Health and Society
The Health & Society group focuses on the sociological study of public health, health promotion and health protection, in resource poor and research rich contexts, with emphasis on (1) the social, natural and built environment, and (2) the role of actors and social institutions in advancing health and wellbeing.
Research
Our research group uses a holistic view to health, considering physical, social, mental and spiritual well-being. Health is created in everyday-life and arises from interaction between individual lifestyle, the social and physical environment.
The Health and Society group is part of Centre for Space, Place and Society
Latest publications
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Elaborating on systems thinking in health promotion practice
Global Health Promotion (2009), Volume: 16, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1757-9759 - p. 39-47. -
Training GP's to use a minimal intervention for stress-related mental disorders with sick leave (MISS): Effects on performance: Results of the MISS project; a cluster-randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN43779641]
Patient Education and Counseling (2010), Volume: 78, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0738-3991 - p. 206-211.