Prevalence of food insecurity in a Greenlandic community and the importance of social, economic and environmental stressors.

abstract：:Data have been lacking on the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis B (HB) infections in the North American Indian population in Canada. In January 1992, surveillance was introduced into two residential First Nations alcohol and drug treatment centers in British Columbia as part of an AIDS/STD education program. Male and fe...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Martin JD,Mathias RG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been a health concern in Greenland, especially within the age group of 15-34 year olds. However, no overview exists of the potential differences in regional incidence and management of STIs. This study investigates the age, gender and region specific...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Homøe AS,Berntsen S,Pedersen ML

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest over the last decades. Nonetheless, possible connections between indigenous singing traditions and health beyond traditional ceremonial healing practices are still under-researched worldwide. The Sami, the indigenous pe...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hämäläinen S,Musial F,Salamonsen A,Graff O,Olsen TA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In preparation for the initial offering of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Interior-Aleutians Campus Rural Nutrition Services (RNS) program, a literature review was conducted to establish the need for the proposed program and to substantiate the methodology for delivering integrated, culturally tai...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： McConnell S

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 60 years, Alaska's mean annual temperature has increased by 1.6°C, more than twice the rate of the rest of the United States. As a result, climate change impacts are more pronounced here than in other regions of the United States. Warmer temperatures may allow some infected host animals to survive winter...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hueffer K,Parkinson AJ,Gerlach R,Berner J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rate and causes of preterm (before 37 weeks gestation) and very preterm (before 32 weeks gestation) delivery among a population of Inuit living in Canada. STUDY DESIGN:Three-year retrospective cross-sectional review of charts for patients delivering in the Baffin Region of Canada. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Muggah E,Way D,Muirhead M,Baskerville B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging infections have in recent years caused enormous health problems. About 70% of these infections are zoonotic e.g. arise from natural foci in the environment. As climate change impacts ecosystems there is an ongoing transition of infectious diseases in humans. With the fastest changes of the climate occurring i...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Omazic A,Berggren C,Thierfelder T,Koch A,Evengard B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that the unexpectedly low prevalence of winter depression in Iceland is explained by Icelanders enjoying more daylight, during the winter months, than allocated to them by latitude. METHODS:A conventional photometer was applied to measure illuminance on a horizontal surface at 64 degr...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Axelsson J,Ragnarsdóttir S,Pind J,Sigbjörnsson R

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reasons for the rapidly increasing prevalence of diabetes (NIDDM) among Alaskan Eskimos are only partly understood. This study examines the association of fatty acid metabolism in 68 Alaskan Eskimos with NIDDM or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and 386 with normal glucose tolerance > 24 years old. The prevalence ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ebbesson SO,Kennish J,Ebbesson L,Go O,Yeh J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The US commercial fishing industry is hazardous, as measured by mortality data. However, research on non-fatal injuries is limited. Non-fatal injuries constitute the majority of occupational injuries and can result in workers' lowered productivity and wages, lost quality of life, and disability. In the Unite...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Syron LN,Lucas DL,Bovbjerg VE,Bethel JW,Kincl LD

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health sta...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Young TK,Broderstad AR,Sumarokov YA,Bjerregaard P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To survey snowmobile injury events treated in Longyearbyen hospital, Svalbard and to report the injury distribution and characteristics for Svalbard residents and visitors driving snowmobiles. DESIGN:Prospective injury recording. SETTING:The Norwegian arctic archipelago, Svalbard during three years fr...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ytterstad B,Norheim J

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Cochlear implant (CI) treatment was introduced to the world in the 1980s and has become a routine treatment for congenital or acquired severe-to-profound hearing loss. CI treatment requires access to a highly skilled team of ear, nose and throat specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists for e...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Homøe P,Andersen T,Grøntved A,Percy-Smith L,Bille M

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the distribution of blood lipids, lipoprotein and apoB/apoA-1 ratio in a multi-ethnic population of Sami, Kvens and Norwegians in Norway. Study design. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in 2003-2004 in an area with a mixed Sami, Kvens/Finns and Norwegian population, the SAMIN...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nystod T,Utsi E,Selmer R,Brox J,Melhus M,Lund E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rickets was first described in the 17th century and vitamin D deficiency was recognized as the underlying cause in the early 1900s. Despite this long history, vitamin D deficiency remains a significant health concern. Currently, vitamin D supplementation is recommended in Canada for breast fed infants. There...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Gross ML,Tenenbein M,Sellers EA

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Anglican Church of Canada burial records from 1851-1964 for the Moose Factory First Nation are analysed for mortality seasonality. The 113-year study period is subdivided into three death cohorts (1851-1906, 1914-1945 and 1946-1964) that broadly reflect the late 19th century, early 20th century, and the post-WWII peri...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Herring DA,Hoppa RD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a low breast cancer incidence and low population density, Greenland is geographically and organisationally challenged in implementing a cost effective breast cancer screening programme where a large proportion of the Greenlandic women will have to travel far to attend. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the cos...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Christensen MK,Niclasen BV,Iburg KM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The rapid increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has created an urgent need to develop new practices to prevent and treat it. One possibility is to provide specialists services to remote areas through videoconferencing (VC). Therefore, the aim was to study the feasibility of short-term group cou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Laitinen J,Korkiakangas E,Alahuhta M,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Rajala U,Timonen O,Jokelainen T,Keränen AM,Remes J,Ruokonen A,Hedberg P,Taanila A,Husman P,Olkkonen S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the background, approach and general results of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) study. STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) study with one tribal group to assess risk and protection for obesity and the risk factors related to ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Mohatt GV,Plaetke R,Klejka J,Luick B,Lardon C,Bersamin A,Hopkins S,Dondanville M,Herron J,Boyer B,Center for Alaska Native Health Research.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several European and North American studies have reported associations between cold temperatures and mortality from diseases of the circulatory system. However, the effects of cold vary between the settings warranting further research in other parts of the world. OBJECTIVES:To study associations between tem...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Grjibovski AM,Nurgaliyeva N,Kosbayeva A,Menne B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this paper is to investigate how changes in the Greenlandic family structure and perceived difficulties in communicating with parents affect the prevalence of alcohol consumption and the risk of drunkenness among schoolchildren. STUDY DESIGN:The survey was carried out in February 1998 in al...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： del Carmen M,Alcón G,Pedersen JM,María A,González C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use rates are exceptionally high among indigenous people in North America. Alaska Native, low socio-economic status (SES) and rural communities are high-priority populations for Alaska's Tobacco Control program. DESIGN:For the purpose of better informing tobacco control interventions, we conducted a...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Dilley JA,Peterson E,Bobo M,Pickle KE,Rohde K

更新日期：2013-08-05 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：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：:Seven-field stereo retinal photography is both 100% sensitive and specific for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy and is the standard for evaluating the severity of retinopathy both for clinical and epidemiological studies. It is also very useful for follow-up of diabetics and eventual treatment of complicated cases with...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Martin JD,Yidegiligne HM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various types of system reactions of men's organism to industrial migrations (Tyumen--in latitude 57 degrees north and Kharasavey in latitude 71 degrees north) and the influence of climate stress are determined. Type I reaction is characterised by a moderate increase of the watch and its subsequent normalisation. Thus...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kolpakov VV,Fateeva NM,Rybtsova TN

更新日期：2001-11-01 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:This article is part of an ethnographic study that aims to describe and understand health as a phenomenon of the Sami culture. STUDY DESIGN:The article is based on literature concerning the northern environment and the Sami culture, which is analysed from the point of view of health culture. RESULTS:From t...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Tervo H,Müller-Wille L,Nikkonen M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00