Research with Arctic peoples: Unique research opportunities in heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders. Working group summary and recommendations

Arctic peoples are spread over eight countries and comprise 3.74 million residents, of whom 9% are indigenous. The Arctic countries include Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Although Arctic peoples are very diverse, there are a variety of en...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Smith, Sally, Bjerregaard, Peter, Chan, Hing Man, Corriveau, André, Ebbesson, Sven, Etzel, Ruth, Fabsitz, Richard, Hakonarson, Hakon, Hild, Carl, Nobmann, Elizabeth, Reading, Jeff, Tereshchenko, Larisa, Young, T. Kue, Howard, Barbara
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Digital Commons@Becker 2006
Subjects:
Arctic Regions
Group Processes
Heart Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Humans
Lung Diseases
Population Groups
Research
Sleep Wake Disorders
Arctic
Canada
Greenland
Indian
Norway
Iceland
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/open_access_pubs/10984
https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v65i1.17889
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/context/open_access_pubs/article/11974/viewcontent/ResearchwithArcticpeoplesUniqueresearchopportunitiesinheartlungbloodandsleepdisorders.pdf
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Summary:Arctic peoples are spread over eight countries and comprise 3.74 million residents, of whom 9% are indigenous. The Arctic countries include Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Although Arctic peoples are very diverse, there are a variety of environmental and health issues that are unique to the Arctic regions, and research exploring these issues offers significant opportunities, as well as challenges. On July 28-29, 2004, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research co-sponsored a working group entitled "Research with Arctic Peoples: Unique Research Opportunities in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders". The meeting was international in scope with investigators from Greenland, Iceland and Russia, as well as Canada and the United States. Multiple health agencies from Canada and the United States sent representatives. Also attending were representatives from the International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH) and the National Indian Health Board. The working group developed a set of ten recommendations related to research opportunities in heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders; obstacles and solutions to research implementation; and ways to facilitate international comparisons. These recommendations are expected to serve as an agenda for future research.

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