Points of view: Inuit women's perceptions of pollution.

abstract：:Our research in high latitudes has allowed the identification of a special class of deadaptive disorders, northern cardiometeopathies, which integrates cardiovascular functional violations connected to biologically significant modifications of meteorological, geomagnetic, electrical, gravitational, rhythmological and ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hasnulin VI,Sevost'yanova EV,Hasnulina AV

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Myocardial and cerebral infarction are held to be rare among the Inuit, whereas cerebral haemorrhage is thought to be frequent. Recent studies have questioned these beliefs. We report data form our institution. METHOD:Retrospective data collection and review of all charts from Greenlandic patients from th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kjaergaard JJ,Bjerregaard P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to reduce barriers that prevent implementation of evidence-based recommendations about single-fraction palliative radiotherapy (PRT) and to demonstrate that single-fraction PRT yields similar outcomes as long-course treatment (≥10 fractions) in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nieder C,Dalhaug A,Haukland E,Mannsåker B,Pawinski A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To trace the historical development of the Rankin Inlet Birthing Centre since its inception in 1993 in the context of plans to make it the nucleus of a system of community birthing centres throughout Nunavut. STUDY DESIGN:This is an analytical historical study using a combination of oral history interviews,...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Douglas VK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We set out to find out in which way seasonal changes of environmental luminosity could affect melatonin secretion in humans. STUDY DESIGN:For an entire year we collected every two months nocturnal urine samples from 20 male outdoor workers who lived and worked in an area of the circumpolar region from which...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Leppäluoto J,Sikkilä K,Meyer-Rochow VB,Hassi J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the contribution of student co-researchers to a community-based participatory Photovoice investigation of Indigenous children's food-related lived experience. We examine co-researchers' contributions to the research process, their role in knowledge co-generation and dissemination, and factors that ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Genuis SK,Willows N,Alexander First Nation.,Jardine CG

更新日期：2015-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Provide an introduction to national IT strategies for the health and social sectors, and point out major challenges for the future of eHealth and Telemedicine in Norway. METHODS:The information provided in this article is based on reviews of national strategies and plans, and contact with projects and users...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Bergstrøm R,Heimly V

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate how commonly child-psychiatric inpatients have experienced and seen violence, and whether children with developmental disorders are at an increased risk for such traumatic events. METHODS:The sample consisted of 41 patients, 29 boys and 12 girls, with a m...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ebeling H,Nurkkala H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the method, data collection procedure and participation in The Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Areas with both Sami and Norwegian Settlements - the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional and semi-longitudinal. METHODS:In 2012, all inhabitants aged ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Brustad M,Hansen KL,Broderstad AR,Hansen S,Melhus M

更新日期：2014-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The first aim was to study how oral health care delivery was organized in member countries and to determine whether there were differences across the Barents region. The second aim was to assess the performance of the care provision systems. The Barents region is one of the largest hinterlands in northern Eu...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Widström E,Koposova N,Nordengen R,Bergdahl M,Eriksen H,Fabrikant E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a nationally developed and state-administered telephone survey which monitors the health behaviors and practices of adults aged 18 and older. One use of the survey is to monitor progress towards some of the Year 2000 Health Objectives for the United Stat...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ingle DE,Owen PG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Finland, children spend a lot of time outdoors in winter. Outdoor recreation in winter has a wide variety of effects on children's well-being. Although children are a subgroup that is vulnerable to cold exposure, remarkably little research has been done on the subject. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Rasi H,Kuivila H,Pölkki T,Bloigu R,Rintamäki H,Tourula M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current evidence shows that type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be prevented by life-style changes and medication. To meet the menacing diabetes epidemic, there is an urgent need to translate the scientific evidence regarding prevention of T2D into daily clinical practice and public health. In Finland, a national prog...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Saaristo T,Peltonen M,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Vanhala M,Saltevo J,Niskanen L,Oksa H,Korpi-Hyövälti E,Tuomilehto J,FIN-D2D Study Group.

