Scientific Programme Themes
The following areas were convered by ICCH14:
- Chronic Diseases
- Environmental & Occupational Health
(e.g., contaminants, health impact assessments, work safety, thermal health risks and management in circumpolar climates) - Ethics & Indigenous Research
- Food Security
(e.g., impacts of industrialization, climate change) - Health Impacts of Demographic Change
(e.g., aging, migration) - Indigenous Health & Wellness
- Infectious Diseases
- Injury Prevention
- International Polar Year
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Newborn & Child Health
- Population Health Science
- Service Delivery & Infrastructure
(e.g., nursing services, information technologies, health care education) - Social Determinants of Health
(e.g., demographic change, built environment, health disparities, socio-economic indicators, health literacy) - Women’s & Family Health & Well-Being
(e.g., well-being among youth, maternal health, childbirth in northern regions, FASD) - Other
We also encouraged paper submissions under the above themes which highlighted:
- Community Participatory Methods
- Diversity in Partnerships & Capacity Development in the North
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
- Research to Action
- Wellness or Holistic Perspectives
- Youth & Elder Involvement
