The North-South Gradient in Health: Analytic Applications for Public Health
Health in the northern territories does not reach that of national standards. Investigations in these areas are hampered by small population size, which limits both the identification of local health problems as well as the planning and prioritizing of prevention and interventions. We report on heal...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6980191 2023-05-15T17:46:30+02:00 The North-South Gradient in Health: Analytic Applications for Public Health Veugelers, Paul J. Yip, Alexandra M. Mo, Daojun 2001-03-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6980191/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11338161 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404938 en eng Springer International Publishing http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6980191/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11338161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03404938 © The Canadian Public Health Association 2001 Article Text 2001 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404938 2020-02-09T01:26:10Z Health in the northern territories does not reach that of national standards. Investigations in these areas are hampered by small population size, which limits both the identification of local health problems as well as the planning and prioritizing of prevention and interventions. We report on health deficiencies of the northern territories and illustrate how our analytic applications supplement traditional approaches to benefit public health objectives. We reveal that life expectancy in Northern Canada has increased such that health deficiencies between the North and South have decreased substantially, although they still persist at a high level. The current health status of Northwest Territories residents approximates that of Canadians 15 to 25 years ago. In addition, while chronic diseases were previously less of a concern for Northwest Territories residents, they show increasing trends in importance. This is of particular significance in light of an aging population in the northern territories. Text Northwest Territories PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Northwest Territories Canadian Journal of Public Health 92 2 95 98 |
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Health in the northern territories does not reach that of national standards. Investigations in these areas are hampered by small population size, which limits both the identification of local health problems as well as the planning and prioritizing of prevention and interventions. We report on health deficiencies of the northern territories and illustrate how our analytic applications supplement traditional approaches to benefit public health objectives. We reveal that life expectancy in Northern Canada has increased such that health deficiencies between the North and South have decreased substantially, although they still persist at a high level. The current health status of Northwest Territories residents approximates that of Canadians 15 to 25 years ago. In addition, while chronic diseases were previously less of a concern for Northwest Territories residents, they show increasing trends in importance. This is of particular significance in light of an aging population in the northern territories. |
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The North-South Gradient in Health: Analytic Applications for Public Health |
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The North-South Gradient in Health: Analytic Applications for Public Health |
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Springer International Publishing |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6980191/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11338161 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404938 |
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