Working Groups
The Working Groups share the general goals and objectives of the IUCH. By focusing on specific fields of interest within circumpolar health, the Working Groups promote and encourage closer collaboration between individuals and institutions involved in improving the health of circumpolar populations through the exchange of practical experience and research data, and the eventual development of comparable systems and strategies for conducting surveillance, surveys, analytical studies, experimental studies, field trials of interventions, demonstration programs, and so on.
As such, the Working Groups are networks of individuals who share a common interest in specific fields of circumpolar health. Each Working Group exchanges practical experience and research data and develops plans for international collaborative efforts in prevention. The current Guidelines for IUCH Working Groups were published in Arctic Medical Research, vol. 53, no. 4, October 1994, 213-4. The Working Groups are officially recognized and sponsored by the IUCH and they report to the Council.
Currently, some of the working groups are active and some are inactive. Members of the IUCH are encouraged to sign up and participate in working groups. Rooms will be set aside at the 14th ICCH on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, for each working group. Come prepared with new ideas and renewed energy!
| Biomedical / Clinical | Contact |
|---|---|
| Birth Outcome and Congenital Anomalies | Arild Vaktskjold (arild.vaktskjold [@] umb.no) |
| Cancer | Anne Lanier (aplanier [@] anmc.org) |
| Diet and Heart Health | Sven Ebbeson (ffsoe [@] uaf.edu) |
| Infectious Diseases | Alan Parkinson (ajp1 [@] cdc.gov) Michael Bruce (zwa8 [@] cdc.gov) Anders Koch (ako [@] ssi.dk) Derek Scholten (derek_scholten [@] phac-aspc.gc.ca) |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | James Berner (jberner [@] anmc.org) |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, AIDS | Wendy Craytor (wendy_craytor [@] health.state.ak.us) Jessica Leston (jdelston [@] anmc.org) Dionne Gesink Law (dionne.gesinklaw [@] utoronto.ca |
| Maternal & Child’s Health | Rhonda Johnson (afrmj [@] uaa.alaska.edu) |
| Health Services and Systems | Contact |
| Arctic Health Policy | Susan Chatwood (susan.chatwood [@] arctichealth-nt.ca) |
| Health Surveys | Peter Bjerregaard (pb [@] si-folkesundhed.dk) Kue Young (kue.young [@] utoronto.ca) |
| Injury Prevention | George Conway (goc1 [@] cdc.gov) Børge Ytterstad (boergey [@] online.no) |
| Medical Technologies & Informatics | Karen Perdue (karen.perdue [@] alaska.edu) Carl Hild (ancmh [@] uaa.alaska.edu) Michael Jong (mjong [@] warp.nfld.net) |
| Occupational Safety and Health | Juhani Hassi (juhani.hassi [@] oulu.fi) |
| Population Health | Earl Nowgesic (nowgesic [@] uvic.ca) |
| Societal, Cultural, Environmental Factors | Contact |
| Environmental Health | Jens Hansen (jch [@] mil.au.dk) Eric Dewailly (dewailly [@] inspq.qc.ca) |
| Family Health | Linda Chamberlain (howlinghusky [@] gci.net) Karen Pearson (kpearson123 [@] msn.com) |
| Indigenous Peoples | Katherine Minich (k.minich [@] utoronto.ca) Marilyn Van Bibber (mvanbibber [@] shaw.ca) Patricia Cochran (pcochran [@] aknsc.org) |
| Tobacco and Health | Anne Lanier (aplanier [@] anmc.org) |
| Food Security | Jill Christensen (jill_christensen [@] gov.nt.ca) Sophia Wadowska (sophia_wadowska [@] gov.nt.ca) |