International Circumpolar Surveillance
  • The International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) is a region-wide disease surveillance system led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was developed by the United States along with the other Arctic States including Canada.
  • ICS was established in 1999 and began by sharing data on only a select few diseases but has expanded to include several new countries, expanded the types of pathogens targeted, and has established new programs.
Citation

"Circumpolar Health." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011. https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/aip/circumpolar-health.html

Further Readings

For Canada's work with the ICS program: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/surveillance/international-circumpolar-system-invasive-bacterial-diseases.html

For more information on the ICS: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600151/#:~:text=In%201999%2C%20a%20pilot%20surveillance,%2C%20Nunavut%2C%20northern%20Quebec%2C%20

For a 1999-2002 Report on the ICS by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention: https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/bitstream/handle/11374/1592/MM03_SDWG_Attachment_4.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y

Overlapping Topics
Arctic Policy
Policy Sub-Topic
Northern/Arctic Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)
Policy Type
Info Note

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