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Newest firstIntroductionChild health and well-being in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) remain a major public health concern, yet systematic, population-level research is limited. Previous studies have focused on isolated indicators such as vaccination coverage and infant mortality, without capturing the broader structural and social determinants shaping childrens lives. The Meeqqat Peqqissut project addresses this gap by develop…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction: The per capita intake of alcohol in Greenland has risen rapidly since it became commercially available, leading to a corresponding increase in addiction problems and demands for treatment services. Despite efforts to establish addiction treatment services, none were deemed adequate. In response, the Greenlandic parliament initiated a new treatment service strategy in 2015. The aim of this study was t…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Alcohol and cannabis use constitutes the major public health problems in Greenland. Thus, it is important to assess if Allorfik, a new national outpatient addiction treatment service introduced in 2016, was implemented successfully and how it is perceived. Allorfik introduced local treatment centers offering a treatment methodology (motivational interviewing and cognitive therapy) new to addiction treat…
Open article record in new tab ↗Problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are major public health challenges in Greenland but their prevalence in a hospital setting has not been explored. Healthcare facilities play a significant role in Greenland. One important aspect is their provision of both primary and secondary healthcare services to a small and scattered population while their potential as settings for screening for problems with alcoh…
Background and objectivesPublic health research has pointed to alcohol and substance abuse as the most significant public health challenges in Greenland with the negative impact on families and communities that entail, but few studies have investigated the role of problem gambling as addictive behaviour among Inuit. The objectives of the present study were to investigate (a) the association between lifetime proble…
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