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 2006-2009 include the following:

  • Arild Vaktskjold (Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine)
  • Gert Mulvad (Danish-Greenlandic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Sergei Krivoschekov (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences)
  • Mikhail Voevoda (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences)
  • Larissa Abruytina (Russia)
  • Bill Erasmus (Canada)
  • Katherine Minich (Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Neil Murphy (American Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Giichiro Ohno (Affiliated Member, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research)
  • Tiina Mäkinen (Affiliated Member, Finnish Society of Arctic Health and Biology)
  • Kue Young (Affiliated Member, International Network for Circumpolar Health Research)
  • President: Pamela Orr (Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Vice-President: Juhani Hassi (Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine)
  • Secretary: Preben Homøe (Danish-Greenlandic Society for Circumpolar Health)
  • Treasurer: Abel Bult-Ito (American Society for Circumpolar Health)