Public health restrictions, directives, and measures in Arctic countries in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Beginning January of 2020, COVID-19 cases detected in Arctic countries triggered government policy responses to stop transmission and limit caseloads beneath levels that would overwhelm existing healthcare systems. This review details the various restrictions, health mandates, and transmission mitig...
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Beginning January of 2020, COVID-19 cases detected in Arctic countries triggered government policy responses to stop transmission and limit caseloads beneath levels that would overwhelm existing healthcare systems. This review details the various restrictions, health mandates, and transmission mitigation strategies imposed by governments in eight Arctic countries (the United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Russia) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, through 31 January 2021s31 January 2021. We highlight formal protocols and informal initiatives adopted by local communities in each country, beyond what was mandated by regional or national governments. This review documents travel restrictions, communications, testing strategies, and use of health technology to track and monitor COVID-19 cases. We provide geographical and sociocultural background and draw on local media and communications to contextualise the impact of COVID-19 emergence and prevention measures in Indigenous communities in the Arctic. Countries saw varied case rates associated with local protocols, governance, and population. Still, almost all regions maintained low COVID-19 case rates until November of 2020. This review was produced as part of an international collaboration to identify community-driven, evidence-based promising practices and recommendations to inform pan-Arctic collaboration and decision making in public health during global emergencies. |
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-216210 2023-12-03T10:16:21+01:00 Public health restrictions, directives, and measures in Arctic countries in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic Peterson, Malory Akearok, Gwen Healey Cueva, Katie Lavoie, Josée G. Larsen, Christina VL Jóhannsdóttir, Lára Cook, David Nilsson, Lena Maria Rautio, Arja Timlin, Ulla San Sebastian, Miguel Gladun, Elena Rink, Elizabeth Broderstadt, Ann Ragnhild Dagsvold, Inger Siri, Susanna Ottendahl, Charlotte Brandstrup Olesen, Ingelise Zatseva, Larisa Young, Rebecca Ipiaqruk Chaliak, Ay’aqulluk Jim Ophus, Emily Stoor, Jon Petter A. 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-216210 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2271211 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa Department of Human Development and Community Health, Montana State University, Helena, United States Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, Nunavut, Canada Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Alaska, AK, Anchorage, United States Ongomiizwin Research, University of Manitoba, MB, Winnipeg, Canada National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland Environment and Natural Resources Programme, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Institute of State and Law, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russian Federation Centre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Psychology, University of Alaska, AK, Anchorage, United States University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus, AK, Bethel, United States International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2023, 82:1, orcid:0000-0002-2354-7258 orcid:0000-0001-7234-3510 orcid:0000-0002-1580-8307 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-216210 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2271211 Scopus 2-s2.0-85175376490 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Epidemic first nations health policy Indigenous infectious diseases Inuit remote health services community Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2023 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2271211 2023-11-08T23:36:30Z Beginning January of 2020, COVID-19 cases detected in Arctic countries triggered government policy responses to stop transmission and limit caseloads beneath levels that would overwhelm existing healthcare systems. This review details the various restrictions, health mandates, and transmission mitigation strategies imposed by governments in eight Arctic countries (the United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Russia) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, through 31 January 2021s31 January 2021. We highlight formal protocols and informal initiatives adopted by local communities in each country, beyond what was mandated by regional or national governments. This review documents travel restrictions, communications, testing strategies, and use of health technology to track and monitor COVID-19 cases. We provide geographical and sociocultural background and draw on local media and communications to contextualise the impact of COVID-19 emergence and prevention measures in Indigenous communities in the Arctic. Countries saw varied case rates associated with local protocols, governance, and population. Still, almost all regions maintained low COVID-19 case rates until November of 2020. This review was produced as part of an international collaboration to identify community-driven, evidence-based promising practices and recommendations to inform pan-Arctic collaboration and decision making in public health during global emergencies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health First Nations Greenland Iceland International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Canada Greenland Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |