A man on crouches gets out of a garbage truck on a wintery dayi n Canada's Arctic.

Health services and health care professionals are scarce in Canada's Arctic. (Eye on the Arctic)

Eye on the Arctic: Video Archive

In the run up to the launch of Eye on the Arctic’s next multimedia project this winter, we’ve dug into our archives to bring you some of our most popular videos from  past projects.

Today, we bring you Bridging the Divide, a documentary report that explores the challenges of delivering health care in Canada’s Arctic and introduces you to the local health care workers trying to make a difference in their own communities.

Bridging the Divide was part of a series nominated for a Webby Award in 2012 in the News & Politics: Series category.

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

Related stories from around the North:

Canada:  International nursing students gather in Saskatchewan to talk northern health care, Eye on the Arctic

Finland: Study finds lower cancer rates among indigenous Sámi, YLE News

Norway: Nordic diet a heart-smart alternative, Radio Sweden

Russia:  Reindeer herders evacuated from anthrax zone in Russian Arctic, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden:  The Sami Health Paradox, Radio Sweden

United States:  Alaska Villages without running water or health aides: Federal officials hear about challenges, Alaska Dispatch News

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