TY - JOUR
T1 - Research with Arctic peoples
T2 - unique research opportunities in heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders. Working group summary and recommendations.
AU - Smith, H. Sally
AU - Bjerregaard, Peter
AU - Chan, Hing Man
AU - Corriveau, André
AU - Ebbesson, Sven O.E.
AU - Etzel, Ruth A.
AU - Fabsitz, Richard R.
AU - Hakonarson, Hakon
AU - Hild, Carl
AU - Nobmann, Elizabeth D.
AU - Reading, Jeff
AU - Tereshchenko, Larissa
AU - Young, T. Kue
AU - Howard, Barbara V.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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M3 - Article
C2 - 16544650
AN - SCOPUS:33645915109
SN - 1239-9736
VL - 65
SP - 79
EP - 90
JO - International journal of circumpolar health
JF - International journal of circumpolar health
IS - 1
ER -