Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions
This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indic...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d36f8b9762a9484e9a78d5b45e56d0a3 2023-05-15T14:57:50+02:00 Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions T. Kue Young Ann Ragnhild Broderstad Yury A. Sumarokov Peter Bjerregaard 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 https://doaj.org/article/d36f8b9762a9484e9a78d5b45e56d0a3 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 https://doaj.org/article/d36f8b9762a9484e9a78d5b45e56d0a3 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 79, Iss 1 (2020) arctic indigenous people health disparities canada alaska russia nordic countries greenland Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 2022-12-31T11:27:56Z This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health status, health determinants and health care to demonstrate the health disparities that exist. For a large number of health indicators Indigenous people fare worse than non-Indigenous people in the same region or nationally, with the exception of the Sami in the Nordic countries whose health profiles are similar to their non-Sami neighbours. That we were unable to produce a uniform set of indicators applicable to all regions is indicative of the large knowledge gaps that exist. The need for ongoing health monitoring for Indigenous people is most acute for the Sami and Russia, less so for Canada, and least for Alaska, where health data specific to Alaska Natives are generally available. It is difficult to produce an overarching explanatory model for health disparities that is applicable to all regions. We need to seek explanation in the broader political, cultural and societal contexts within which Indigenous people live in their respective regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health sami sami Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1805254 |
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This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health status, health determinants and health care to demonstrate the health disparities that exist. For a large number of health indicators Indigenous people fare worse than non-Indigenous people in the same region or nationally, with the exception of the Sami in the Nordic countries whose health profiles are similar to their non-Sami neighbours. That we were unable to produce a uniform set of indicators applicable to all regions is indicative of the large knowledge gaps that exist. The need for ongoing health monitoring for Indigenous people is most acute for the Sami and Russia, less so for Canada, and least for Alaska, where health data specific to Alaska Natives are generally available. It is difficult to produce an overarching explanatory model for health disparities that is applicable to all regions. We need to seek explanation in the broader political, cultural and societal contexts within which Indigenous people live in their respective regions. |
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T. Kue Young Ann Ragnhild Broderstad Yury A. Sumarokov Peter Bjerregaard |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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