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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 2Main Title | Health transitions in Arctic populations / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | University of Toronto Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2008 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 181602797 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780802091093; 0802091091; 9780802094018; 0802094015 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Health transition--Arctic regions ; Indigenous peoples--Health and hygiene--Arctic regions ; Arctic peoples--Health and hygiene ; Public health--Arctic regions ; Indians of North America--Health and hygiene--Arctic regions ; Inuit--Health and hygiene ; Eskimos--Health and hygiene ; Health Status ; Indians, North American ; Ursprungsbefolkningar--h alsa--Arktis ; Cirkumpol ara folk--h alsa ; Folkh alsa--Arktis ; Inuits ; Ursprungsbefolkningar--hälsa--Arktis ; Cirkumpolära folk--hälsa ; Folkhälsa--Arktis ; Health Status--Arctic Regions ; Indians, North American--Arctic Regions ; Inuits--Arctic Regions | |||||||||||
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Collation | xxi, 485 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-478). |
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Contents Notes | "The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples. This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities in the experiences of different peoples while recognizing their considerable diversity. They focus on five Arctic regions - Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, Arctic Russia, and Northern Fennoscandia, offering a general overview of the geography, history, economy, population characteristics, health status, and health services of each. The discussion moves on to specific Indigenous populations (Inuit, Dene, and Sami), major health determinants and outcomes, and, finally, an integrative examination of what can be done to improve the health of circumpolar peoples." |