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
«European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures (EuroMix) – a human biomonitoring study
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The Horizon 2020 EuroMix project aims to provide validated test strategies for the hazard and exposure assessments of chemical mixtures. - UNITED4Surveillance (EU4Health Joint Action)
UNITED4Surveillance (EU4Health Joint Action)
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The general objective of the project is to strengthen infectious disease surveillance systems at the national level, with improvement of integration, interoperability, and digitalization of data sources. - Telomere length and fertility in women
Telomere length and fertility in women
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This study will look at the relationship between telomere length and fertility in women. - SeroSelectTB
SeroSelectTB
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SeroSelectTB is a multinational project coordinated by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
- Proof- of concept: Comparative Wastewater Sampling for Multi-Pathogen Detection in Urban Areas and Airports of Denmark and Norway
Proof- of concept: Comparative Wastewater Sampling for Multi-Pathogen Detection in Urban Areas and Airports of Denmark and Norway
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The aim of this project is to explore the public health relevance of parallel analysis of multiple pathogens by sampling wastewater from urban areas and airports in two different countries (Norway and Denmark). - YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends
YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends
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The purpose of the project is to shed light on the extent to which school pressure, demanding job conditions, and openness about mental health issues explain the increase in mental health diagnoses among young people. - YoungPsych: The interplay between social media and mental health in adolescents and young adults
YoungPsych: The interplay between social media and mental health in adolescents and young adults
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The purpose of the project is to investigate the interplay between mental health and social media use, and to what extent this contributes to the increase in mental health issues among young people. - The Norwegian Triple-S Cohort Study
The Norwegian Triple-S Cohort Study
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The research project seeks to examine several aspects, both the extent and consequences of violence and abuse against children and youth. - HUNT hearing
HUNT hearing
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This investigation aims to scrutinize the prevalence, risk factors, and repercussions of hearing loss. - Infection and Immunity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Population-Based Birth Cohort
Infection and Immunity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Population-Based Birth Cohort
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The project examines the relationship between maternal prenatal infection and child ADHD. - OH4Surveillance (OH4S) - Setting up a coordinated surveillance under the One Health approach
OH4Surveillance (OH4S) - Setting up a coordinated surveillance under the One Health approach
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- Hip fractures in Norway: Predictors, incidence and survival. Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
Hip fractures in Norway: Predictors, incidence and survival. Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
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The aim of the project is to explore the possible causes for the high incidence of hip fractures in Norway. - The maternal effect on childhood asthma
The maternal effect on childhood asthma
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The background for this project is that the risk of asthma in children is higher when the mother has asthma than when the father has asthma. - Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NEUROTOX)
Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NEUROTOX)
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To investigate if prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants disrupts normal fetal brain development, acting through thyroid and epigenetic mechanisms. - Using MoBa to understand the COVID-19 pandemic
Using MoBa to understand the COVID-19 pandemic
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This project will follow the spread of COVID-19 disease in Norway over the next few years, and investigate why someone becomes infected and possibly seriously ill. - A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)
A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health launched a new program for continuous, online measurements of inpatient experiences with specialist mental health and addiction services in 2020. - Sickness in the family (SickFam) : A register study on the short- and long-term effects of severe sickness on family members
Sickness in the family (SickFam) : A register study on the short- and long-term effects of severe sickness on family members
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This project will study the short- and long-term effects of severe sickness on family members. - Alcohol drinking patterns among parents and long-term health and social consequences among their children
Alcohol drinking patterns among parents and long-term health and social consequences among their children
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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. - NORSURV
NORSURV
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The aim of the project is to strengthen the systems for infection surveillance so that authorities and the healthcare services can maintain an updated and detailed picture of the infection situation at all times. - Healthcare Workers Well-Being and Safety (WeBeSafe): Ensuring a Sustainable Workforce in the Healthcare sector for the 21st Century
Healthcare Workers Well-Being and Safety (WeBeSafe): Ensuring a Sustainable Workforce in the Healthcare sector for the 21st Century
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This project will address the urgent need to take advantage of new and better-quality data sources to advance our understanding of the strains of shift work and to identify effective interventions to improve the retention, well-being, and safety of healthcare workers. - Strengthening the patient voice in health service evaluation: machine learning on free text comments from surveys and online sources
Strengthening the patient voice in health service evaluation: machine learning on free text comments from surveys and online sources
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This project will develop and test resources and tools for aspect-based sentiment analysis of comments in Norwegian language. - Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, Black Carbon, NO2 and O3: an analysis of European cohorts (4954-RFA14-3/16-5)
Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, Black Carbon, NO2 and O3: an analysis of European cohorts (4954-RFA14-3/16-5)
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This project will address health effects at low air pollution levels. - Protein glycans as vaccine antigens against Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Protein glycans as vaccine antigens against Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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- Developmental profiles and co-occurring difficulties in children with autism spectrum conditions in Norway
Developmental profiles and co-occurring difficulties in children with autism spectrum conditions in Norway
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The aim of this project is to investigate trajectories of emotional and behavioral disorders in autism spectrum disorder, as well as how they are diagnosed and treated. - mHEALTH-INNOVATE: exploring healthcare workers’ informal and innovative uses of mobile phone messaging in LMICs.
mHEALTH-INNOVATE: exploring healthcare workers’ informal and innovative uses of mobile phone messaging in LMICs.
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The aim of this project is to explore how innovative informal uses of mobile phone messaging apps by healthcare workers can be used to strengthen health systems and inform digital health interventions in low and lower middle-income countries.