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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- mHEALTH-INNOVATE
mHEALTH-INNOVATE
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What can we learn from healthcare workers’ informal and innovative uses of mobile phone messaging in LMICs? - TICD “Tailored implementation for chronic diseases”. Depression in the elderly
TICD “Tailored implementation for chronic diseases”. Depression in the elderly
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- Fair financing for UHC
Fair financing for UHC
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The project addresses procedural fairness in all areas of health financing for universal health coverage (UHC). - Evidence-based policies and health systems interventions for antenatal care (ePosit)
Evidence-based policies and health systems interventions for antenatal care (ePosit)
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Evidence-based policies and health systems interventions for antenatal care (ePOSIT) – a research project for ANC in Uganda - Co-therapy in work with couples and families - Protocol for a systematic review
Co-therapy in work with couples and families - Protocol for a systematic review
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The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs has commissioned the Norwegian Institute of Public Health to produce a systematic review on the effects of and experiences with the use of co-therapy, as opposed to one therapist, in the treatment or mediation with couples and families. - Parental follow-up after child removal: a scoping review - Protocol for scoping
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Parental follow-up after child removal: a scoping review - Protocol for scoping review
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The purpose of this review is to map and present the available research on the effects of, and experiences with, parental follow-up after child removal within services that correspond to the Norwegian family counselling services (‘familievernet’). - Mental health disorders among minority women: risk factors and consequences from a life-course perspective
Mental health disorders among minority women: risk factors and consequences from a life-course perspective
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The project will determine the extent of mental health service use among minority women over time and identify the causes and consequences of mental health disorders over the life-course. - Screening for preeclampsia with use of an algorithm - Protocol for Full HTA
Screening for preeclampsia with use of an algorithm - Protocol for Full HTA
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health was commissioned by the Ordering Forum, New Methods to perform a health technology assessment of a screening program for pregnant women in gestational week 11-14. - An evidence and gap map of controlled trials and systematic reviews of controlled trials for self-help apps - Protocol for evidence and gap map
An evidence and gap map of controlled trials and systematic reviews of controlled trials for self-help apps - Protocol for evidence and gap map
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It is important to map what type of effectiveness research about self-help apps exists and what interventions they are used for. This research map might inform prioritization for further research in the field. - Research on measures to reduce workplace sickness absence - Protocol for evidence and gap map
Research on measures to reduce workplace sickness absence - Protocol for evidence and gap map
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- The SHoT Study
The SHoT Study
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The SHoT Study (an acronym for the Norwegian name: Studentenes Helse- og Trivselsundersøkelse) is a national student survey for higher education in Norway. - SCOPE – Scandinavian studies of Covid-19 in pregnancy
SCOPE – Scandinavian studies of Covid-19 in pregnancy
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The SCOPE project will provide new and essential information on COVID-19-related risks to pregnant women and their newborns. - Ontology-driven and artificial intelligence-based repeated dose toxicity testing of chemicals for next generation risk assessment (ONTOX)
Ontology-driven and artificial intelligence-based repeated dose toxicity testing of chemicals for next generation risk assessment (ONTOX)
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ONTOX will deliver a generic strategy to create innovative new approach methodologies (NAMs) in order to predict systemic repeated dose toxicity effects that, upon combination with tailored exposure assessment, will enable human risk assessment. - Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK)
Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK)
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Understanding human exposure and health hazard of micro- and nanoplastic contaminants in our environment - Kohortstudie om varigheten av BCG-vaksinens beskyttelse
Kohortstudie om varigheten av BCG-vaksinens beskyttelse
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major preventable cause of morbidity. Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccines are widely used to protect against TB. Their efficacy shortly after vaccination has been demon - Pneumococcal carriage among Norwegian children
Pneumococcal carriage among Norwegian children
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- Parents use of mobile screens while interacting with children 0-6 years: Protocol for evidence synthesis - Protocol for an overview of reviews/
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Parents use of mobile screens while interacting with children 0-6 years: Protocol for evidence synthesis - Protocol for an overview of reviews/ a systematic review
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The Norwegian Directorate of Health has commissioned to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) a systematic review on the effects/consequences of parents use of mobile screen devices while in the presence of children 0 to-6 years of age. - HEALTHMPOWR— A New Paradigm for Public Health Surveillance: Unlocking thePotential of Data to Empower Women and Health Systems
HEALTHMPOWR— A New Paradigm for Public Health Surveillance: Unlocking thePotential of Data to Empower Women and Health Systems
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- Comprehensive approach towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Comprehensive approach towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
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The aim of the proposal is to make a substantial contribution to the Norwegian efforts of supporting UHC globally and in LMICs. - Harmonized Reproductive Health Registry Communication Strategies: Using Health Data to Empower Women and Health Systems (eRegCom)
Harmonized Reproductive Health Registry Communication Strategies: Using Health Data to Empower Women and Health Systems (eRegCom)
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- Strengthening the extension of RMNCH services in Bangladesh with an electronic health registry: A cluster randomized controlled trial (eRegistries Bangladesh)
Strengthening the extension of RMNCH services in Bangladesh with an electronic health registry: A cluster randomized controlled trial (eRegistries Bangladesh)
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- Design and implementation of Digital health Interventions to improve the childhood immunization program in Rwanda
Design and implementation of Digital health Interventions to improve the childhood immunization program in Rwanda
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- Design and implementation of a growth-monitoring digital health intervention to improve the identification and management of malnutrition in Rwanda
Design and implementation of a growth-monitoring digital health intervention to improve the identification and management of malnutrition in Rwanda
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- Health consequences of electronic cigarettes - Protocol for an umbrella review
Health consequences of electronic cigarettes - Protocol for an umbrella review
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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). - Twenty years later: Explanations and consequences of the decline in adolescents’ drinking in the Nordic countries
Twenty years later: Explanations and consequences of the decline in adolescents’ drinking in the Nordic countries
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The overall aim of the proposed workshop series is to examine why there is a decline in adolescent drinking, using a Nordic comparative approach.