Health Transitions in Arctic Populations

Peter Bjerregaard; T. Kue Young

Published by University of Toronto Press 2008

Health Transitions in Arctic Populations

Peter Bjerregaard and T. Kue Young

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442688193

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About this book

Health Transitions in Arctic Populations offers both an examination of key health issues in the north and a vision for the future of Arctic inhabitants.

Author / Editor information

Bjerregaard Peter :

Peter Bjerregaard is a research professor in the National Institute of Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark.Young T. Kue :

T. Kue Young is the TransCanada Chair in Aboriginal Health in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
List of Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
1. Introduction Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE: REGIONS
2. Greenland Peter Bjerregaard and Thomas Stensgaard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Northern Canada Kue Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Alaska James Berner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Arctic Russia Andrew Kozlov and Dmitry Lisitsyn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
6. Northern Fennoscandia Sven Hassler, Per Sjölander and Urban Janlert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
PART TWO: PEOPLES
7. Inuit Peter Bjerregaard and Kue Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
8. Dene Kue Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
9. Sami Sven Hassler, Siv Kvernmo and Andrew Kozlov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
PART THREE: DETERMINANTS
10. Environment and Living Conditions Peter Bjerregaard, James Berner and Jon Øyvind Odland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
11. Diet, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Peter Bjerregaard and Marit Jørgensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
12. Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Use Anna Rita Spein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
13. Genetic Susceptibility Robert Hegele and Rebecca Pollex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
14. Cold Exposure, Adaptation, and Performance Tiina Mäkinen and Mika Rytkönen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
PART FOUR: CONSEQUENCES
15. Infectious Diseases Anders Koch, Michael Bruce and Preben Homøe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
16. Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, and Obesity Marit Jørgensen and Kue Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
17. Cancer Jeppe Friborg and Sven Hassler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
18. Injuries and Violence Kue Young and Sven Hassler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
19. Mental Health and Suicide Anne Silviken and Siv Kvernmo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
20. Maternal and Child Health Jon Øyvind Odland and Laura Arbour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
PART FIVE: STRATEGIES
21. Improving the Health of Arctic Populations Peter Bjerregaard, Kue Young and James Berner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 496

eBook

Published: June 28, 2008
ISBN: 9781442688193