Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions
This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indic...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/20439 2023-05-15T15:55:25+02:00 Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions Young, T. Kue Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild Sumarokov, Yury Bjerregaard, Peter 2020-08-30 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20439 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 eng eng Taylor & Francis International Journal of Circumpolar Health info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/BEDREHELSE/289440/Norway/Healthy choices and the social gradient// Young TK, Broderstad ARB, Sumarokov Y, Bjerregaard P. Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2020;79 FRIDAID 1835446 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20439 openAccess Copyright 2020 The Author(s) VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2020 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 2021-06-25T17:57:53Z This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health status, health determinants and health care to demonstrate the health disparities that exist. For a large number of health indicators Indigenous people fare worse than non-Indigenous people in the same region or nationally, with the exception of the Sami in the Nordic countries whose health profiles are similar to their non-Sami neighbours. That we were unable to produce a uniform set of indicators applicable to all regions is indicative of the large knowledge gaps that exist. The need for ongoing health monitoring for Indigenous people is most acute for the Sami and Russia, less so for Canada, and least for Alaska, where health data specific to Alaska Natives are generally available. It is difficult to produce an overarching explanatory model for health disparities that is applicable to all regions. We need to seek explanation in the broader political, cultural and societal contexts within which Indigenous people live in their respective regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health sami sami Alaska University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Canada Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1805254 |
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This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health status, health determinants and health care to demonstrate the health disparities that exist. For a large number of health indicators Indigenous people fare worse than non-Indigenous people in the same region or nationally, with the exception of the Sami in the Nordic countries whose health profiles are similar to their non-Sami neighbours. That we were unable to produce a uniform set of indicators applicable to all regions is indicative of the large knowledge gaps that exist. The need for ongoing health monitoring for Indigenous people is most acute for the Sami and Russia, less so for Canada, and least for Alaska, where health data specific to Alaska Natives are generally available. It is difficult to produce an overarching explanatory model for health disparities that is applicable to all regions. We need to seek explanation in the broader political, cultural and societal contexts within which Indigenous people live in their respective regions. |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/BEDREHELSE/289440/Norway/Healthy choices and the social gradient// Young TK, Broderstad ARB, Sumarokov Y, Bjerregaard P. Disparities amidst plenty: a health portrait of Indigenous peoples in circumpolar regions. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2020;79 FRIDAID 1835446 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1805254 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20439 |
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