Health Transitions in Arctic Populations / / Peter Bjerregaard, T. Kue Young.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Bjerregaard, Peter,; Young, T. Kue,
• MitwirkendeR: Arbour, Laura,; Berner, James,; Bjerregaard, Peter,; Bruce, Michael,; Friborg, Jeppe,; Hassler, Sven,; Hegele, Robert,; Homøe, Preben,; Janlert, Urban,; Jørgensen, Marit,; Koch, Anders,; Kozlov, Andrew,; Kvernmo, Siv,; Lisitsyn, Dmitry,; Mäkinen, Tiina,; Pollex, Rebecca,; Rytkönen, Mika,; Silviken, Anne,; Sjölander, Per,; Spein, Anna Rita,; Stensgaard, Thomas,; Young, Kue,; Øyvind Odland, Jon,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (496 p.)

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...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• PART ONE: REGIONS
• 2. Greenland
• 3. Northern Canada
• 4. Alaska
• 5. Arctic Russia
• 6. Northern Fennoscandia
• PART TWO: PEOPLES
• 7. Inuit
• 8. Dene
• 9. Sami
• PART THREE: DETERMINANTS
• 10. Environment and Living Conditions
• 11. Diet, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
• 12. Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Use
• 13. Genetic Susceptibility
• 14. Cold Exposure, Adaptation, and Performance
• PART FOUR: CONSEQUENCES
• 15. Infectious Diseases
• 16. Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, and Obesity
• 17. Cancer
• 18. Injuries and Violence
• 19. Mental Health and Suicide
• 20. Maternal and Child Health
• PART FIVE: STRATEGIES
• 21. Improving the Health of Arctic Populations
• References
• Contributors