Projects
Here is an overview of projects at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. You can sort or search among ongoing or concluded projects.
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«European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures (EuroMix) – a human biomonitoring study
The Horizon 2020 EuroMix project aims to provide validated test strategies for the hazard and exposure assessments of chemical mixtures.
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A Scandinavian cohort of pregnant women in opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy: long term consequences for the child (ScopeOMT)
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Accuracy of open-ended questions in teachers’ structured conversations with children to uncover abuse, neglect or psychosocial problems
On the accuracy of open-ended questions in structured conversations between children and daycare and school employees.
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Alcohol drinking patterns among parents and long-term health and social consequences among their children
This project will study the long-term effects of various forms of parental drinking patterns in regard to their children’s mental health, substance use and workforce non-participation.
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Alcohol policy and public opinion
The project investigates trends and changes in public opinion on alcohol policies, and the structure and determinants of attitudes towards policies. The data are mainly based on population surveys.
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Analysis of miRNA and DNA methylation stautus in ADHD triads
This project will investigate whether epigenetic status at birth is important for neurodevelopmental disorders appearing in childhood and persisting into adulthood.
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Are there dietary and lifestyle factors for the self-prevention of suicide?
The objective of this project is to examine if dietary and lifestyle factors have a role in suicide prevention.
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Asymptomatic Salmonella carriers – Incidence and Factors
This project will investigate how many people in Norway remain carriers of Salmonella bacteria after they have had a Salmonella infection and why.
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Autism Birth Cohort Study (ABC Study) (project description)
The purpose of the Autism Birth Cohort Study is to describe the development path and risk factors for autism spectrum disorders.
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Beneficial effect of breastfeeding on offspring long-term health: consequence or maternal pre-existing risk profile?
The study will investigate the effect of breastfeeding on child health at 7 years of age.
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Briefly summarised
Owners, practitioners and users of the Norwegian health care services seek answers to a variety of research questions.
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Buprenorphine versus methadone for pregnant women in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT)
We will systematically summarise research on short- and long-term effects for mother, foetus and child of buprenorphine- versus methadone-based maintenance treatment during pregnancy.
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Cannabis in Norway
Of the illicit drugs, cannabis is used most both in Norway and in the wider Western world. We know far too little about people’s consumption of cannabis in Norway.
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Child abuse and pregnancy planning within the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Is there an association between childhood abuse and later pregnancy planning, and is an unplanned pregnancy associated with adverse health outcomes for mother and child?
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Children with excessive crying and sleeping problems in infancy and mothers’ psychosocial health. Short and long term perspectives
The relationship between infant crying and sleep problems and mothers’ psychosocial health and long-term developmental consequences of crying and sleep problems on children.
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Children with language difficulties - risk factors and developmental paths
This study aims to learn about children's normal language development and the factors that contribute to variations in language skills.
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Chronic Lyme Disease (CLD) – an approach to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon
This project will investigate the occurrence of chronic Lyme borreliosis, describe the characteristic of this condition, and look for possible tick-transferred infectious agents.
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Clinical procedures (project description)
The Knowledge Centre coordinates the National Network for clinical procedures.
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Cochrane Norway
Overview over activities at Cochrane Norway.
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Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Surveys
The Commonwealth Fund (CMWF) is a foundation in the United States, which aims to promote healthcare systems with better accessibility, quality and efficiency.
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