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in the Eeyou Istchee communities of northern Quebec. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective quality assurance audit. METHODS:Patients with diabetes were identified using the Cree Diabetes Information System. Charts of eligible patients were audited for healthcare ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Naqshbandi Hayward M,Kuzmina E,Dannenbaum D,Torrie J,Huynh J,Harris S

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Community based physiotherapy services are an integral component of the recent implementation of a medical rehabilitation program in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. Since the year 2000, the Inuit people of Canada's central Arctic have had direct access to physiotherapy in their home communities. STUDY DESIG...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Achtemichuk M,McKenzie B,Fricke M,Cooper J,Macaulay A,Durcan A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether dietary supplementation with seal oil influenced the risk factors of atherosclerosis in healthy volunteers. Two intervention studies were carried out as preliminary steps in a larger project which aim at elucidating the disease preventive potential of seal oil. In study I ten healthy volunteers add...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC,Møller SM,Hansen JC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1991 and 1992, changes were made to the rate structure and eligibility requirements of the Northern Air Stage Program. To determine the effect of these changes on the affordability of a nutritious diet, food price surveys were conducted in 20 isolated communities, staging points, and selected southern cities and us...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Lawn J,Robbins H,Hill F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Russian Arctic, alarming trends (shortage of nomadic Indigenous women, high reproductive loss, child mortality rates) indicate long-term changes towards demographic decline. This study aimed at comparing some indicators of the reproductive health (childbirth rates, number of pregnancies, pregnancy loss) of Indi...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Bogdanova E,Andronov S,Lobanov A,Kochkin R,Popov A,Asztalos Morell I,Odland J

更新日期：2021-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus infections are common to south-western Alaska and have been associated with traditional steambaths. More than a decade ago, recommendations were made to affected communities that included preventive skin care, ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Raczniak GA,Gaines J,Bulkow LR,Kinzer MH,Hennessy TW,Klejka JA,Bruce MG

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Iceland is sparsely populated but social justice and equity has been emphasised within healthcare. The aim of the study is to examine healthcare services in Fjallabyggð, in rural northern Iceland, from users' perspective and evaluate social justice, access and quality of healthcare in an age of austerity. Mixed-method...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Gustafsdottir SS,Fenger K,Halldorsdottir S,Bjarnason T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how residents of the Inuit community of Nain, Nunatsiavut, Canada would like research results disseminated to their community. STUDY DESIGN:Qualitative study using focus groups and key informant interviews. METHODS:As part of a larger study on food safety, one focus group was conducted with hu...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Pufall EL,Jones AQ,McEwen SA,Lyall C,Peregrine AS,Edge VL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change could cause changes in the incidence of infectious diseases in Arctic regions. Higher ambient temperatures in the Arctic may result in an increase in some temperature sensitive foodborne diseases such as gastroenteritis, paralytic shellfish poisoning and botulism. An increase in mean temperature may als...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Parkinson AJ,Butler JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this cross-sectional qualitative study was to assess the impact of climate change on Sámi youth health, health care access, and health-seeking behaviour. Indigenous research methodology served as the basis of the investigation which utilised focus groups of youths and one-on-one interviews of adult communi...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kowalczewski E,Klein J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In an eight years period new peptic ulcer was diagnosed in 127 Inuit patients at the Central Hospital, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk/Godthåb. The ratios: duodenal ulcers (DU): prepyloric ulcers (PPU): gastric ulcers (GU) were 17:22:88. The male:female ratio was 2:1. 46 of the patients were living permanent...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Fenger HJ,Gudmand-Høyer E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the attitudes about and experiences with cervical cancer, Pap smear screenings and the HPV vaccine among a sample of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. We also evaluated demographic and social predictors of maternal interest in HPV vaccination. STUDY DESIGN:A mixed method design was used ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Cerigo H,Macdonald ME,Franco EL,Brassard P

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbidity and mortality rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are very high in Siberia. The prevalence of NCD risk factors is also very high, smoking being one of the most widespread risk factors. Prevention and cessation of smoking may improve the health of the population. Within the framework of the WHO MONICA (Mo...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Alekseeva NV,Molokov AL,Astakhova TI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess changes in plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations after ingestion of , a traditional north Norwegian fish dish rich in vitamin D. METHODS:Thirty-three volunteers all living in the city of Tromsø, located in northern Norway (latitude 690), were served a "Mølje" meal consisting o...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Brustad M,Sandanger T,Wilsgaard T,Aksnes L,Lund E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study deals with the effects of regular winter swimming on the mood of the swimmers. METHODS:Profile of Mood State (POMS) and OIRE questionnaires were completed before (October) and after (January) the four-month winter swimming period. RESULTS:In the beginning, there were no significant differences i...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Huttunen P,Kokko L,Ylijukuri V

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the auspices of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), a Russian-Norwegian co-operation project was established to assess the exposure of delivering women to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic areas of Russia. In the period 1993-95 blood and breast milk samples were collected from 94 deli...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Klopov V,Odland JO,Burkow IC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of research on Alaska Natives and their views on whether or not they believe they will age successfully in their home and community. There is limited understanding of aging experiences across generations. OBJECTIVE:This research explores the concept of successful aging from an urban Alask...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Lewis J

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00