Members

Organizational Members

The health and wellness of northern peoples are the focus of the International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH). The IUCH is the only organization of its kind dedicated to health in the Arctic and Antarctic and brings together several organizations from the entire circumpolar region.

The five adhering bodies include:

Affiliated members include:

The World Health Organization is also represented on the IUCH Council.

Council Members

The Council Members are selected from each of the five adhering bodies. Two others are selected at large from the General Assembly, which meets during the International Congress held every three years. Additional Council members are selected by the Affiliated Members.

There are currently thirteen Council members. IUCH activities are managed on a day-to-day basis by the President, Dr. Michael Bruce (zwa8@cdc.gov).

Council members for 2009-2012 include the following:

  • Gert Mulvad (Danish-Greenlandic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Preben Homøe (Danish-Greenlandic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Crystal Lennie (Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Giichiro Ohno (Affiliated Member, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research)
  • Juhani Hassi (Affiliated Member, Finnish Society of Arctic Health and Biology)
  • Kue Young (Affiliated Member, International Network for Circumpolar Health Research)
  • Sven Hassler (Nordic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Ketil Lenert Hansen (Ad Hoc Member)
  • Bruce Martin (Ad Hoc Member)
  • Mikhail Voevoda
  • Sergei Krivoschenko
  • President: Michael Bruce (American Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Vice-President: Tiina Ikäheimo (Nordic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Secretary: Susan Chatwood (Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Treasurer: Abel Bult-Ito (American Society for Circumpolar Health)