The International Journal of Circumpolar Health is a scholarly periodical concentrating on health

Health

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

 issues of indigenous peoples in Arctic

Arctic

The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...

 and Antarctic

Antarctic

The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...

 environments. Its disciplines include biomedical sciences, social sciences, and humanities

Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....

. It is published by the International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers, with headquarters in Oulu, Finland. The target audience includes researchers, policy makers, and practitioners.

Overview

During the initial period, 1972-1983, the publication was called Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research Report, of which there were 36 volumes. From 1984-1996, the new name was Arctic Medical Research that included volumes 37-55. In 1997, volume 56 was issued under the current name, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, manifesting a new and broader scope. It's published quarterly, but there are often supplemental issues.

Circumpolar Health Supplements have become an independent publication series and not offered as part of the paid subscription to International Journal of Circumpolar Health.

The International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers includes:

• International Network for Circumpolar Health Research (INCHR)
• International Union of Circumpolar Health (IUCH)
• Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine (NSAM)
• University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS)
• University of Manitoba
  University of Manitoba
  The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
  
  
• University of Oulu
  University of Oulu
  The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff...
  
  
• University of Tromsø
  University of Tromsø
  The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
  
  , The Institute of Community Medicine
• The Arctic Health Research Network - Northwest Territories
  Northwest Territories
  The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
  
  
• Contributing Members:
  • Health Research Board in Greenland
    Greenland
    Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
    
    
  • The Komi
    Komi
    The name Komi may refer to:*Komi Republic, a republic in Russia**Komi peoples**Komi language, languages of the Komi peoples *Komi, a short name for komidashi, a rule used in the board game Go...
    
     Branch of the Kirov
    Kirov
    -People:*Nikolay Kirov , Soviet track and field athlete*Sergey Kirov , Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet communist-Things named after Sergey Kirov:*Kirov Plant, St. Petersburg, Russia...
    
    Stute Medical Academy