.10911/3

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RC957 .H43 2008eb

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2008 H-805
WA 300 PA7

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1. Introduction / Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard -- pt. 1. Regions -- 2. Greenland / Peter Bjerregaard and Thomas Stensgaard -- 3. Northern Canada / Kue Young -- 4. Alaska / James Berner -- 5. Arctic Russia / Andrew Kozlov and Dmitry Lisitsyn -- 6. Northern Fennoscandia / Sven Hassler, Per Sjolander and Urban Janlert -- pt. 2. Peoples -- 7. Inuit / Peter Bterregaard and Kue Young -- 8. Dene / Kue Young -- 9. Sami / Sven Hassler, Siv Kvernmo and Andrew Kozlov -- pt. 3. Determinants -- 10. Environment and Living Conditions / Peter Bjerregaard, James Berner and Jon Oyvind Odland -- 11. Diet, Nutrition, and Physical Activity / Peter Bjerregaard and Marit Jorgensen -- 12. Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Use / Anna Rita Spein -- 13. Genetic Susceptibility / Robert Hegele and Rebecca Pollex -- 14. Cold Exposure, Adaptation, and Performance / Tiina Makinen and Mika Rytkonen -- pt. 4. Consequences -- 15. Infectious Diseases / Anders Koch, Michael Bruce and Preben Homoe -- 16. Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, and Obesity / Marit Jorgensen and Kue Young -- 17. Cancer / Jeppe Friborg and Sven Hassler -- 18. Injuries and Violence / Kue Young and Sven Hassler -- 19. Mental Health and Suicide / Anne Silviken and Siv Kvernmo -- 20. Maternal and Child Health / Jon Oyvind Odland and Laura Arbour -- pt. 5. Strategies -- 21. Improving the Health of Arctic Populations / Peter Bjerregaard, Kue Young and James Berner.

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Summary: The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples. This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities in the experiences of different peoples while recognizing their considerable diversity. They focus on five Arctic regions - Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, Arctic Russia, and Northern Fennoscandia, offering a general overview of the geography, history, economy, population characteristics, health status, and health services of each. The discussion moves on to specific indigenous populations (Inuit, Dene, and Sami), major health determinants and outcomes, and, finally, an integrative examination of what can be done to improve the health of circumpolar peoples. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations offers both an examination of key health issues in the north and a vision for the future of Arctic inhabitants.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-478).

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The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples. This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities in the experiences of different peoples while recognizing their considerable diversity. They focus on five Arctic regions - Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, Arctic Russia, and Northern Fennoscandia, offering a general overview of the geography, history, economy, population characteristics, health status, and health services of each. The discussion moves on to specific indigenous populations (Inuit, Dene, and Sami), major health determinants and outcomes, and, finally, an integrative examination of what can be done to improve the health of circumpolar peoples. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations offers both an examination of key health issues in the north and a vision for the future of Arctic inhabitants.

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