Ingelise Olesen – Trap Greenland

Ingelise Olesen

(b. 1961) Midwife and MA in Health Promotion and Education. Research Coordinator at Health in Greenland, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland.

Peqqineq – Health and balance

by Christina Viskum Lykten Larsen, Ingelise Olesen

The Greenlandic word for health, peqqineq, refers to the fact that something is in its proper place and that there is equilibrium. Many have a holistic understa...

Health and care

by Christina Viskum Lykten Larsen, Ingelise Olesen

In Greenland, a newborn boy can expect to live for 68.3 years, while a newborn girl can expect to live for 73.0 years. However, the average life expectancy for ...