The Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College invites registration for their upcoming webinar, COVID-19 in the Arctic: Community Perspectives.
In the Circumpolar region, communities have, and continue, to rise to the challenge of implementing complex public health measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. To fully understand the implications of COVID-19 in the Arctic, diverse data sources were needed that include Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge with western scientific methods. Identifying community-driven models and evidence-based promising practices and recommendations are key to informing pan-Arctic collaboration and decision-making in public health during times of global emergencies.
A Circumpolar team has explored a number of questions, including: In what ways are public health measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic the same or different in Arctic communities? How have Indigenous and local knowledges been integrated with recommended/mandated public health measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic? What coping strategies did Arctic communities engage in to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic? What can we learn from community case studies to inform policy and program implementation now and in the future?
The webinar will include a presentation and panel discussion with researchers from Northern Canada, Finland, Iceland, Alaska, and Greenland/Denmark.
Panelists- Dr. Gwen Healey Akearok, Executive and Scientific Director of the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
- Dr. Christina Larsen, Professor of Public Health in Arctic Regions, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed
- Dr. Arja Rautio, Vice-President of Research University of the Arctic, and Professor of Arctic Research in Thule Institute, University of Oulu
- Dr. Katie Cueva, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Health at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage
- Dr. Lara Johansdottir, Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, School of Business, University of Iceland