Browsing Department of Health Promotion and Development by Title
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Kalsiumparadokset. En casestudie av prosessen fra kunnskapsgrunnlaget til utformingen av kalsiumanbefalingene
(Master thesis, 2010-06-23)Background: Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures represent a major problem for public health in Norway. The World Health Organisation has estimated that the problem will have multiplied by a factor of four on a global ... -
Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
(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, ... -
Kompetanse og mestring i barneverntjenesten. En kartleggingsundersøkelse blant kommunale barnevernsarbeidere på Vestlandet
(Master thesis, 2013-05-20)Bakgrunn: Nyere undersøkelser viser mangelfull kompetanse i flere kommunale barneverntjenester, samt betydelig avstand mellom kompetansen som etableres gjennom barnevernfaglig grunnutdanning og kompetansebehovet i barnevernets ... -
Kortisol, subjektive helseplager og mestring blant pasienter med uspesifikke ryggsmerter
(Master thesis, 2011)Background: Subjective health complaints are prevalent in the Norwegian population, and musculoskeletal pain accounts for the major part of sickness absence. Such non-specific conditions with high comorbidity can be viewed ... -
Kunnskaps- og kompetanseutvikling i barnevernet - saksbehandlernes meninger og erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2015-05-19)Det er dokumentert at kunnskaps- og kompetansenivået i det kommunale barnevernet ikke er tilfredsstillende, samt at det er betydelige mangler ved bachelorutdanningen som i dag kvalifiserer til arbeid i barneverntjenesten. ... -
Kunnskapsstatus om forskning på modeller for samlivskurs
(HEMIL-report, Report, 2007)Samlivskurs er et forebyggende samlivsstyrkende tiltak, der en ved å formidle informasjon og ferdighetstrening gir par kunnskap og verktøy til å opprettholde og forbedre parforholdet. Den foreliggende rapporten har som ... -
Kvalifiseringsprogrammet – nye muligheter for fattige? En kvalitativ studie av muligheter og utfordringer ved kvalifiseringsprogrammet
(Master thesis, 2009-07-01)Background: Poverty is a core issue in health promotion. The links between sosioeconomical factors and health are well documented. The “Qualification programme” is a new programme for longterm clients of social security. ... -
Kvinners psykiske helse i overgangen til foreldreskapet. Betydningen av mestringsforventning for tilfredshet i parforholdet og fødselsdepresjon.
(Master thesis, 2011-02-01)The transition to parenthood (TTP) affects women's mental health in different ways. TTP can be a challenging transition, especially for relationship satisfaction which has shown to decrease. In addition, an increasing ... -
Langvarige opphold i beredskapshjem
(Master thesis, 2013-05-20)Noen barn bor lenge i beredskapshjem, og dette er det knyttet faglig og politisk bekymring til. Dette masterprosjektet tar sikte på å få mer kunnskap om beredskapshjemsopphold som varer lenger enn det som er intensjonen, ... -
Legitimising Inter-Sectoral Public Health Policies: A Challenge for Professional Identities?
(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 ... -
Leisure‐time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Participation in organized sports is a popular and important part of the lives of children and adolescents and is associated with improved psychological and social health, as well as an increased likelihood of meeting ... -
Levelling the social gradient in health at the local level: applying the Gradient Equity Lens to Norwegian local public health policy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socioeconomic scale. Norway’s Public Health Act (PHA) specifically ... -
Life in a witch camp. Experiences of residents in the Gnani Witch Camp in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2013-05-29)One of the features of Ghanaian culture, which also form the worldviews of many Ghanaians, is the belief in and practice of witchcraft. Beliefs in and practices of witchcraft in Ghana cut across the geographical north as ... -
Lite muskler og ris bak speilet? Tilsyn og kvalitetssikring av lovfestet meldeplikt til barneverntjenesten.
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)Bakgrunn Media omtaler jevnlig alvorlige barnevernssaker som avdekker at barn har levd under uholdbare forhold over lang tid. Så nær som alle yrkesgrupper i Norge som kommer i direkte og indirekte kontakt med barn, har ... -
Lived experiences: A focus group pilot study within the MentALLY project of mental healthcare among European users
(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 ... -
Livelihoods of female-headed households in Namuwongo slum, Kampala Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-31)This study focuses on the livelihoods of female-headed households (FHHs) in Namuwongo slum in Kampala Uganda. The trajectory of FHHs to Namuwongo slum, their livelihood challenges, and their livelihood strategies for ... -
Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway
(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 ... -
Lokal implementering av nasjonal folkehelsepolitikk: Folkehelsearbeid med formål om utjevning av sosiale ulikheter i helse i en norsk kommune
(Master thesis, 2015-05-21)Målsetting: Denne studien tar for seg en norsk kommunes oppfølging av folkehelseloven. Formålet med studien har vært å skaffe kunnskap om hvordan kommunen organiserer sitt folkehelsearbeid, hvordan folkehelselovens formål ... -
Long-term sickness absence and disability pension award as consequences of common mental disorders. Epidemiological studies using a population-based health survey and official ill health benefit registries
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-01-15)The common mental disorders anxiety and depression are widespread in the population and will affect 1 in 4 adults at least once during their lifetime. Due to high prevalence of common mental disorders within official benefit ... -
Losing fat, gaining treatments: the use of biomedicine as a cure for folk illnesses in the Andes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-03)Background: This article explores how people in the Andes incorporate beliefs from both biomedical and ethnomedical systems in treating folk illnesses that often involve spiritual beings. The article focuses on the ...