Browsing Department of Health Promotion and Development by Title
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"Han synes det er fint å møte foreldrene, `men litt skummelt også`" Barn med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn i barnevernet: En kvalitativ dokumentanalyse av hvordan Høyesterett forstår og begrunner retten til samvær med biologiske foreldre
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Formålet med studien er å undersøke hvordan Høyesterett forstår og begrunner retten til samvær med biologiske foreldre, når det gjelder barn med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn i barnevernet. Videre skal vi undersøke hvilke ... -
The Handbook of Salutogenesis
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Health behaviour in Georgian school-aged children (The pilot study)
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)The Aim. Understanding young people's problems, consideration of their interests and development of youth policies is becoming of a huge importance worldwide, and among them in Georgia, in order to aid a long-term democratic ... -
Health complaints among adolescents in Norway: A twenty-year perspective on trends
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-09)Purpose: Examine time trends in health complaints among adolescents in Norway between 1994 and 2014 and among population subgroups, e.g., age and gender, as well as their interactions. Methods: Norwegian data on 11-16-year-olds ... -
Health problems account for a small part of the association between socioeconomic status and disability pension award. Results from the Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-06)Background: Low socioeconomic status is a known risk factor for disability pension, and is also associated with health problems. To what degree health problems can explain the increased risk of disability pension award ... -
Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Abstract Background: Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the ... -
Health promotion capacity building. An exploratory study of the Norwegian health promotion workforce
(Master thesis, 2012-06-11)Introduction. The international Union for Health Promotion and Education highlights that developing a competent Health Promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building for the future and is critical to delivering ... -
Health worker motivation in the context of HIV care and treatment challenges in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-12)Background: Health worker motivation can potentially affect the provision of health services. The HIV pandemic has placed additional strain on health service provision through the extra burden of increased testing and ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life, Subjective Health Complaints, Psychological Distress and Coping in Pakistani Immigrant Women With and Without the Metabolic Syndrome : The InnvaDiab-DEPLAN Study on Pakistani Immigrant Women Living in Oslo, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)The increasingly high number of immigrants from South-East Asia with The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is an important challenge for the public health sector. Impaired glucose is essential in MetS. The blood glucose concentration ... -
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (qualitative). The objectives are as follows: To explore healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of communication between themselves and older adults about vaccination. -
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Infectious diseases are a major cause of illness and death among older adults. Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases, including against seasonal influenza, pneumococcal diseases, herpes zoster and COVID‐19. ... -
"Helse i alt kommunen gjør?..." : -en undersøkelse av samvariasjoner mellom kommunale faktorer og norske kommuners bruk av folkehelsekoordinator, fokus på levekår og prioritering av fordelingshensyn blant sosioøkonomiske grupper.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-03)In 2012, a new public health act took effect in Norway, highlighting the importance of health equity and the use of “health in all policies” (HiAP) approach to reduce social inequalities in health. The act passed the main ... -
Helse og trivsel blant barn og unge. Resultater fra den landsrepresentative spørreundersøkelsen «Helsevaner blant skoleelever. En WHO-undersøkelse i flere land»
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Helsefremmende perspektiv på rusforebygging i arbeidsfellesskap gjennom programmet AV-OG-TIL-Prat
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)Alkoholbruk kan ha både konstruktive og destruktive sider. Arbeidsrelatert alkoholbruk øker i det norske arbeidsliv, og det er en økende grad av bekymringsfullt alkoholkonsum. Flere studier har konkludert med at det er ... -
Helsepersonells ressurser i møte med utfordrende opplevelser på arbeidsplassen En kvalitativ studie av ansattes erfaringer i sikkerhetspsykiatrien
(Master thesis, 2021-05-20)Bakgrunn: Temaet for masteroppgaven er “Helsepersonells erfaringer om hvilke personlige, sosiale og strukturelle ressurser som hjelper ansatte i sikkerhetspsykiatrien å bli værende i en krevende jobb over tid”. ... -
Hidden Wounds: Orphanhood, Expediency and Cultural Silence in Botswana
(Doctoral thesis, 2005)This thesis focuses on the social impact of orphanhood in Botswana, i.e. the effect that loss of parents has on children and the implications for caregivers of taking on responsibility for orphans. Historic and ongoing ... -
High School Physical Education: Satisfaction of the Basic Psychological Needs and the Experience of Flow.
(Master thesis, 2014-05-19)Introduction: The present study aimed at identifying factors promoting enjoyable and positive experiences in PE. The study explored associations between elements of Self- Determination Theory (SDT) and the experience of ... -
HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Small Enterprises: Employers’ and Employees’ Knowledge and Attitudes about HIV workplace Policy in Kabale, Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2010-05-21)Background: In its third decade, the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect many people’s lives in affected nations. In the world of work, the epidemic has brought about loss of productivity, increased labour costs, and ... -
Household food security and adequacy of child diet in the food insecure region north in Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-11)Background and objectives Adequate diet is of crucial importance for healthy child development. In food insecure areas of the world, the provision of adequate child diet is threatened in the many households that sometimes ... -
Household Food Security and Child Diet in Northern Regions of Ghana: Evidence from the 2012 Ghana Feed the Future Population Baseline Survey
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Background and Objectives: There is dearth of literature on the link between household food security and child feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between level of ...