Projects

Does long-term use of medication affect cognition and health later in life?

Do certain types of medication counteract or contribute to dementia?

Does use of snus in adolescence influence the risk of smoking in young adulthood? A longitudinal study of tobacco use in young people.

This project will investigate changes and directions in tobacco use and factors associated with reduction or escalation of smoking and snus use between adolescence and adulthood.

Drug abuse – prevalence, consumption, market and actors

The project will describe and analyse drug use and drug users in Norway.

Drugs and the Internet: exploring online drug related communities

The overall goal with this PhD-project is to explore how new ways of computer-mediated communication possibly affects drug users and the associated culture.

Early childhood weight trajectories in eating disorders

We aim to examine whether early childhood growth trajectories represent a significant prospective risk factor for the later development of eating disorders.

Early identification of children with delayed non-verbal communication; autism

By assessing children's non-verbal communication, we will examine if it is possible to identify children at high risk of pervasive language /communication problems before the first words.

Education for labor market opportunities

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Effect and experiences of part-time work in the healthcare services

The protocol describes two scoping reviews that will map the published evidence regarding part-time work (including effects and experiences) in the healthcare and community care services.

Effect evaluation of The International Child Development Programme (ICDP)

The aim of this project is to conduct an evaluation of the effect of International Child Development Programme (ICDP) through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Effect of psychosocial in-terventions for people with dementia - Protocol for a systematic review of systematic reviews

On commission from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, we are conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews on the effect of psychosocial interventions for people with dementia.

Effect of treatments for perpetrators of sexual violence in close relationships - Protocol for a review of systematic reviews or a systematic review

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health shall conduct a systematic review of research on the treatment of perpetrators of sexual violence in close relationships.

Effectiveness of and experiences with school focused interventions out-side of school settings for children and youth living in child welfare institutions - Protocol for a mixed-methods review

The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the effects of and experiences with educational interventions conducted outside of schools for children and youth living in child welfare institutions.

Elicitation of a Norwegian EQ-5D Value Set and Normative Data for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

EQ-5D value sets and normative data will be derived through nationally representative surveys of the general population.

EMCDDA 2048

FHI is commissioned by HOD to be the national focal point. The task as requires the collection, processing and reporting of a wide range of information about the drug situation in Norway.

Enabling sustainable public engagement in improving health and health equity

Environmental noise and childrens`s sleep and health - using the MoBa cohort

This project will investigate the potential effects of residential night-time traffic noise on children's sleep quality, behavioural and cognitive problems and risk of overweight and obesity.

Epidemiological studies on benefits and harms of drug treatment – special focus on drug safety in pregnancy and childhood.

This study will link data from several health registries and other data sources in 5 Nordic countries to investigate drug use in women of childbearing age, expectant fathers and children.

ERC Starting Grant: INFERTILITY - Understanding the causal nature of the relationship between infertility and cardiovascular disease

The INFERTILITY project aims to fill several existing knowledge gaps to understand the nature of the relationship between infertility and cardiovascular disease.

ESPAD - European School Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

FHI is responsible for collecting Norwegian data for ESPAD. To date, six data collections have been carried out; 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Evaluation of free school fruit on childhood growth and obesity: a natural experiment

This project will examine to which extent free fruit in schools may influence weight development in schoolchildren.