Severe vitamin D deficiency in 6 Canadian First Nation formula-fed infants.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper describes the overall aims and design of the Social Transitions in the North study. The objective of the STN study was to assess how epidemiological, demographic and domestic changes have affected Northern communities. STUDY DESIGN:Sixteen communities in the Russian Far East and Alaska were compar...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Mason R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arctic peoples are spread over eight countries and comprise 3.74 million residents, of whom 9% are indigenous. The Arctic countries include Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Although Arctic peoples are very diverse, there are a variety of environmental and hea...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Smith HS,Bjerregaard P,Chan HM,Corriveau A,Ebbesson SO,Etzel RA,Fabsitz RR,Hakonarson H,Hild C,Nobmann ED,Reading J,Tereshchenko L,Young TK,Howard BV

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Drawing on census data and psychiatric hospital records, this paper examines the impact of rapid socioeconomic change on the mental health of residents in Northwestern Ontario resource-dependent communities. This research investigates whether residents in economically growing and declining communities experience more ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Park J,Nelson CH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Alaska Native Medical Center diabetes program analysed Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit data from 1994-2004 to evaluate the impact of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) funding on process and intermediate outcomes. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from standardized...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ramesh M,Schraer C,Mayer AM,Asay E,Koller K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aboriginal communities have a high prevalence of diabetes and heart disease, and limited resources to address them. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of prioritizing care with audit and feedback on cholesterol management of diabetic patients. STUDY DESIGN:A controlled before-after in...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Bhattacharyya O,Harris S,Zwarenstein M,Barnsley J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to analyse how changes in housework over the course of adulthood are related to somatic health in Swedish men and women. METHODS:Data were drawn from 2 waves of the Northern Swedish Cohort Study, response rate 94.3%, N=1,001. A subsample of cohabiting individuals was selected (n=328 women...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Landstedt E,Harryson L,Hammarström A

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important risk factors and findings of acute accidental hypothermia and concomitant local frostbites are reviewed. Both external and internal risk factors are usually present when exposure to cold is leading to death. The external factors are alcohol and psychic drugs, too light a clothing for the circumstanc...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hirvonen J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) disease controlled by vaccination with conjugate Hib vaccines, there is concern that invasive disease due to non-serotype b strains may emerge. OBJECTIVE:This study characterized invasive H. influenzae (Hi) isolates from Nunavut, Canada, in the post-Hib ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Tsang RS,Li YA,Mullen A,Baikie M,Whyte K,Shuel M,Tyrrell G,Rotondo JA,Desai S,Spika J

更新日期：2016-01-12 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：BACKGROUND:High suicide rates in the Russian North are coupled with high alcohol consumption in the described populations. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential role of alcohol consumption on suicides in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002-2012 and to compare this information with corresponding data from the ne...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Sumarokov YA,Brenn T,Kudryavtsev AV,Sidorenkov O,Nilssen O

更新日期：2016-07-22 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：:Notable regional and seasonal variation has been reported in the rate of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPE). The aim of this study was to assess the variation in the length of hospital stay for COPD in Finland on the north south axis and by season. For this purpose, the patient record...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kinnunen T,Säynäjäkangs O,Tuuponen T,Keistinen T

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Subsistence norms are part of the "ecosophy" or ecological philosophy of Alaska Native Peoples in the sub-Arctic, such as the Inupiat of Seward Peninsula. This kind of animistic pragmatism is a special source of practical wisdom that spans over thousands of years and which has been instrumental in the Iñupia...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Anthony R

更新日期：2013-08-05 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：OBJECTIVES:To compare European (ECSC) and Finnish reference values for single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)). STUDY DESIGN:Finnish reference values for DL(CO), specific diffusing capacity (DL(CO)/VA) and total lung capacity (TLC) were compared with ECSC reference values calculated for different...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Piirilä P,Seikkula T,Välimäki P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco reduction is a major priority in Canadian Inuit communities. However, many Inuit frontline health workers lacked the knowledge, confidence and support to address the tobacco epidemic. Given vast distances, high costs of face-to-face training and previous successful pilots using distance education, th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Collins R,Hammond M,Carry CL,Kinnon D,Killulark J,Nevala J

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well documented that dietary patterns have been changing for northern indigenous peoples as they adapt to a contemporary lifestyle. Recent dietary research among Chukotka Native adults showed a higher intake of saturated fatty acids (15% of energy) and sugar, and lower content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (5%)...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Mamleeva FR,Efendieva JB,Nikitin YP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the association between earlier sexual abuse and polysubstance abuse among persons in alcohol, drug and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland. The study included 431 individuals treated in 2017-2019. Data on exposure (sexual abuse), outcome (polysubstance abuse), and potential confou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Leth SV,Bjerrum ML,Niclasen BV

更新日期：2021-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the development of smoking and alcohol use among Greenlandic schoolchildren and propose future preventive strategies. STUDY DESIGN:National survey in schoolchildren grade 6-11. METHODS:Analysis of data from the 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 Health Behaviour in SchoolAged Children (HBSC) surveys in G...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Niclasen B,Schnohr C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality was compared in two major towns in northern Finland (Kemi and Oulu), which according to previous studies have high and low mortalities, respectively. In 1991-1995 life expectancy at birth in Oulu exceeded the national average by 0.7 years in males and 0.4 years in females but in Kemi it fell short of the nat...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Näyhä S,Hassi J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article is based on a pilot study of Finnmark University College's off-campus bachelor programme (BA) for nurses, organised in rural areas. The objectives were to explore whether these courses had contributed to reduced vacancies; whether the learning outcome of the off-campus courses was the same as th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nilsen G,Huemer J,Eriksen L

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite extensive investigations, some patients have no identifiable cause for their cholestatic liver enzyme abnormalities. The aim of this study was to document the clinical, laboratory, radiologic and histologic features of adult patients with idiopathic cholestasis (AIC). A computerised database of referred patien...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Minuk GY,Pollock G,Uhanova J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Canadian First Nations population is disproportionately burdened by diabetes and diabetes complications. Body weight management is purported to be important in the prevention and management of diabetes. In this study, we sought to describe weight change in a First Nation cohort according to diabetes status and man...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Riediger ND,Lukianchuk V,Roulette J,Lix LM,Elliott L,Bruce SG

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:A population-based birth registry has been set up for the Arctic town of Moncegorsk in north-western Russia. This investigation describes the health status of the delivering population, including pregnancy history and the prevalence of obesity, infections, smoking and alcohol abuse during the pregnancy perio...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Vaktskjold A,Paulsen EE,Talykova L,Nieboer E,Odland JØ

更新日期：2004-03-01 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:The purpose of this study was to develop a dietary instrument (food frequency questionnaire [FFQ]) that measured total dietary intake over 1 year among Alaska Native people in 2 regions. Ways of assessing diet are needed in order to accurately evaluate how the diets of Alaska Natives relate to their health. ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Johnson JS,Nobmann ED,Asay E,Lanier AP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changing Directions, Changing Lives, the Mental Health Strategy for Canada, prioritizes the development of coordinated continuums of care in mental health that will bridge the gap in services for Inuit populations. OBJECTIVE:In order to target ways of improving the services provided in these contexts to ind...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Lessard L,Fournier L,Gauthier J,Morin D

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00