International Union for Circumpolar Health

Publications

Introducing the International Journal of Circumpolar Health

The International Journal of Circumpolar Health is published on a quarterly basis by the:

International Union for Circumpolar Health
Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine
University of Alaska
University of Manitoba
University of Oulu
University of Tromsø
International Network for Circumpolar Health Research

The journal follows the tradition initiated by its forerunner, the Arctic Medical Research. The change of name to International Journal of Circumpolar Health manifests the journal’s new and broader scope. The International Journal of Circumpolar Health specializes in Arctic and Antarctic health issues. It provides a forum for many disciplines, including the biomedical sciences, social sciences, and humanities as they relate to health. The journal has a particular interest in the health of indigenous peoples. The journal is a vehicle for dissemination and exchange of knowledge among researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and those they serve.

The journal is peer reviewed and Indexed in Index Medicus.

Inquiries regarding the journal may be directed to the Editorial Office:

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers
Aapistie 1, FI-90220
Oulu, FINLAND
email: ijch@oulu.fi
http://ijch.fi/

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Tiina Mäkinen
tiina.makinen [@] oulu.fi

Editorial Assistant / Webmaster
Elina Aronen-Raappana
elina.aronen-raappana [@] oulu.fi

Linguistic editor
Beth McAuley
Editing/Permissions/Communications
bmcauley [@] web.net

Scientific Editors

Peter Bjerregaard
Centre for Health Research in Greenland
Directorate of Health and
National Institute of Public Health,
University of Southern Denmark,
Copenhagen, Denmark
pb [@] niph.dk

Ruth Etzel
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Washington, DC, USA
retzel [@] earthlink.net

Juhani Leppäluoto
Department of Physiology
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
juhani.leppaluoto [@] oulu.fi

Jon Øyvind Odland
Department of Community Health
University of Tromsø
Tromsø, Norway
jon.oyvind.odland [@] ism.uit.no

Pamela Orr
Department of Medicine and Medical Microbiology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
porr [@] hsc.mb.ca

David L. Driscoll
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, USA
daviddriscoll [@] uaa.alaska.edu

Associate Editors

Arbour L, Vancouver, Canada
Axelsson K, Luleå, Sweden
Brustad M, Tromsø, Norway
Chan L, Prince George, BC, Canada
Curtis T, Copenhagen, Denmark
Donaldson G, London, UK
Evengard B, Umeå, Sweden
Hansen JC, Aarhus, Denmark
Harju T, Oulu, Finland
Jorgensen M, Copenhagen, Denmark
Koch A, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kozlov A, Moscow, Russia
Lund E, Tromsø, Norway
Moilanen I, Oulu, Finland
Nieboer E, Hamilton, Canada and Tromsø, Norway
Nuttall M, Oulu, Finland
Näyhä S, Oulu, Finland
Palinkas LA, San Diego, USA
Schraer C, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Young TK, Toronto, Canada

Indigenous Health

Katherine Minich
Indigenous Health Research
Development Program
University of Toronto, Canada
k.minich [@] utoronto.ca