Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities
Aims: Historically, health research in the Arctic has focused on documenting ill-health using a narrow set of deficit-oriented epidemiologic indicators (i.e., prevalence of disease and mortality rates). While useful, this type of research does not adequately capture the breadth and complexities of c...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/14034948211007694 2024-06-23T07:49:53+00:00 Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities Cueva, Katie Rink, Elizabeth Lavoie, Josée G. Stoor, Jon P.A. Healey Akearok, Gwen Gladun, Elena Larsen, Christina V.L. fulbright association 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948211007694 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14034948211007694 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/14034948211007694 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Scandinavian Journal of Public Health volume 51, issue 7, page 1086-1095 ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 journal-article 2021 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211007694 2024-06-04T06:27:54Z Aims: Historically, health research in the Arctic has focused on documenting ill-health using a narrow set of deficit-oriented epidemiologic indicators (i.e., prevalence of disease and mortality rates). While useful, this type of research does not adequately capture the breadth and complexities of community health and well-being, and fails to highlight solutions. A community’s context, strengths, and continued expressions of well-being need to guide inquiries, inform processes, and contextualize recommendations. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework developed to address the aforementioned concerns and inform community-led health and social research in the Arctic. Methods: The proposed framework is informed by our collective collaborations with circumpolar communities, and syntheses of individual and group research undertaken throughout the Circumpolar North. Our framework encourages investigation into the contextual factors that promote circumpolar communities to thrive. Results: Our framework centers on the visual imagery of an iceberg. There is a need to dive deeper than superficial indicators of health to examine individual, family, social, cultural, historical, linguistic, and environmental contexts that support communities in the Circumpolar North to thrive. A participatory community-based approach in conjunction with ongoing epidemiologic research is necessary in order to effectively support health and wellness. Conclusions: The iceberg framework is a way to conceptualize circumpolar health research and encourage investigators to both monitor epidemiologic indicators and also dive below the surface using participatory methodology to investigate contextual factors that support thriving communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Iceberg* SAGE Publications Arctic Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 140349482110076 |
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Aims: Historically, health research in the Arctic has focused on documenting ill-health using a narrow set of deficit-oriented epidemiologic indicators (i.e., prevalence of disease and mortality rates). While useful, this type of research does not adequately capture the breadth and complexities of community health and well-being, and fails to highlight solutions. A community’s context, strengths, and continued expressions of well-being need to guide inquiries, inform processes, and contextualize recommendations. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework developed to address the aforementioned concerns and inform community-led health and social research in the Arctic. Methods: The proposed framework is informed by our collective collaborations with circumpolar communities, and syntheses of individual and group research undertaken throughout the Circumpolar North. Our framework encourages investigation into the contextual factors that promote circumpolar communities to thrive. Results: Our framework centers on the visual imagery of an iceberg. There is a need to dive deeper than superficial indicators of health to examine individual, family, social, cultural, historical, linguistic, and environmental contexts that support communities in the Circumpolar North to thrive. A participatory community-based approach in conjunction with ongoing epidemiologic research is necessary in order to effectively support health and wellness. Conclusions: The iceberg framework is a way to conceptualize circumpolar health research and encourage investigators to both monitor epidemiologic indicators and also dive below the surface using participatory methodology to investigate contextual factors that support thriving communities. |
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Cueva, Katie Rink, Elizabeth Lavoie, Josée G. Stoor, Jon P.A. Healey Akearok, Gwen Gladun, Elena Larsen, Christina V.L. Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities |
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Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities |
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