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A cross-sectional study exploring community perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 in Nunavut and recommendations for a Holistic Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit approach to emergency response
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2336680. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2336680. Epub 2024 Apr 8.ABSTRACTThe goal of this study was to examine and address critical knowledge gaps and develop an understanding of both the positive and negative societal outcomes resulting from the public health measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Nunavut and the interventions being undertaken to promote positive well-being. Data collection for this study included narrative, in-person interviews in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, and Cambridge Bay between September 2022 and January 2023. A total of 70 participants were in...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zoha Rana Meagan Leach Gwen K Healey Akearok Jaylene Ukpatiku Nmesoma Umenwofor-Nweze Source Type: research

Diverse methodological approaches to a Circumpolar multi-site case study which upholds and responds to local and Indigenous community research processes in the Arctic
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2336284. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2336284. Epub 2024 Apr 4.ABSTRACTThis paper outlines the methodological approaches to a multi-site Circumpolar case study exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous and remote communities in 7 of 8 Arctic countries. Researchers involved with the project implemented a three-phase multi-site case study to assess the positive and negative societal outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Arctic communities from 2020 to 2023. The goal of the multi-site case study was to identify community-driven models and evidence-based promising practi...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gwen K Healey Akearok Ay'aqulluk Jim Chaliak Katie Cueva David Cook Christina Vl Larsen L ára Jóhannsdóttir Lena Maria Nilsson Miguel San Sebasti án Malory Peterson Ulla Timlin Ann Ragnhild Broderstadt Inger Dagsvold Susanna Siri Ingelise Olesen Jon P Source Type: research

A qualitative exploration of the impacts of COVID-19 in two rural Southwestern Alaska communities
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2313823. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2313823. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTThis manuscript presents a qualitative exploration of the experiences of people in two Southwestern Alaska communities during the emergence of COVID-19 and subsequent pandemic response. The project used principles of community based participatory research and honoured Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the study design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Data was collected in 2022 through group and individual conversations with community members, exploring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participant...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katie Cueva Malory Peterson Ay'aqulluk Jim Chaliak Rebecca Ipiaqruk Young Source Type: research

Identifying sources of variation in added sugar intake for Alaska Native children using a hair biomarker
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2336286. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2336286. Epub 2024 Apr 1.ABSTRACTSugars from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an important risk factor for tooth decay. The study goal was to determine if there was variation in added sugar intake across communities and between and within households. In this cross-sectional study, intakes of total sugar, added sugar, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) were estimated for 282 Alaska Native children ages 0-10 years from 131 households in three Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta communities using biomarker equations based on hair carbon and nitrogen iso...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alice Ko Diane O'Brien Patricia Rivera Lloyd Mancl Scarlett Hopkins Cameron Randall Daisy Pati ño Nguyen Donald L Chi Source Type: research

"You can feel the fresh air … " Rural Alaska Native household perceptions of home air purifiers and health
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2335702. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2335702. Epub 2024 Mar 28.ABSTRACTAlaska Native and American Indian children experience frequent respiratory illness. Indoor air quality is associated with the severity and frequency of respiratory infections in children. High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers effectively improve indoor air quality and may protect respiratory health. In 2019, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation implemented a pilot programme that provided education and HEPA purifiers to households of children with chronic lung conditions. The team evaluated HEPA purifi...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Madilyn Short Jennifer Dobson Gretchen Day Brian Lefferts Rosalyn Singleton James Keck Source Type: research

Reproducibility and validity of a 45 item food-frequency questionnaire for inuit in Greenland
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2332008. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2332008. Epub 2024 Mar 26.ABSTRACTSince 1993, dietary assessment has been carried out in Greenland as part of recurrent population health surveys. In preparation for the next survey in 2024, 91 participants from the survey in 2018 were selected for a validation study of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). The 91 participants were reinterviewed 38-50 months after the first FFQ and invited to complete a food diary. As part of the 2018 survey, blood was analysed for mercury. The food diary was completed by 65 participants. The agreement between t...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - March 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peter Bjerregaard Ingelise Olesen Source Type: research