Summer School 2017

This summer school will focus on environmental stressors in the High North and the challenges involved in studying human health effects of such external factors. CASE 2017 will focus specifically on Behavioral Health or Health and Well-Being in the Arctic.

Registration is now closed!

  • When: June 19. – June 23. 2017
  • Where: Arkhangelsk, Russia
  • Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line:  March 1, 2017 
    (North American participants must apply as soon as possible in order to secure visas)

 

Who may apply:

Preferably PhD students from Canada, USA, Russia or Norway, but Master students from the same countries could also be considered.

The main goal is to prepare young scientists for particular challenges related to conducting science in the High North. Other goals are to create an arena where these young scientists may interact with senior scientists who are experienced in High North issues, in addition to building networks with other international students that have similar challenges. Throughout the week, senior scientists will be available to supervise on specific requests the students might have.

The main topics of the course will be human health related to environmental impacts, lifestyle choices, food security, climate change and practical statistical methods.

Venue

The venue for the summer school is Golubino Forest Hotel, 188 km (3,5 hours by car) outside Arkhangelsk. Here is a video from the area.

Expenditures

The summer school-week is free of charge and includes accomodation and meals. Participants will also be alotted a maximum amount for airfare (dependent on country of origin). Any extra expenses while travelling, such as hotels, taxi or meals will not be covered. Please contact your countries representative for booking and details

Registration

Norway
Erik Anda Eik 
Email: erik.anda@uit.no

Alaska and Canada
Rhonda Johnson
Email: rhonda.Johnson@uaa.alaska.edu

Russia
Yury Sumarokov
Email: sioury@mail.ru

Lecturers

Torkjel M. Sandanger, Associate Professor
Workplace: UiT - Arctic University of Norway
Email: torkjel.sandanger@uit.no

Erik Eik Anda, Associate Professor
Workplace: UiT, the Arctic University of Norway
Email: erik.anda@uit.no

Philippe Amstislavski, Associate Professor
Workplace: The University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: pamstislavski@alaska.edu

Rhonda Johnson, Professor
Workplace: University of Alaska-Anchorage Department of Health Sciences 
Email: rhonda.Johnson@uaa.alaska.edu

Yury Sumarokov

Workplace: Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk

Email: sioury@mail.ru

Tormod Brenn, Associate Professor 
Workplace: UiT - The Arctic Univerity of Norway
Email: tormod.brenn@uit.no

Odd Nilsen

David Leon

Alex Kudryavtsev

Olga Kharkova

 

Participants

First name

Last name

Email

Program

Theme

Borish

David

dborish@uoguelph.ca

MSc Epidemiology

The connection between caribou and Indigenous well-being

Cueva

Katie

kcueva@alaska.edu

ScD in Public Health Nutrition and ScD in Social and Behavioral Sciences

CBPAR work with Alaska Native and American Indian communities to prevent chronic disease and support wellness

Doherty

Jessie

jfdoherty@alaska.edu

Masters in Public Health

Program evaluation of local equine therapy program (STRIDE)

Doster

Karen

karendoster@gmail.com

Master in Public Health

Tobacco and Mental Health

Fedkina

Natalia

fedkina@ualberta.ca

MPH in Global Health

Health Expenditures in the Circumpolar North (Russia)

Hull-Jilly

Deborah

deborah.hull-jilly@alaska.gov

PhD-INDS

Suicide among AK indigenous and non-indigenous populations

Koepke

Catherine

cbkoepke@alaska.edu

MPH

epidemiology/birth defects

Manore

Anna

amanore@uoguelph.ca

Master's of Science (MSc)

Foodborne illness in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

McCandless

Katrina

klmccandless@alaska.edu

Masters of Public Health in Public Health Practice

Cardiac Arrest in Rural Alaska

Shea

Shannon

shannoneshea@gmail.com

MPH

Behavioral Health

Gilbert

Sappho

szgilbert@gmail.com

PhD student

Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Kharkova

Olga

harkovaolga@yandex.ru

PhD student

Tobacco and Maternity Health

Roik

Elena

roik.elena@gmail.com

PhD student

Epidemiology of HPV

Holmatova

Kamila

kkholmatova@mail.ru

PhD student

Epidemiology of CVD

Moen

Connie M.

ConnieMalenMoen@outlook.com

PhD Student

Substance abuse/psychology

Heide

Linda B.

lbh023@post.uit.no

MPH student

Public Health

Sigstad

Marie

msi077@post.uit.no

MPH student

Public Health

Hello Homer CASE’ers!

 

For our Wednesday session, please download and install SatScan from http://www.satscan.org/ Before you install you need to create an account!

 

Download tutorial data from: Cancer Registry data:http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nyscancer/NYS_Cancer.zip

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nyscancer/NYSCancerDataDictionary.pdf

 

Birth Registry data:

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nysbirthdefect/Birth_defects.zip

http://www.satscan.org/datasets/nysbirthdefect/BirthDefectsFile-DataDictionary.pdf

 

Unzip it to a location you can later find!

 

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Visa Application and Travel Claim

"The summer school is free of charge and includes accomodation and meals. Participants will also be alotted a maximum amount for airfare (dependent on country of origin). Any extra expenses while travelling, such as hotels, taxi or meals will not be covered."

VISAS

Please note that all participants need visas for entry into Russia. Before you apply for a visa at your local embassy you need an invitation from our Russian partner.

Write an email to Oxana Boiko, boikoos@nsmu.ru and include the following:

     ·         A good quality scanned copy of passport (the pages with photo and personal data)

     ·         Information about place of work/study and position

     ·         Information about where you are planning to apply for your visa (Consulate, Embassy etc, and                                which city)

 

TRAVEL CLAIMS

Travel claim and substinence form

Account information

Please remember the following:

1. Copy of passport

2. Travel claim

3. Account information

4. Receipts 

5. Information if other sponsosrs were involved

6. Remember to sign

7. Scan everything and send to: egil.a.thomassen@uit.no

8. Remember to label the email proerly with names on attachments and reference to the CASE summer school

 



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