Pages 33-34 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
Danish Institute for Clinical Epidemiolgy, Copenhagen, Denmark
Greenland Home Rule, Nuuk, Greenland
Source
Pages 33-34 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
In 1992, the Greenlandic Home Rule took responsibility for health care services. Planning on the basis of epidemiological evidence was given high priority, and one of the first things to be initiated was a general health interview survey. In June 1992, external funding was secured and the planning began. A questionnaire has been developed in Danish and Greenlandic, and 30 students at the University in Nuuk have been trained as interviewers. The interviews will take place during the summer of 1993, and analysis will start in early 1994. We expect a report on the basic findings to be ready in September 1994. The interviews cover a broad range of topics, including self-perceived health, lifestyle, living conditions, and use of health services.