Webinar Announcement
COVID-19 in the Arctic: Community Perspectives
Thursday, 2 March 2023
12:30 p.m. Alaska Time
For more information and to register, go to:
https://dartmouth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fUAqduRiR72CrBwE-UYUSA?ti…
The Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College invites registration for their upcoming webinar, COVID-19 in the Arctic: Community Perspectives. This webinar will take place Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 12:30 p.m. Alaska Time.
The webinar will include a presentation and panel discussion with researchers from Northern Canada, Finland, Iceland, Alaska, and Greenland/Denmark.
Panelists include:
- 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
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?
For more information and to register, go to:
https://dartmouth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fUAqduRiR72CrBwE-UYUSA?ti…
For questions, contact:
Varvara Korkina Williams
Email: varvara.korkina.williams [at] dartmouth.edu