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Circumpolar Health Atlas

Edited by T. Kue Young

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$100.00
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Published: January 2012

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Series: Series: Heritage

Page Count: 198 Pages

Illustrations: 253 colour illustrations; 144 figures; 16 tables

Dimensions: 8.85 x 11.20

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198 Pages, 8.85 x 11.20 x 0.67 in, 253 colour illustrations; 144 figures; 16 tables

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ISBN: 9781442644564

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When many of us picture the areas surrounding the North Pole, we imagine barren landscapes, wintry conditions, and sparse human and animal populations. Opening up the Circumpolar Health Atlas will undoubtedly change this perception. Abounding with hundreds of vibrant, full-colour photographs and maps, this book presents a stunning and immersive portrait of life in the Arctic region, with an emphasis on the factors that contribute to human health in this area. Written with the general reader in mind, it can be enjoyed even by those who have little previous knowledge about the circumpolar regions.

The Circumpolar Health Atlas is also an informative and practical reference guide for health researchers, service providers, and policy makers, as it offers a broad, multidisciplinary understanding of the health of diverse populations who inhabit the polar regions of the northern hemisphere. The atlas includes overviews of the physical environment that influences human health; cultures and languages of northern peoples; different diseases and health conditions; and health systems, policies, resources, and services. It concludes with information on how education and research can be used to improve health in these regions.

T. Kue Young is the TransCanada Chair in Aboriginal Health in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Preface

Part One: The Circumpolar World

1. Introduction
2. Lands and Seas
3. Changing Climate
4. Plants and Animals

Part Two: Circumpolar Peoples

5. Cultures and Languages
6. Origins and Prehistory
7. History and Politics
8. Population and Settlements
9. Society and Economy

Part Three: Health Status

10. General Health
11. Children and Youth
12. Reproductive Health
13. Infectious Diseases
14. Cancer
15. Cardiovascular Diseases
16. Diabetes and Obesity
17. Injuries and Violence
18. Mental Health and Suicide

Part Four: Health Determinants

19. Genetic Susceptibility
20. Cold and Dark
21. Living Conditions
22. Environmental Quality
23. Nutrition and Physical Activity
24. Smoking, Alcohol and Substance Use

Part Five: Health Systems

25. Governance and Organization
26. Financing and Expenditures
27. Programs and Services
28. Education and Research

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‘Editors have succeeded in creating a scientific book that is also a work of art. Highly recommended. All Academic, general, and professional readers.’ D. Landry-Hyde, Choice Magazine, vol 50:02:2012

‘The Atlas takes a unique, comparative research project and allows anybody to understand it. The result is a visually stunning and delightful piece of work that mixes serious issues with the ease and pleasure of a coffee-table art book.’ Rachel L. Johnstone, Journal Nordic-Mediterraneum: Icelandic e-journal, vol8:01:2013

‘The Circumpolar Health Atlas is unusual in that it could sit on one’s coffee table to be dipped into when one felt the need to gaze at a pleasing arctic image or map, or to be surprised by a fact that one did not know before. However, it could be equally at home in a middle or high school, on a college curriculum, and not the least, on a scholarly bookshelf as a useful reference work.’
Astrid E.J. Ogilvie, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research vol 45:01:2013

‘Circumpolar Health Atlas shines in its visual and general appeal and simplicity of design… I would consider this book an exceptional gift. It was a treat to review and I would recommend it highly for the circumpolar enthusiast as well as any interested citizen.’
Colleen M. Davidson, Arctic; June 2013

Runner-up - International Cartographic Association Map Awards - Atlases Category

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