Climate Change Influences on Environment as a Determinant of Indigenous Health: Relationships to Place, Sea, Ice, and Health in an Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Agata Durkalec
Chris Furgal
Mark W. Skinner
Tom Sheldon
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 136-137, July 2015, pp. 17-26
Description
Study suggests that while use of sea ice can result in physical injury, there are also benefits related to mental/emotional, spiritual, social and cultural health which need to be considered when discussing the impact of changing environmental conditions.