Human Health in the Arctic 2021
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 896
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public health; epidemiology; environmental health; reproductive health; pregnancy care; climate change
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Interests: cohort studies; epidemiology; environmental health; public health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is an honor to invite all scientists working on human health issues in the arctic environment to submit a paper to this Special Issue.
Health challenges are increasing for all people living and working in the Arctic. There are problems concerning environmental contaminants, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health, and socio-economic conditions, as well as cultural challenges in a changing society. These topics are all within the scope of IJERPH. Additionally, ongoing climate change and increasing pressure on natural resources, e.g., oil, gas, and minerals, are causing increased pressure on the living conditions of indigenous populations with fishing and hunting traditions. Food security and food availability are changing. The “arctic dilemma”, regarding healthy food and the contaminants coming from these sources, is gaining increasing importance. This leads to reproductive health problems and a focus on health effects on early child development. As scientists and public health workers, we have a responsibility to protect and improve the health conditions in all Arctic countries, in societies and a climate under rapid transition. One important answer to this challenge is to facilitate research and education on public health issues for the next generation. The journal wants to contribute to this goal by stimulating young scientists by giving them an opportunity to publish high-quality papers in an open access journal with an increasing impact. We welcome all aspects of Arctic health research; qualitative and quantitative, as well as mixed model research. In particular, young scientists who need a venue to publish their papers for their PhDs are welcome. （https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/Arctic-health）
This Issue will be expanded to include relevant papers from the AMAP Human Health group, which is in the final phase of the new report on human health in the Arctic. Monitoring the actual situation of the levels and trends in human exposure is important, but we now have increasing knowledge of the effects on human development.
We are working for the next generation. We are in a very important and critical time where the focus is mostly on crisis handling and acute procedures. We must never forget about the living conditions for our children and their future. Research and knowledge based on evidence-based studies can help to build a sustainable future. Please consider this offer to get your science out to the global scientific world. Papers with more environmentally-oriented topics will also be considered.
Prof. Dr. Jon Øyvind OdlandDr. Pal Weihe
Dr. Cheryl Khoury
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Arctic
- human health
- environment
- mother and child cohorts
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