Overview of human health in the Arctic: conclusions and recommendations

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Donaldson, Shawn, Adlard, Bryan, Odland, Jon Øyvind
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Open 2017
• Subjects: AMAP; Arctic; human health; biomonitoring; contaminants; risk; environmental change; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin; sosialmedisin: 801; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine; Social medicine: 801; Arctic monitoring and assessment program; Circumpolar Health; Human health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10468; https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33807

Published version. Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33807 This article is intended to provide an overview of the key conclusions, knowledge gaps and key recommendations based on the recent 2015 Arctic human health assessment under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program. This assessment was based primarily on data from human health monitoring and research studies and peer-reviewed literature published since the last assessment in 2009.