The Health Transition : A Challenge to Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic

Good health and well-being is one of the most important sustainability goals of today. Unfortunately the goal faces many challenges that show an uneven distribution of health improvements, and of life-expectancy. This is a global problem, but also a specific threat to vast parts of the Arctic. Furth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sköld, Peter
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) 2017
Subjects:
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Arctic
Climate change
sami
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163056
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57532-2_11
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Summary:Good health and well-being is one of the most important sustainability goals of today. Unfortunately the goal faces many challenges that show an uneven distribution of health improvements, and of life-expectancy. This is a global problem, but also a specific threat to vast parts of the Arctic. Furthermore there is a strong correlation between climate change and health risks. On top of these challenges are disfavoured indigenous peoples, globally and in the Arctic. This chapter deals with health encounters in the North, with a focus on the Swedish health care organization, Sami health and research efforts.

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