CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA)
The article considers the main parameters of environmental pollution in the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia (AZRS) and the impact of this process on the health of the local communities. Analysis of the ecological and economic situation indicates that the largest amount of pollutants e...
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ftjrtep:oai:ojs2.geplat.com:article/874 2023-05-15T14:52:35+02:00 CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) Lozovskaya, Svetlana A. Stepan’ko, Nataliia G. Shvedov, Vyacheslav G. 2021-02-01 application/pdf https://geplat.com/rtep/index.php/tourism/article/view/874 eng eng Geplat Edições / UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE https://geplat.com/rtep/index.php/tourism/article/view/874/835 https://geplat.com/rtep/index.php/tourism/article/view/874 Revista Turismo Estudos e Práticas - RTEP/UERN; No. 01 (2021): Caderno Suplementar 01; 1-15 2316-1493 health care system public health population morbidity environmental pollution ecological and economic situation research Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftjrtep 2022-04-23T06:05:10Z The article considers the main parameters of environmental pollution in the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia (AZRS) and the impact of this process on the health of the local communities. Analysis of the ecological and economic situation indicates that the largest amount of pollutants enters the regional environment as a result of the activities of mining enterprises. The latter is also complemented by the negative role of the energy sector, transport, and reindeer herding. The negative results of anthropogenic activity are enhanced by some natural features of the studied area, such as slow decomposition of pollutants due to low temperatures and their concentration in the upper soil layers due to permafrost. Therefore, the AZRS was targeted for a study of the condition of the public health - both in general and by individual groups (age, occupation, gender, ethnicity). As a result, the main classes of pathologies were identified, and a local pattern of the general situation with the population’s disease incidence in this region was compiled. The presented paper also assesses the current state of the regional health care system and proposes some measures to improve its performance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Republic of Sakha Yakutia Journal Tourism Studies & Practices (RTEP/UERN) Arctic Sakha |
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The article considers the main parameters of environmental pollution in the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia (AZRS) and the impact of this process on the health of the local communities. Analysis of the ecological and economic situation indicates that the largest amount of pollutants enters the regional environment as a result of the activities of mining enterprises. The latter is also complemented by the negative role of the energy sector, transport, and reindeer herding. The negative results of anthropogenic activity are enhanced by some natural features of the studied area, such as slow decomposition of pollutants due to low temperatures and their concentration in the upper soil layers due to permafrost. Therefore, the AZRS was targeted for a study of the condition of the public health - both in general and by individual groups (age, occupation, gender, ethnicity). As a result, the main classes of pathologies were identified, and a local pattern of the general situation with the population’s disease incidence in this region was compiled. The presented paper also assesses the current state of the regional health care system and proposes some measures to improve its performance. |
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Lozovskaya, Svetlana A. Stepan’ko, Nataliia G. Shvedov, Vyacheslav G. |
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Lozovskaya, Svetlana A. Stepan’ko, Nataliia G. Shvedov, Vyacheslav G. |
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Lozovskaya, Svetlana A. |
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CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) |
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CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) |
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CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) |
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CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) |
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CURRENT STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) |
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current state of public health in the arctic zone of the republic of sakha (yakutia) |
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Geplat Edições / UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE |
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Arctic permafrost Republic of Sakha Yakutia |
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Arctic permafrost Republic of Sakha Yakutia |
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Revista Turismo Estudos e Práticas - RTEP/UERN; No. 01 (2021): Caderno Suplementar 01; 1-15 2316-1493 |
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