AHHI Publications

Journal Publications

“Circumpolar Health Indicators: Sources, Data, and Maps”
Circumpolar Health Supplements, 2008 (3) (download article)
By T. Kue Young
This supplement is a compilation of a large amount of statistical data representing all of the Arctic people.

“The Circumpolar Health Movement Comes Full Circle”
Alaska Med, 2007; 49(2), 38-42 (abstract)
By Neil Murphy
This article evaluates the International Congress on Circumpolar Health (ICCH) meetings. It places events in the context of the history of the Arctic people and makes recommendations on future research.

“Dietary transition and contaminants in the Arctic: Emphasis on Greenland”
Circumpolar Health Supplements, 2008 (2) (download article)
By Jens C. Hansen, Bente Deutch, and Jon Øyvind Odland
This supplement is a presentation of the dietary and toxicology factors influencing the people of Greenland.

“Indigenous People of Northern Russia: Anthropology and Health”
Circumpolar Health Supplements, 2007 (1) (download article)
By Andrew Kozlov, Galina Vershubsky, and Maria Kozlova
This supplement features the results of studies conducted from 1986-2007 with a number of different Russian indigenous populations.

"The International Polar Year 2007-2008; the Arctic Human Health Legacy"
Alaska Med 2007; 49(2), 43-45 (abstract)
By Alan. J. Parkinson

"International Polar Year"
Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2008; 14(1)
This special issue of the Emerging Infectious Disease journal is dedicated to the IPY. It features a commentary by Dr. Alan Parkinson, lead contact for AHHI.
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control
To obtain a CD copy of this issue, contact Alan Parkinson at :

“International Polar Year and Arctic Human Health Initiative”
Human Ecology, 2008
By Alan Parkinson and J. Hassi
This article presents an overview of the scientific and public organizations participating in the IPY.

"International Polar Year Arctic Human Health Initiative"
Int J Circumpolar Health 2006; 65(4), 284-289 (download article)
By Alan J Parkinson, Pamela Orr, and Neil Murphy

“Special Issue: Sami Health”
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2008; vol 67(1)
This is the first issue of this journal that is dedicated solely to the health of the Sami people.

13th International Congress on Circumpolar Health (ICCH13) Proceedings, June 12-16, 2007
Download the: Proceedings/Abstract Book/Contents
To obtain a full copy of the Proceedings, contact Alan Parkinson at :
News about the event published in the IJCH:
ICCH13 - The Gateway to Human Health in the International Polar
Year - Summary of the Congress Held in Novosibirsk, Russia
Int J Circumpolar Health 2006; 65(4), 292-294
By Neil Murphy