Int J Circumpolar Health 2004; 63 Suppl 2


Circumpolar Health 2003

Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Circumpolar Health

September 10-14, 2003 · Nuuk, Greenland


Foreword
Grace Egeland
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Preface
Thomas Stensgaard
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Photos from the Congress

CHAPTER 1. OPENING CEREMONIES

35 years of ICCH: Evolution or stagnation of circumpolar health research?
Bjerregaard P,Young TK, Curtis T
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CHAPTER 2. PLENARY SESSIONS

Indigenous peoples health in the arctic.
Lynge A
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The challenge of reducing youth suicide in Greenland - interventions, strategies and roads to be explored.
Le Févre AC
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Viral hepatitis in the Arctic.
McMahon BJ
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Health care in the circumpolar world: Greenland.
Aaen-Larsen B
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Health care delivery for Alaska Natives: A brief overview.
Sherry P
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Arctic telehealth: North to the future.
Hild C
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CHAPTER 3. CIRCUMPOLAR HEALTH

Health transition

Body proportions in healthy adult Inuit in East Greenland in 1963.
Andersen S, Mulvad G, Pedersen HS, Laurberg P
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Obesity and metabolic correlates among the Inuit and a general Danish population.
Jørgensen ME
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Mortality in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, 1987-1996.
Macaulay A, Orr P, Macdonald S, Elliott L, Brown R, Durcan A, Martin B
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Burden of mortality in Greenland - today and tomorrow.
Nielsen LC, Hansen KS, Nielsen UR
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Health condition of Siberian population (medical ecological analysis).
Trufakin VA, Krivoschekov SG
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Health services and training

Community based physiotherapy services in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Achtemichuk M, McKenzie B, Fricke M, Cooper J, Macaulay A, Durcan A
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Development of a community-based medical rehabilitation program in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Fricke M,Achtemichuk M, Cooper J, Martin B, Macaulay A, Durcan A
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Conceptions and dimensions of health and well-being for Métis women in Manitoba.
Bartlett JG
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Reduction of amputation rates among Alaska Natives with diabetes following the development of a high-risk foot program.
Schraer CD,Weaver D, Naylor JL, Provost E, Mayer AM
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Speech language pathology services in Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Loughery S, Macaulay A, Fricke M, Durcan A, Cooper J
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Evaluation of a mobile diabetes care telemedicine clinic serving Aboriginal communities in northern British Columbia, Canada.
Jin A, Martin D, Maberley D, Dawson KG, Seccombe DV, Beattie J
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How clients choises influence cancer care in northern Aboriginal communities.
Minore B, Boone M, Katt M, Kinch P, Cromarty H
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E-mail contact between patients and doctors in primary health care.
Stensgaard T,Arnfjord M, Karlsen K, Mulvad G
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Helping Inuit clients: cultural relevance and effective counselling.
Korhonen M
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Knowledge translation and indigenous knowledge.
Smylie J, Martin CM, Kaplan-Myrth N, Steele L,Tait C, Hogg W
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Arctic health research and ethics

An ethics committee for medical research in Greenland history and challenges.
Olsen J, Mulvad G, Pedersen MS, Christiansen T, Sørensen PH
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The Danish Youth Survey 2002: asking young people about sensitive issues.
Helweg-Larsen K, Sundaram V, Curtis T, Bøving Larsen H
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Health research in Greenland: start with the children.
Mulvad G, Pedersen HS, Olsen J
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The Greenlandic research database: a population-based research resource.
Koch A, Krause T, Friborg J, Melbye M.
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CHAPTER 4. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

Cold and dark

Spring snow lowers human melatonin.
Leppäluoto J, Sikkilä K, Meyer-Rochow VB, Hassi J
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Morbidity and health survey of wintering members in Japanese Antarctic research expedition.
Otani S, Ohno G, Shimoeda N, Mikami H
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Environmental health

Consumption guideline concerning cadmium in moose meat in northern British Columbia, Canada.
Jin A, Joseph-Quinn KM
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Semen quality in Greenland.
Toft G, Pedersen HS, Bonde JP, the INUENDO research team
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Blood concentrations of persistent toxic substances in the indigenous communities of the Russian Arctic.
Dudarev AA, Konoplev AV, Sandanger TM,Vlasov SV, Miretsky GI, Samsonov DP, Chernik GV, Morshina TN, Pasynkova EM, Pervunina RI, Dorofeev VM, Chaschin MV, Sedenkov DA, Zibarev EV, Kuzmin AV,Abryutina LI, Kimstach VA, Chaschin VP
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CHAPTER 5. GENES, VIRUSES AND CANCER

Genetics

The mystery of primary biliary cirrhosis in British Columbia’s First Nations people.
Arbour L., Field L., Ross P, Erikson A,Yoshida E
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Cholestasis Familiaris Groenlandica/ Byler-like disease in Greenland – A population study.
Eiberg H, Nørgaard-Pedersen B, Nielsen I-M
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Cholestasis Familiaris Groelandica: an epidemiological, clinical and genetic study.
Nielsen I-M, Eiberg H
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Cancer and retrovirus

