Inuit women's stories of strength: informing Inuit community-based HIV and STI prevention and sexual health promotion programming.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose intolerance (IGT) among Inuit migrants living in Denmark, and to compare with findings from Greenland. Further, we analyzed determinants for diabetes and impaired glucose metabolism. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional, population-based ep...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Moustgaard H,Bjerregaard P,Borch-Johnsen K,Jørgensen ME

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:The Innuulisivik Maternity is a northern-based service in Povungnituk, Quebec, which serves the Inuit women of the Hudson Coast. Although most women stay in the North for childbirth, others are transferred south. This paper will describe the experience of the Innuulisivik Maternity, which uses committee-based risk ass...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Chatwood-Affleck S,Lippman A,Joseph L,Pekeles G

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To understand the knowledge levels, attitudes and perceptions of Alaska Native adolescent girls about cervical cancer, HPV, genital warts and the HPV vaccine. STUDY DESIGN:A qualitative study. METHODS:Seventy-nine in-depth interviews were conducted with adolescent females aged 11 through 18 years in 4 comm...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kemberling M,Hagan K,Leston J,Kitka S,Provost E,Hennessy T

更新日期：2011-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review suicide patterns among Inuit in Canada and highlight new developments in Inuit-driven and community-based suicide prevention. Study design. Narrative overview of suicide among Inuit in Canada, strides towards Inuit autonomy, and community and government action towards suicide prevention. METHODS:R...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kral Mj,Wiebe PK,Nisbet K,Dallas C,Okalik L,Enuaraq N,Cinotta J

更新日期：2009-06-01 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:Characterize and examine the prevalence of food insecurity in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, and identify stressors affecting the food system. STUDY DESIGN:A mixed-methods study using quantitative food security surveys and semi-structured interviews. METHODS:Food security surveys (n=61) were conducted with a ran...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Goldhar C,Ford JD,Berrang-Ford L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different possible behaviors at -5 degrees C after cold water immersion were studied. A test subject wearing winter clothing walked (5 km/h) on a treadmill for 45 minutes at -5 degrees C and at a wind velocity of 3 m/s with dry clothing, immediately after a thorough immersion in 5 degrees C water, or after immersi...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Rintamäki H,Hassi J,Mäkinen T,Koskenvuo K

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The medical internship as a way of exposing young doctors to training in a rural context is regarded as a useful tool to recruit and retain doctors in rural areas. Norwegian health authorities tested an arrangement of early sign-up for medical internships in the Finnmark County in Norway. OBJECTIVE:To repor...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Gaski M,Abelsen B

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：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：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：:We exposed six healthy men to 1-h cold air (10 degrees C) daily for 11 days and measured adrenal and thyroid hormones and TSH in serum before and after the cold air exposure on days 0, 5 and 10. We observed that on days 0, 5 and 10 the resting levels and the levels after the cold exposure in serum adrenaline, thyroid ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Korhonen I,Hassi J,Leppäluoto J

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：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 evaluate NicAlert immunoassay test strips and liquid chromatography atmospheric-pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) for the measurement of saliva cotinine levels in pregnant Alaska Native women. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:Pregnant women completed a questionnaire abou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Helzer LJ,Heitkamp KM,Shein M,Etzel RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：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：:Engaging community partners to work as co-researchers and research assistants for research involving Inuit communities or regions helps to ensure the equitable recognition of community and researcher priorities, mutual trust and respect, participation by local participants, inclusion of local knowledge and local uptak...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ferrazzi P,Christie P,Jalovcic D,Tagalik S,Grogan A

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To review the current status of health care access and utilization among Indigenous people in the North America, Australia and New Zealand. STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. METHODS:A systematic search and critical review of relevant studies using online searches of electronic databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, M...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Marrone S

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Over the last decades, reindeer-herding management has experienced dramatic changes, e.g. increased motorization and socio-economic pressure. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether these changes have increased the risk of fatal, work-related accidents and suicide between 1961 and 2000. STUDY...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hassler S,Sjölander P,Johansson R,Grönberg H,Damber L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alaska Native people are disproportionately impacted by tobacco-related diseases in comparison to non-Native Alaskans. DESIGN:We used Alaska's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to describe tobacco use among more than 4,100 Alaska Native adults, stratified by geographic region and demographi...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Dilley JA,Peterson E,Hiratsuka VY,Rohde K

更新日期：2013-08-05 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