{"id":161,"date":"2021-04-30T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-healthy-arctic-communities\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2021-05-23T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T19:21:08","slug":"how-to-learn-more-useful-links-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-healthy-arctic-communities\/how-to-learn-more-useful-links-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Learn More: Useful Links and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>The first step to solving these issues is educating yourself and others.<\/h5>\n<p>In order for you to do so, we&#8217;ve provided the resources we found most useful during our own research. Some of the links provide maps and news stories, while others provide more in-depth research papers. These resources focus on health issues in Canada and the arctic more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: educating yourself is just the first step. Visit our page on <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-healthy-arctic-communities\/where-is-arctic-policy-being-made-and-how-can-you-get-involved\/\">how to get involved<\/a> for more actionable steps that you and others can take.<\/p>\n<h4>Infant Mortality in the Arctic:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Get some background on Canadian disparities in birth outcomes with this <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0138562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>See an overview of the history of infant mortality in Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/1471-2458-9-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check out this visual of the differences in infant mortality throughout the Arctic with this <a href=\"https:\/\/nordregio.org\/maps\/infant-mortality-rate-in-the-arctic\/#:~:text=In%20Chukotka%20(Russian%20Federation)%20and,per%201%20000%20live%20births.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Current Healthcare Efforts:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Read about a program designed to make the healthcare profession more accessible for indigenous communities <a href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/stories\/article\/65674practical_nursing_diploma_hopes_to_attract_more_inuit_into_healthcare_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about local efforts in Nunavut to lower infant mortality with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/national-news\/nunavut-hopes-to-lower-infant-mortality-rates-by-using-baby-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Baby Box&#8221; Efforts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Mental Health in the Arctic:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about the intersection between climate change and mental health in Inuit communities <a href=\"https:\/\/www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.bowdoin.edu\/science\/article\/pii\/S0277953615300332\">here<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10584-013-0875-4\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read about the impacts of colonization on Inuit suicide rates <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11013-012-9253-3\">here<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ir.lib.uwo.ca\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1331&amp;context=aprci\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A great overview on the mental health crisis in Canadian Inuit youth can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3338178\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arctic Internet Access:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Arctic Council has formed a group focused on bettering \u00a0internet access in the Arctic called the &#8220;Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic&#8221; (TFICA). To read their latest report from 2019, click <a href=\"https:\/\/oaarchive.arctic-council.org\/bitstream\/handle\/11374\/2369\/SAOXFI205_2019_RUKA_06_TFICA_Report-3rd-Draft%206%20May.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Startup provides\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/satellites\/a29727075\/arctic-internet\/#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20a,ship%20stationed%20in%20the%20Arctic.\">high-speed broadband connection<\/a> to a German ice-breaker studying climate change.<\/li>\n<li>OneWeb&#8217;s fiber-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/oneweb-brings-fiber-like-internet-for-the-arctic-in-2020-300911089.html\">internet service<\/a> began in 2020 to support under-served and unconnected communities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryopolitics.com\/2018\/06\/19\/sami-school-internet-reindeer\/\">With help from the internet, a S\u00e1mi school preserves reindeer herding\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interactive Map of Cell Phone Coverage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gci.com\/mobile\/coverage-map\">Alaska<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada&#8217;s Connectivity Strategy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/139.nsf\/eng\/h_00002.html\">High-Speed Access for All<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The COVID-19 Pandemic:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Public Health Agency of Canada&#8217;s report on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/corporate\/publications\/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada\/from-risk-resilience-equity-approach-covid-19\/indigenous-peoples-covid-19-report.html\">Indigenous peoples and Covid-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/193\/11\/E381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical experimentation and the roots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous Peoples in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Indigenous Disparities in the Healthcare System:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-countries\/articles\/2021-04-13\/why-canadas-indigenous-have-vaccine-worries\">Canada\u2019s Troubled Health-Care Relationship With Its Indigenous<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the history of systemic racism in Canadian healthcare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/Issues\/IPeoples\/EMRIP\/Health\/UniversityManitoba.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first step to solving these issues is educating yourself and others. 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