Update on the International Network for Circumpolar Health Research (INCHR)

Abstract

INCHR concluded a very successful second annual general meeting held at the Banff Centre in the Alpine resort town of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was part of a two-day event which also featured other conjoint meetings including the International Network for Circumpolar Health Association, the International Union of Circumpolar Health, the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health, and the Arctic Human Health Initiative. There were two concurrent scientific sessions. Members of the CIHR Team in Circumpolar Chronic Disease Prevention outlined various current and planned activities in this 5-year program of research [see announcement in IJCH 2006;65(3):273]. The recently formed IUCH Working Group in Women’s Health also held its inaugural meeting with presentations and discussions of future plans. Overall, some 70 participants were registered, coming from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Amidst breathtaking scenery of snow capped mountain peaks, participants were able to take full advantage of the opportunities for networking and collegial discussions.(International Journal of Circumpolar Health 66:3 2007)