Health and society in Chukotka: an overview
This study provides a historical overview of the changes in the socio-economic and health status of the population of Chukotka, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period, with special attention paid to the circumstances of indigenous people. Past health studies in Chukotka are reviewed and key demog...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/6080 2023-05-15T15:54:44+02:00 Health and society in Chukotka: an overview Dudarev, AA Chupakhin, Valery Odland, Jon Øyvind 2013 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6080 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20469 eng eng CoAction Publishing International Journal of Circumpolar Health (2013), vol 72:20469 FRIDAID 1077117 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20469 1239-9736 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6080 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5771 openAccess VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2013 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20469 2021-06-25T17:53:49Z This study provides a historical overview of the changes in the socio-economic and health status of the population of Chukotka, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period, with special attention paid to the circumstances of indigenous people. Past health studies in Chukotka are reviewed and key demographic and health indicator data presented. Since the 1990s, Chukotka’s population has shrunk to a third of its former size due to emigration of nonindigenous and mostly younger people, with a corresponding increase in the mortality rate due to aging of the population. However, the indigenous population has remained stable. Among the most important causes of mortality are injuries. The living conditions of indigenous people continue to be a cause of concern, beset by high rates of poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, suicide and a variety of infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections. The economy, general infrastructure and health care system of Chukotka have been considerably improved by the Abramovich administration in the 2000s. Article in Journal/Newspaper Chukotka Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 20469 |
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This study provides a historical overview of the changes in the socio-economic and health status of the population of Chukotka, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period, with special attention paid to the circumstances of indigenous people. Past health studies in Chukotka are reviewed and key demographic and health indicator data presented. Since the 1990s, Chukotka’s population has shrunk to a third of its former size due to emigration of nonindigenous and mostly younger people, with a corresponding increase in the mortality rate due to aging of the population. However, the indigenous population has remained stable. Among the most important causes of mortality are injuries. The living conditions of indigenous people continue to be a cause of concern, beset by high rates of poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, suicide and a variety of infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections. The economy, general infrastructure and health care system of Chukotka have been considerably improved by the Abramovich administration in the 2000s. |
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Health and society in Chukotka: an overview |
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Health and society in Chukotka: an overview |
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Health and society in Chukotka: an overview |
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