Cancer in Greenlandic Inuit 1973-1997.
Friborg J, Koch A,Wohlfarht J, Storm H-H, Melbye M
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Human papillomavirus and cervical dysplasia in Nunavut: prelude to a screening strategy.
Healey SM,Aronson KJ, Mao Y, Franco EL
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CHAPTER 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Incidence of viral hepatitis B and vaccination in the Arkhangelsk region, Russian federation.
Tulisov A, Buzinov R, Gordienko T
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Respiratory tract infections in Greenland: results of an audit project.
Gahrn-Hansen B, Aaen-Larsen B, Mosgaard L, Damsgaard J, Munck A
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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Greenland.
Christiansen J, Poulsen P, Ladefoged K
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Helicobacter pylori infection in Greenlandic patients with dyspepsia.
Johansen JK, Sehested A, Myrhøj T, Ladefoged K, Krogfelt KA
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Tuberculosis in Greenland – Still a problem to bear in mind: development and strategy.
Skifte TB
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Tuberculosis in Greenland – current situation and future challenges.
Thomsen VØ, Lillebaek T, Stenz F
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A fresh look at an old vaccine: Does BCG have a role in 21st Century Canada?
Dawar M, Clark M, Deeks SL,Walop W, Ahmadipour N
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CHAPTER 7. CHILD HEALTH AND PERINATAL CARE

The outcome of perinatal care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002.
Houd S, Qinuajuak J, Epoo B
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Preterm delivery among Inuit women in the Baffin Region of the Canadian Arctic.
Muggah E,Way D, Muirhead M, Baskerville B
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The importance of family to health, development and welfare of children.
Christensen E, Lynge I
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Childcare immunization programme – to what extent are children covered by vaccinations in Greenland?
Skifte TB
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Infection control in daycare centres in Greenland.
Holt J, Skifte TB, Koch A
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Trends in the dietary patterns and prevalence of obesity among Greenlandic school children.
Schnohr C, Pedersen JM,Alcón MCG, Curtis T, Bjerregaard P
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CHAPTER 8. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND OSTEOPOROSIS

Reducing unwanted pregnancies In Greenland.
Meldgaard S
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Youth sexual health in Nunavut: a needs based survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.
Cole M.
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Adolescent mothers: a challenge for First Nations.
Montgomery-Andersen R
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Feasibility of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Arctic field studies.
Andersen S, Boeskov E, Holm J, Laurberg P
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CHAPTER 9. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Risk factors for ischaemic stroke in young Greenlanders.
Kjærgaard J-J, Gelvan A
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Incidence of myocardial and cerebral infraction in Nuuk, Greenland.
Kjærgaard J-J, Bjerregaard P
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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among Swedish Sami – a controlled cohort study.
Edin-Liljegren A, Hassler S, Sjölander P, Daerga L
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Very high concentrations of n-3 fatty acids in peri- and postmenopausal Inuit women from Greenland.
Côté S, Dodin S, Blanchet C, Mulvad G, Pedersen HS, Blanchet C, Holub BJ, D ewailly É
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Chronobiological and morphofunctional aspects of arterial hypertension under circumpolar conditions.
Polyakov VYa
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CHAPTER 10. EYE AND EAR DISEASES AND ORAL HEALTH

Hearing screening outcomes in Inuit children in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.
Ayukawa H, Lejeune P, Proulx JF
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Otitis media and hearing loss among 12-16-year-old Inuit of Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada.
Ayukawa H, Bruneau S, Proulx J-F, Macarthur J, Baxter J
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Strategy for decentralised prevention of angle closure glaucoma in Greenland.
Alsbirk PH
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Age-related macular degeneration in Inuit in Greenland.
Andersen N
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A political economy of oral health services in Nunavut.
Quiñonez CR
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CHAPTER 11. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Prevalence of crab asthma in crab plant workers in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cartier A, Lehrer SB, Horth-Susin L, Swanson M, Neis B, Howse D, Jong M
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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding crab asthma in four communities of Newfoundlad and Labrator.
Jong M, Neis B, Cartier A, Horth-Susin L, Howse D
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Work-related musculoskeletal pain among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden - a pilot study on causes and prevention.
Daerga L, Edin-Liljegren A, Sjölander P
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Estimation of functional state and labour efficiency of shift workers in conditions of the Far North.
Krivoschekov SG, Sobakin AK, Fomin AN
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Scientific worker and licensed professional deaths in Alaska, 1990-2002.
Conway GA, Moran KA, Mode NA
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The role of hypothermia and drowning in commercial fishing deaths in Alaska, 1990-2002.
Hudson D, Conway G
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CHAPTER 12. NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES

Epilepsy among children in Greenland.
Blichfeldt S, Bille T, Nielsen I-M, Nielsen SM
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Parkinson’s disease among Inuit in Greenland: organochlorines as risk factors.
Koldkjær OG ,Wermuth L, Bjerregaard P
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High age-adjusted prevalence of Parkinson’s disease among Inuit in Greenland.
Wermuth L, Pakkenberg H, Jeune B
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Mental health, violence, sexual abuse, tobacco and alcohol Acculturation and mental health – empirical verification of J.W. Berry’s model of acculturative stress.
Koch MW, Bjerregaard P, Curtis C
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Common mental disorders among patients in primary health care in Greenland.
Lynge I, Munk-Jørgensen P, Pedersen AL, Mulvad G, Bjerregaard P
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Fatal accidents and suicide among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden.
Hassler S, Sjölander P, Johansson R, Grönberg H, Damber L
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Can we compare violence data across countries?
Sundaram V, Curtis T, Helweg-Larsen K, Bjerregaard P
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Reorganization of perinatal care in Greenland.
Persson G, Kern P
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Experiences of sexual violence and relocation in the lives of HIV infected Canadian women.
McKeown I, Reid S, Orr P
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Tobacco smoking status among Aboriginal youth.
Ritchie AJ, Reading JL
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Alcohol and other drug use among students in Greenland – A comparison between some 1999 and 2003 ESPAD data.
Poppel B, Andersen T
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Circumpolar Health 2003

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