Overview of human health in the Arctic: conclusions and recommendations

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Shawn Donaldson, Bryan Adlard, Jon Øyvind Odland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• Subjects: AMAP; Arctic; human health; biomonitoring; contaminants; risk; environmental change; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic monitoring and assessment program; Circumpolar Health; Human health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33807; https://doaj.org/article/cf2878745f1c4024acdf7190be519243

This article is intended to provide an overview of the key conclusions, knowledge gaps and key recommendations based on the recent 2015 Arctic human health assessment under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program. This assessment was based primarily on data from human health monitoring and research studies and peer-reviewed literature published since the last assessment in 2009.