Search for dissertations about: "folkhälsa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 262 swedish dissertations containing the word folkhälsa.

  2. 1. Health assessments of asylum seekers within the Swedish healthcare system a study of the interface between control and care, and how structure and procedures may influence access and coverage

    University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitet

    Author : Robert Jonzon; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Eva Johansson; Pille Lindkvist; Michael Knipper; [2019]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; migration; asylum seekers; health system; health assessment; control and care; Sweden; Folkhälsa; migration; asylsökande; hälsosystem; hälsoundersökning; kontroll och vård; Sverige; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Background: Despite lack of evidence, there is a common notion that diseases are brought along with migrants, and thus a threat to people in the host country. In Sweden asylum seekers are to be offered a health assessment (HA), but national statistics show that the coverage is less than 50%. READ MORE

  4. 2. Rift Valley fever challenges and new insights for prevention and control using the “One Health” approach

    University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå University

    Author : Osama Ahmed Hassan Ahmed; Magnus Evander; Clas Ahlm; Joacim Rocklöv; Maria Van Kerkhove; [2016]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rift Valley fever; Sociocultural practices; Community involvement; Ecological factors; Risk map; Early warning system; Surveillance system; International Health Regulations; and One Health approach.; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging viral zoonosis that causes frequent outbreaks in east Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. The likelihood of RVF global expansion due to climate change and human anthropogenic factors is an important issue. READ MORE

  5. 3. Team-based approach in the management of diabetes at primary health care level in Muscat, Oman challenges and opportunities

    University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitet

    Author : Kamila Al-Alawi; Helene Johansson; Ahmed Al Mandhari; Lars Lindholm; Charli Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Challenges; Health care providers; Oman; Perceptions; Primary health care; Team-based approach; Type 2 diabetes; Nurse-led clinics.; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Introduction: The growth of type 2 diabetes is considered an alarming epidemic in Oman. The efficient team-based approach to diabetes management in primary health care is an essential component for providing ideal diabetic care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Social determinants of leisure time physical activity, body mass index, and acute myocardial infarction

    University dissertation from Mohammad Ali, Sadiq

    Author : Sadiq Mohammad Ali; [2006]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Public health; acute myocardial infarction; obesity; overweight; underweight; leisure time physical activity; health locus of control; social capital; Socioeconomic status; psychosocial work conditions;

    Abstract : There are substantial socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in most western countries. Socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular risk factors (obesity/overweight, tobacco smoking, leisure time physical activity, dietary habits) are correspondingly large. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cognitive function and cardiovascular disease in relation to hypertension and adaptive behavior in the serial Color Word Test. Results from population study "Men born in 1914" in Malmö, Sweden

    University dissertation from Department of Psychology, Lund University

    Author : Lena André-Petersson; [2001]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cardiovascular system; Psykologi; Psychology; Color Word Test; Myocardial infarction; Stroke; Cardiac event; Adaptive behavior; Cognition; Hypertension; Kardiovaskulära systemet; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : "Men born in 1914" is a prospective cohort study on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease. The study is run by the Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmö. Five hundred men participated in the study when it started with a baseline examination in 1982/83. The men were then 68 years old. READ MORE