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The lUCH also collects and disseminates Information on circumpolar health 

 and arctic medicine. The scientific journal ARCTIC MEDICAL RESEARCH is 

 published, on a quarterly basis, in collaboration with the Nordic Council for 

 Arctic Medical Research. The journal is indexed in Index Medicus and other 

 biomedical databases. lUCH members receive a subscription to this official 

 journal of the lUCH. 



The J. A. Hildes medal which was established in 1986, by the lUCH , is 

 awarded to outstanding international scholars in the area of circumpolar health 

 and Arctic medicine. In 1990, at the Whitehorse Congress, the J. A. Hildes medal 

 was awarded to Ms. Evelyn Cambell of Canada; Professor Henrlk Forsius of Finland; 

 Professor Frederick A. Milan of Alaska; and Professor Yuri Nikitin of Russia. 



MEMBERSHIP 



The "adhering bodies" of the lUCH include the: 



American Society for Circumpolar Health (ASCH) 



Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health (CSCH) 



Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research (NCAMR) 



Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS-SB) 



Individual research workers, institutions, associations, or companies may adopt 



affiliated membership if they are not represented by the four adhering bodies. 



Current affiliated members include: 



Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) - Working 



Group on Human Biology 

 Society for Medical Research In Greenland 

 Icelandic Society for Circumpolar Health 

 Nordic Society for Arctic Medicine 

 Swedish Society for Arctic Medicine 



The lyCH Council consists of 11 members: two from each of the four 



adhering bodies, one from SCAR, and two delegates elected by the General 



Assembly, which meets In connection with the ICCH. 



