Animistic pragmatism and native ways of knowing: adaptive strategies for overcoming the struggle for food in the sub-Arctic.

abstract：:In August 2012, a literature search with the aim of describing indicators on food and water security in an Arctic health context was initialized in collaboration between the Arctic Human Health Expert Group, SDWG/AHHEG and the AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme within the Arctic Council) Human Health Ass...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nilsson LM,Berner J,Dudarev AA,Mulvad G,Odland JØ,Parkinson A,Rautio A,Tikhonov C,Evengård B

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the Tromstannen-Oral Health in Northern Norway (TOHNN) study was to investigate oral health and dental-related diseases in an adult population. This article provides an overview of the background of the study and a description of the sample characteristics and methods employed in data collection. ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Holde GE,Oscarson N,Tillberg A,Marstrander P,Jönsson B

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) has made gonorrhoea control and treatment more complex globally. In Greenland, the incidence of gonorrhoea is high and there is a need for continued surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility.This study investigated gonococcal isolates obtained in Greenland's ca...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Berntsen S,Mulvad G,Jensen JS,Poulsen P,Hansen HL,Pedersen ML

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cluster is a mini-epidemic of a rare disease. Clusters may give clues to the etiology of disease, or may signal a hazardous exposure. Unfortunately, cluster investigations seldom are conclusive, for several reasons. Statistically significant clusters can occur by chance. The probability of finding chance cancer clus...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Cobb N

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:This study deals with the adaptation of the sympathoadrenal responses to an acute cold water immersion in ordinary winter swimmers. Hormonal responses were determined at the beginning of the winter swimming period in the autumn and after regular swimming for one and three months. Water temperature in the river was 10 ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Huttunen P,Rintamäki H,Hirvonen J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on a participatory research process in southwest Alaska focusing on youth involvement as a means to facilitate health promotion. We propose youth-guided community-based participatory research (CBPR) as way to involve young people in health promotion and prevention strategizing as part of translatio...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ford T,Rasmus S,Allen J

更新日期：2012-05-08 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：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：OBJECTIVE:The Brightening Our Home Fires (BOHF) project was conceptualized as an exploratory project to examine the issue of the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) from a women's health perspective in the Northwest Territories (NT). While dominant discourse suggests that FASD is preventable by absten...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Badry D,Felske AW

更新日期：2013-08-05 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：:The Eeyouch are a First Nations (Cree) population that live above 49.6°N latitude in Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec. Eeyouch rely on traditional foods (TF) hunted, fished or gathered from the land. The overarching aim of this study was to achieve an understanding of the factors associated with TF intake among Eeyouc...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Noreen W,Johnson-Down L,Jean-Claude M,Lucas M,Robinson E,Batal M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared rates of unintentional injury (UI) deaths (total and by injury category) among Alaska Native (AN) people to rates of U.S. White (USW) and Alaska White (AKW) populations during 2006-2015. The mortality data for AN and AKW populations were obtained from Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics and USW mortality dat...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Day G,Holck P,Strayer H,Koller K,Thomas T

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVES:To compare 3 questionnaires used to evaluate early developmental problems, emotional disturbances and competence in 18-month-old infants. STUDY DESIGN:A follow-up study with parents of infants 8 to 36 months of age who responded to a developmental questionnaire. METHODS:Fifty infants (18 months of age) wer...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Haapsamo H,Ebeling H,Soini H,Joskitt L,Larinen K,Penninkilampi-Kerola V,Carter A,Moilanen I

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：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：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

abstract：:In this article we review the thirty-year-old person from the viewpoint of the development psychology, life span, physical health and family life. In his psychological development a person has at this stage become adult, but he still uses some psychic mechanisms and coping strategies which are typical for the adolesce...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Isohanni M,Tervo A,Wahlberg KE

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:In the first part of the study the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed Type 2 diabetes among adult rural populations of southern, central and northern areas of the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia is compared. The six-year mean incidence of diabetes in the southern area was 0.86 per 1000 (95% CI: 0.66-1.06), in the cen...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Dogadin SA,Mashtakov BP,Taranushenko TE

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cell-mediated immunity and alcohol intake was studied in an Antarctic wintering group. Cell-mediated immune responses have previously been shown to be significantly lowered on the Antarctic Continent. The cause for this is yet to be elucidated. The cutaneous CMI Multitest was used to assess ce...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Thom O,Lugg DJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of obesity and obesity-related conditions varies by population groups. Indigenous women of the circumpolar north are believed to be at high risk of obesity. OBJECTIVE:We studied, first the obesity prevalence in indigenous Arctic women, Nenets, compared to urban Russian women. Second, the asso...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Petrenya N,Brustad M,Dobrodeeva L,Bichkaeva F,Lutfalieva G,Cooper M,Odland JØ

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic ultrasound in remote sites is limited by attendant delay in interpretation and reporting. Technology advances were incorporated in an ultrasound program based in Churchill, Manitoba, and designed to meet the needs of the Central Canadian Arctic. Still-frame ultrasound images are digitized via a sonographer'...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Martin BD,Levi C,Kelly JL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a dearth of literature to guide the development of community-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and sexual health promotion programs within Inuit communities. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to create a dialogue with Inuit women to address the lack of information avai...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Rand JR

更新日期：2016-12-09 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

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