Crossing Borders: Shared Public Health Goals
From the Dean
Working Across Borders
From the Editor
Public Health's Shared Goals
Northwest Region at a Glance
Immigration Policy: Migration Patterns
Special Features
Web Only Articles
Complete Edition PDF
Northwest Public Health
Spring/Summer 2011
Spring/Summer 2011 • Volume 28 Number 1
This issue grew out of a cross-border symposium in January. It drew authors from five states and three Canadian provinces and territories. Peer-reviewed articles explore immigration policy, cross-border collaborations, and the health disparities faced by refugee, Native American/Native Alaskan, and First Nation populations.
North of 60: Cross-border Partnership for Sexual Health in the Arctic
Dionne Gesink, Jessica Leston, Melanie Taylor, Scott Tulloch, Lori de Ravello, Wanda White
An international partnership between the US and Canada addresses sexually transmitted infections and health disparities north of the 60th parallel.
CDC Seattle Quarantine Station: Responding to Globally Mobile Populations
Erika Färdig, Heather Hastings, Laura Vonnahme, Peter Houck, Martin Cetron
As demographics change and new public health needs emerge, the Seattle Quarantine Station continues to serve as a gateway for newly arriving immigrants.
Second Decade Project: Lifelong Benefits of Early Intervention
Julia Yoshino, Patrick O’Carroll
The US Department of Health and Human Services is using cross-border comparative research to explore key adolescent health indicators in the Northwest.
Environmental Health Threats: Eight Arctic Nations Collaborate
Michael Bradley
Environmental changes threaten the subsistence lifestyle and traditional foods that form the social, cultural, and economic underpinning of Arctic peoples.
Hidden Health Concerns: Asians and Pacific Islanders Tell Their Stories
Gabriel Garcia
This article highlights health concerns in the Asian and Pacific Islander community, the second largest and fastest growing minority group in Alaska.
