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2016-09-14

Young, Stephanie K., Young, T. Kue

"Primary care in remote communities in northern Canada is delivered primarily by nurses who receive clinical support from physicians in regional centres and the patient transportation system. To improve continuity, quality and access to care in remote northern communities, it is important to...

2016-03-03

Young, Stephanie K., Tabish, Taha B., Pollock, Nathaniel J., Young, T. Kue

"Residents in the Canadian Arctic regularly travel in remote, backcountry areas. This can pose risks for injuries and death, and create challenges for emergency responders and health systems. We aimed to describe the extent and characteristics of media-reported backcountry travel emergencies in...

2016-01-12

Young, T. Kue, Kelly, Janet J., Friborg, Jeppe, Soininen, Leena, Wong, Kai O.

"To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami. Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with...

2013-08-05

Young, T. Kue

Plenary session, 15th International Congress of Circumpolar Health. Topics: "(a) Who are circumpolar peoples? (b) How has our population changed? (c) Do we enjoy the same health? (d) Why are we unequal? (e) What are our health care challenges? and (f) What can the circumpolar health ‘‘community’’...

2018-07-08

Young, T. Kue, Fedkina, Natalia, Chatwood, Susan, Bjerregaard, Peter

"The eight Arctic States exhibit substantial health disparities between their remote northernmost regions and the rest of the country. This study reports on the trends and patterns in the supply and distribution of physicians, dentists and nurses in these 8 countries and 25 regions and addresses...

2019-05-25

Young, T. Kue, Tabish, Taha, Young, Stephanie K., Healey, Gwen

"Canada’s northern territories are characterized by small, scattered populations separated by long distances. A major challenge to healthcare delivery is the reliance on costly patient transportation, especially emergency air evacuations (medevacs). The purpose of this study was to describe the...

2019-11-29

Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ng, Carmina, Young, Robin, W., Marchildon, Gregory, P.

"We investigated the availability of health system performance indicator data in Canada’s 18 northern regions and the feasibility of using the performance framework developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information [CIHI]. We examined the variation in 24 indicators across regions and...

2019-08-22

Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter

"Despite the importance of indigenous people in the Arctic, there is no accurate estimate of their size and distribution. We defined indigenous people as those groups represented by the 'permanent participants' of the Arctic Council. The census in Canada, Russia and the United States records...

2016-08-10

Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ford, James, Healey, Gwen, Jong, Michael, Lavoie, Josée, White, Mason

"An international conference titled 'Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities' was held at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, April 28–30, 2016. The event was organized by the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health, in partnership with the Institute for Circumpolar...