The health of populations living in the indigenous minority settlements of northern Yakutia

Abstract

This monograph contains the results of a study carried out by the Yakutsk Research Center for Complex Medical Problems, “Evaluating the health of the indigenous minorities of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and optimizing medical assistance using innovative technologies and telemedicine in indigenous settlements.” The child population was studied in 19 indigenous minority settlements, and the adult population was studied in 12 settlements.

Keywords

• indigenous people
• settlements
• healthcare
• health status
• north
• Yakutia