ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2018
Sámi youth health, the role of climate change, and unique health-seeking behaviour.
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- Global systematic review of how climate change degrades the wellbeing and health of Indigenous children.Globalization and health · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effects of chronic, slow-onset climate change on mental health.Nature. Mental health · 2024Article
- Measuring Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Health in the Background of Multiple Disadvantages: A Scoping Review for Equitable Public Health Policy Formulation.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The goal of this cross-sectional qualitative study was to assess the impact of climate change on Sámi youth health, health care access, and health-seeking behaviour. Indigenous research methodology served as the basis of the investigation which utilised focus groups of youths and one-on-one interviews of adult community leaders using a semi-structured, open-ended questions. The results of the focus groups and interviews were then analysed to identify trends. We found that Sámi youth mostly associate the implications of climate change to their culture andcultural practices rather than the historical influence the environment had on Sámi health. They also take part in unique health-seeking behaviour by utilising both traditional and Western medicine simultaneously but without interaction due to social and structural factors. Our findings suggest that the health of Sámi teens is not tied to the environment directly, but through cultural activities.
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