TY  - BOOK
AU  - Young,T.Kue
AU  - Rawat,Rajiv
TI  - Circumpolar health atlas /senior editor, T. Kue Young ; associate editors, Rajiv Rawat and others
SN  - 9781442660908
AV  - RC957 .C573 2015
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Toronto [Ontario]
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Public health
KW  - Arctic regions
KW  - Maps
KW  - Medical geography
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Physical geography
KW  - Delivery of Health Care
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Geography
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Part One: The Circumpolar World [Scandinavia --; Norway, Sweden, Finland, Oulu id est Pohjois-Suomi, Lappi, Denmark; Russia, Siberia, Western hemisphere --; Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Northern Canada, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Inuit in Nunavik, northern Quebec, Nunatsiavut in Labrador, Canadian Arctic] --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Lands and Seas --; 3. Changing Climate --; 4. Plants and Animals --; Part Two: Circumpolar Peoples --; 5. Cultures and Languages --; 6. Origins and Prehistory --; 7. History and Politics --; 8. Population and Settlements --; 9. Society and Economy --; Part Three: Health Status --; 10. General Health --; 11. Children and Youth --; 12. Reproductive Health --; 13. Infectious Diseases --; 14. Cancer --; 15. Cardiovascular Diseases --; 16. Diabetes and Obesity --; 17. Injuries and Violence --; 18. Mental Health and Suicide --; Part Four: Health Determinants --; 19. Genetic Susceptibility --; 20. Cold and Dark --; 21. Living Conditions --; 22. Environmental Quality --; 23. Nutrition and Physical Activity --; 24. Smoking, Alcohol and Substance Use --; Part Five: Health Systems --; 25. Governance and Organization --; 26. Financing and Expenditures --; 27. Programs and Services --; 28. Education and Research; 2; b
N2  - "The Circumpolar Health Atlas is also an informative and practical reference guide for health researchers, service providers, and policy makers, as it offers a broad, multidisciplinary understanding of the health of diverse populations who inhabit the polar regions of the northern hemisphere. The atlas includes overviews of the physical environment that influences human health; cultures and languages of northern peoples; different diseases and health conditions; and health systems, policies, resources, and services. It concludes with information on how education and research can be used to improve health in these regions."--Pub. desc
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