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Blood Pressure Among the Inuit (Eskimo) Populations in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Bjerregaard
Eric Dewailly
T. Kue Young
Carole Blanchet
Robert A. Hegele ... [et al.]
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 31, no. 2, 2003, pp. 92-99
Study shows that Inuit blood pressures rank intermediate on a global scale but low compared with most European populations.
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Body Proportions in Healthy Adult Inuit in East Greenland in 1963

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stig Andersen
Gert Mulvad
Henning Sloth Pedersen
Peter Laurberg
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 73-76
Data from the 1963 study is helping current researchers with a reference point to assess changes in body dimension.
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Breast Cancer in the Arctic - Changes Over the Past Decades

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stine Overvad Fredlund
Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 19155
Reviews current literature and reports on the trends in incidence and cause including health and lifestyle conditions and increases in environmental contaminants.
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The Bringer of Light: the Raven in Inuit Tradition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Polar Record, vol. 42, no. 3, July 2006, pp. 187-204
Discussion of the Arctic raven complex in Alaska and comparison to the eastern Arctic understandings are discussed.
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Burden of Mortality in Greenland: Today and Tomorrow

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lasse Christian Nielsen
Kristian Schultz Hansen
Ulla Ringgren Nielsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 86-92
Study advocates for increased health prevention measures to better manage the future disease burden.
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Can We Compare Violence Data Across Countries?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanita Sundaram
Tine Curtis
Karin Helweg-Larsen
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 389-396
Conclusions of study enable policy makers to prescribe solutions to develop and implement preventative strategies.
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Cancer Among Circumpolar Populations: An Emerging Public Health Concern

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Janet J. Kelly
Jeppe Friborg
Leena Soininen
Kai O. Wong
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 29787
Compares the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions with a special focus on Inuit, Athabaskans and Sami.
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Cancer Among the Circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003 I. Backgrounds and Methods

Alternate Title
Cancer Among Inuit (I)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 5, December 2008, pp. 396-407
Demonstrates that international partnerships in cancer surveillance can work well, and that Inuit are at high risk for some cancers that are rare in other population groups.
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Cancer Among the Circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003. II. Patterns and Trends

Alternate Title
Cancer Among Inuit (II)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 5, December 2008, pp. 408-420
Concludes that cancer is increasing among Inuit men and women in all regions, and suggests that they continue to be at extreme high risk, relative to non-Inuit populations.
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Cancer in Circumpolar Populations

Alternate Title
Special Editorial: Cancer in Circumpolar Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kue Young
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 5, Speicial Issue, December 2008, p. 395
Presents an introduction which contains two papers on the Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland by the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review Working Group.
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Cancer in Greenlandic Inuit 1973-1997

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeppe Friborg
Anders Koch
Jan Wohlfarht
Hans-Henrik Storm
Mads Melbye
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 195-198
Investigates links between increased cancer rates and changes in living conditions.
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Changing Living Conditions, Life Style and Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tine Curtis
Siv Kvernmo
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 5, 2005, pp. 442-450
Shows how environmental change in living conditions can affect physical and mental health.
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Children and Orality: Self Reported body and Emotional Experiences with Horror Stories

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Comments on a pilot project, among 52 youth, that looks into their fascination with the horror genre in movies, literature and social encounters. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Children in Greenland: Disease Patterns and Contacts to the Health Care System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marius Kløvgaard
Nina Odgaard Nielsen
Thomas Lund Sørensen
Peter Bjerregaard
Britta Olsen ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 32903
Looks at use of health care facilities for children ages 0-10 in the Ivaaq (The Greenland Child Cohort) and CLEAR (climate changes, environmental contaminants and reproductive health cohort) in Nuuk .
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Circumpolar Health Indicators: Sources, Data, and Maps

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Health Supplements
Articles » General
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Supplement 3, 2008, pp. 1-128
Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.
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Circumpolar Inuit Health Systems

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanna Ellsworth
Annmaree O'Keeffe
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21402
Study comparing health systems in four countries concluded that none are adequately addressing Inuit health needs.
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The City Life of Youths in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jette Rygaard
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 33-54
Article investigates the views held by youth residing in urban communities and compared to those living in smaller communities.
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Climate Change and the Warming Politics of Autonomy in Greenland

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 44-51
Discusses the need for Arctic communities to prepare for changes caused by loss of sea ice, increases in coastal erosion, migration of animals important to livelihoods and extreme climate events.
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Common Mental Disorders Among Patients in Primary Health Care in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inge Lynge
Povl Munk-Jørgensen
Amalia Lynge Pedersen
Gert Mulvad
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 377-383
Study findings suggest greater attention by health care providers to treatment priorities and an increased social and educational focus.
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Common Variants APOC3, APOA5, APOE and PON1 are Associated with Variation in Plasma Lipoprotein Traits in Greenlanders

Alternate Title
Genetic Determinants of Lipoproteins in Greenlanders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Piya Lahiry
Matthew R. Ban
Rebecca L Poliex
Ross D. Feldman
Cynthia G. Sawyez
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 5, December 2007, pp. 390-400
Looks at associations between genomic variants and fasting plasma lipoprotein concentrations.
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Community Comment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Minnie Grey
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 43-46
Shows that the psychologist's code of ethics can link to traditional knowledge.
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A Comparative Review of Circumpolar Health Systems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kue Young
Kathryn Anderson
Gregory Marchildon
Susan Chatwood
Peter Bjerregaard ... [et al.]
Circumpolar Health Supplements, no. 9, 2012
Describes and compares health care systems in the northern regions of the Arctic countries.
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Comparison of Contaminants From Different Trophic Levels And Ecosystems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Dietz
F. Riget
M. Cleemann
A. Aarkrog
P. Johansen
et al.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 245, 2000, pp. 221-231
Reports that this study shows the highest mercury and POP levels in the Arctic are found in the food consumed by the Greenland Inuit.
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research

E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Food Insecurity Among Greenlandic Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Niclasen
Michal Molcho
Steven Arnfjord
Christina Schnohr
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 19928
Report concluded that food insecurity is linked to the Westernization of diet and to traditional diet sources becoming contaminated. More research is recommended.
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Conference Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities Future, Challenges

Alternate Title
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
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Constitutional Work in Progress: Reconciliation & Renewal in Indigenous Australia and the World: A Background Paper on Indigenous Constitutional Reform Prepared for Indigenous Practitioners Per Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
"The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a range of options for constitutional reform in order to promote discussion and exploration of specific possibilities for Australia".
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Continuing Care in Nunavut 2015 to 2035

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of Nunavut]
Provides brief overview of care practices in Canada, circumpolar countries, and Nunavut and reports results of needs assessment conducted.
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