Circumpolar Health Atlas

Herausgeber: Young, T Kue

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Richly illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and images, this atlas includes overviews of the physical environment that influences human health; cultures and languages of northern peoples; health conditions of children and youth; and health systems, policies, resources, and services.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 290mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9781442644564
• ISBN-10: 1442644567
• Artikelnr.: 34761586

Autorenporträt

Senior Editor: T. Kue Young Associate Editors: Rajiv Rawat, Winfried Dallmann, Susan Chatwood, Peter Bjerregaard

Inhaltsangabe

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
Bibliography
Credits and Documentation