Bjerregaard P, Young T K, Curtis T
National Institute of Public Health, Centre for Health Research in Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2004;63 Suppl 2:23-9. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17781.
The first Circumpolar Health symposium took place in Fairbanks in 1967. Approximately every three years since, an increasing number of researchers have met to present and discuss the health conditions of the North. We analysed the proceedings from the 11 congresses and the abstracts from the 12th congress in 2003 and found a shift of focus from biology to sociology of health. Today, circumpolar health research is primarily focused on three major topics: 1. epidemiology of indigenous peoples of the North; 2. health care delivery in the North; and 3. the effect of physical factors on human physiology and health. Despite the diverse research interests, it is remarkable how a community of circumpolar scientists and practitioners has emerged over the past 35 years.
首届环北极健康研讨会于1967年在费尔班克斯举行。自那以后，大约每三年就有越来越多的研究人员聚集在一起，介绍和讨论北极地区的健康状况。我们分析了11届大会的会议记录以及2003年第12届大会的摘要，发现研究重点从健康生物学转向了健康社会学。如今，环北极健康研究主要集中在三个主要主题上：1. 北极地区原住民的流行病学；2. 北极地区的医疗服务提供；3. 物理因素对人体生理和健康的影响。尽管研究兴趣各不相同，但在过去35年里，一个环北极科学家和从业者群体的出现却非常引人注目。
