• Addressing the social determinants of health at the local level: Opportunities and challenges 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Hagen, Susanne; Torp, Steffen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Aims: The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance, demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socio-economic scale. For more than a decade, the Norwegian ...

• A new life in Norway: the adaptation experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor girls 

  Brook, Martika; Gwanzura Ottemöller, Fungisai Puleng (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Introduction In recent times, record numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) have settled in Norway. Many researchers have investigated the myriad challenges URMs face when settling in the countries of refuge, but ...

• Gendered visions of family life and parenthood among Czech young people: restricted or transforming imaginations 

  Haukanes, Haldis; Haskova, Hana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article explores young people’s imaginations of their future family life. Based on qualitative research among young people in North Bohemia, it considers social reproduction and change within the domain of gendered ...

• Schooling as a threat or contribution to wellbeing? A study of Norwegian teachers' perceptions of their role in fostering wellbeing 

  Samnøy, Solrun; Thurston, Miranda; Wold, Bente; Jenssen, Eirik S.; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Little is known about the role of teachers in fostering wellbeing in the everyday context of school life. This paper explores the phenomenon among a sample of Norwegian teachers. Focus groups with 23 teachers in four schools ...

• A qualitative study of adolescent girls’ experiences of menarche and menstruation in rural Tamil Nadu, India 

  Gold-Watts, Anise; Hovdenak, Marte; Daniel, Marguerite; Gandhimathi, Subramanian; Sudha, Rajamani; Bastien, Sheri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background: In low- and middle-income countries, women and girls experience menstrual hygiene management-related health and social challenges such as urinary tract infections, social stigma, and school and workplace ...

• Youth perspective on outreach service: A safety net for at-risk youth in a municipality 

  Oldeide, Olin Blaalid; Holsen, Ingrid; Fosse, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09)

  At-risk youth often rely on different municipal services, such as child welfare services, social services and medical services. All of these services play an important role in preventing drug use and promoting well-being, ...

• Lov til kjærlighet. En studie av høringsuttalelsene til innføring av begrepet kjærlighet i barnevernloven 

  Økland, Idun Holgersen; Sørsdal, Line Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Barnevernloven ble i 2018 endret til å inkludere begrepet kjærlighet. At loven nå inneholder et begrep som tradisjonelt er blitt brukt for å beskrive relasjoner innad i familien, har vært omstridt. I artikkelen presenterer ...

• Self-legitimation and sense-making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway: The role of family aspirations 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but ...

• Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Holsen, Ingrid; Oldeide, Olin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole‐of‐government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination ...

• The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis; Vagli, Åse Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring ...

• How to evaluate the effect of seven years of The Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (2007-14) on fruit, vegetables, snacks consumption and weight status- A natural experiment. 

  Hovdenak, Ingrid Marie; Stea, Tonje Holte; Magnus, Per; Krokstad, Steinar; Samdal, Oddrun; Bere, Elling Tufte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Aim: From August 2007 to June 2014, the Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (NSFS) legally established that all pupils in junior high and combined schools (275,000 pupils every year), but not those in primary schools (343,000 ...

• Legitimising Inter-Sectoral Public Health Policies: A Challenge for Professional Identities? 

  Synnevåg, Ellen Strøm; Amdam, Roar; Fosse, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Introduction: The 2012 Norwegian Public Health Act stipulates that all Norwegian municipalities need to integrate public health concerns in their decision-making processes at all policy levels. Based on a Health in All ...

• Salutogenesis as a theoretical framework for psychosocial rehabilitation: the case of the Clubhouse model 

  Fekete, Orsolya Reka; Kinn, Liv Grethe; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Langeland, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Purpose: This study explored whether the holistic theory of salutogenesis may be a suitable theoretical framework for the Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation, a pioneer among psychosocial rehabilitation ...

• Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway 

  Daniel, Marguerite; Gwanzura Ottemöller, Fungisai Puleng; Katisi, Masego; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Tesfazghi, Zebib Zemichael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. ...

• Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Ngoc Truong, Anh; Ortiz-Barreda, Gaby M.; Briones-Vozmediano, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background: Legislative initiatives have been implemented to fight against Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and offer protection to its survivors in Vietnam. However, this type of violence is relatively common in the country, ...

• Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor’s social investments in Tanzania 

  Lange, Siri; Wyndham, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)

  Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. ...

• Sleep among youths in foster care: Associations with potentially traumatic events, PTSD and mental health 

  Lehmann, Stine; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Among maltreated youth in foster care, little is known about frequency of sleep problems and its association to potential traumatic events (PTEs) and mental health. Among youths in foster care, we examined: (1) sleep ...

• Why physicians are lousy gatekeepers: Sicklisting decisions when patients have private information on symptoms 

  Carlsen, Benedicte; Lind, Jo Thori; Nyborg, Karine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In social insurance systems that grant workers paid sick leave, physicians act as gatekeepers, supposedly granting sickness certificates to the sick and not to shirkers. Previous research has emphasized the physician's ...

• Predictors of quality of life among youths in foster care—a 5‑year prospective follow‑up study 

  Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Goemans, Anouk; Baste, Valborg; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Purpose Few studies have investigated possible predictors of positive outcomes for youths in foster care. The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to examine quality of life (QoL) among youths in foster care and ...

• Lived experiences: A focus group pilot study within the MentALLY project of mental healthcare among European users 

  Axelsson, Malin; Schønning, Viktor; Bockting, Claudi; Buysse, Ann; Desmet, Mattias; Dewaele, Alexis; Giovazolias, Theodoros; Hannon, Dewi; Kafetsios, Konstantinos; Meganck, Reitske; Ntani, Spyridoula; Rutten, Kris; Triliva, Sofia; Van Beveren, Laura; Vandamme, Joke; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Hensing, Gunnel (Journal article, 2020)

  Background Mental healthcare is an important component in societies’ response to mental health problems. Although the World Health Organization highlights availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of healthcare ...

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