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ReviewInternational journal of circumpolar health2023

Public health restrictions, directives, and measures in Arctic countries in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Malory Peterson, Gwen Healey Akearok, Katie Cueva, Josée G Lavoie, Christina Vl Larsen, Lára Jóhannsdóttir, David Cook, Lena Maria Nilsson, Arja Rautio, Ulla Timlin and 13 more

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Review in International journal of circumpolar health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Healthcare delivery in the arctic-telehealth prospects.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
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  6. Communicating and complying with COVID-19 actions in northernmost Finland.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.

Malory PetersonDepartment of Human Development and Community Health, Montana State University, Helena, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9730-899X
Gwen Healey AkearokQaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, Nunavut, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9507-2610
Katie CuevaInstitute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8013-9680
Josée G LavoieOngomiizwin Research, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2483-431X
Christina Vl LarsenNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6245-4222
Lára JóhannsdóttirEnvironment and Natural Resources Programme, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0001-5912-3337
David CookEnvironment and Natural Resources Programme, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0001-9200-0515
Lena Maria NilssonDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Lávvuo-Research and Education for Sámi Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2354-7258
Arja RautioFaculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5816-533X
Ulla TimlinFaculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7840-4430
Miguel San SebastiánDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Lávvuo-Research and Education for Sámi Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7234-3510
Elena GladunInstitute of State and Law, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2525-6638
Elizabeth RinkDepartment of Human Development and Community Health, Montana State University, Helena, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5738-5496
Ann Ragnhild BroderstadtCentre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3843-6953
Inger DagsvoldCentre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Susanna SiriCentre for Sámi Health Research, Department of Community Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3231-8139
Charlotte Brandstrup OttendahlNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9285-3099
Ingelise OlesenNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Larisa ZatsevaInstitute of State and Law, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia.
Rebecca Ipiaqruk YoungDepartment of Psychology, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-3502-1147
Ay'aqulluk Jim ChaliakKuskokwim Campus, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bethel, AK, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-0559-0871
Emily OphusQaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, Nunavut, Canada.
Jon Petter A StoorDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Lávvuo-Research and Education for Sámi Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1580-8307
Umeå University · SEIlisimatusarfik · GLMontana State University · USQaujigiartiit Health Research Centre · CAUniversity of Alaska Anchorage · USUniversity of Iceland · ISUniversity of Oulu · FIUniversity of Tyumen · RUUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks · USUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beginning January of 2020, COVID-19 cases detected in Arctic countries triggered government policy responses to stop transmission and limit caseloads beneath levels that would overwhelm existing healthcare systems. This review details the various restrictions, health mandates, and transmission mitigation strategies imposed by governments in eight Arctic countries (the United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Russia) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, through 31 January 2021s31 January 2021. We highlight formal protocols and informal initiatives adopted by local communities in each country, beyond what was mandated by regional or national governments. This review documents travel restrictions, communications, testing strategies, and use of health technology to track and monitor COVID-19 cases. We provide geographical and sociocultural background and draw on local media and communications to contextualise the impact of COVID-19 emergence and prevention measures in Indigenous communities in the Arctic. Countries saw varied case rates associated with local protocols, governance, and population. Still, almost all regions maintained low COVID-19 case rates until November of 2020. This review was produced as part of an international collaboration to identify community-driven, evidence-based promising practices and recommendations to inform pan-Arctic collaboration and decision making in public health during global emergencies.

Indexed as

COVID-19Arctic RegionsCanadaHumansPandemicsPublic HealthUnited StatesEpidemicfirst nationshealth policyIndigenousinfectious diseasesInuitremote health services, community

Identifiers

PMID37898999
PMCPMC10997298
OpenAlexW4388035129

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