Projects

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.

Evaluation of social media campaign to increase COVID-19 testing in migrant groups: A cluster randomised trial

We will assess whether a social media campaign targeted at migrants leads to increased testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Evaluering av sikkerhet og effekt for Ebola vaksine i et distrikt i Guinea

The study aims to evaluate Ebola vaccine efficacy and the use of ring vaccination as a vaccine delivery strategy in a population in West Africa.

Evidence-base for shared decision making tools.

The NIPH collaborates with the "Samvalgssenter" by publishing reports about the documentation on the effectiveness of treatment for their national shared-decision making tools.

Evidence-based policies and health systems interventions for antenatal care (ePosit)

Evidence-based policies and health systems interventions for antenatal care (ePOSIT) – a research project for ANC in Uganda

EXIMIOUS - Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome

We will build a multifaceted toolbox to help assess the impact of the exposome on the immune system at the level of individuals and populations.

Exposure of the father and implications for the child: Analysis of genetic and epigenetic changes in triads-a case-control study

Our ambition is to identify paternal factors of major importance for the health of the child, thereby preventing health risk of new generations.

Exposure to heat and air pollution in EUrope – cardiopulmonary impacts and benefits of mitigation and adaptation (EXHAUSTION)

The EXHAUSTION project aims to quantify the changes in cardiopulmonary mortality and morbidity due to extreme heat and air pollution (including from wildfires) under selected climate scenarios

Exposure to psychotropic drugs during fetal life and ADHD in children

The aim is to study if prenatal exposure to a selected group of psychotropic drugs and analgesics is associated with increased risk of ADHD in childhood.

Fair financing for UHC

The project addresses procedural fairness in all areas of health financing for universal health coverage (UHC).

Fee-for-service funding of primary care: Adverse side effects for patients and society?

We aim to improve our understanding of how GPs respond to the incentives in the fee-for service system, and what consequences this has for their patients.

Genetic understanding of the relationship between height and preeclampsia

The purpose is to understand the causes of preeclampsia

Genetic variation and alcohol intake during pregnancy

The project aims to find reasons for alcohol consumption during pregnancy by using molecular genetic methods.

Glucose tolerance test in pregnancy: A systematic mapping review

Harmonized Reproductive Health Registry Communication Strategies: Using Health Data to Empower Women and Health Systems (eRegCom)

Health consequences of electronic cigarettes - Protocol for an umbrella review

Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Care Services in Norway we will systematically evaluate health consequences of use of and exposure to e-cigarette aerosols (secondhand exposure).

Health Gap: Health, maturity, and gender gap in education

The project aims to understand the health consequences of gender differences in school performance and examine whether they are explained by differences in timing of physical maturity.

Health personnel's communication of children’s weight status: What is effective and what are the childrens and parents’ experiences and preferences? A mixed methods systematic review

We were commissioned to conduct a mixed methods systematic review of empirical research about communication of children’s underweight, overweight or obese status to children and their parents.