University of Gothenburg
Global Health Research Group at Sahlgrenska Academy
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Global Public Health

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Website
The Institute of Medicine School of Public Health and Community Medicine
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Project owner
Institute of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine
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Area
Health and medicine
Topic
Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Short description

The Global Public Health Research Group at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine studies how social, economic, and environmental conditions shape health across populations in Sweden and globally. Our work is informed by perspectives from epidemiology, social sciences, demography, and health systems research.

The group is multidisciplinary, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We conduct research across the life course, from child and maternal health to ageing, and across diverse settings, from Swedish registers to cohort studies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Health equity is the common thread running through our research.

Our research

Global public health research addresses health problems that cross national borders and require action across sectors. A central question for our group is how the distribution of resources, living conditions, and access to healthcare shape health inequalities, and what can be done to reduce them.

Our research aims to reduce health inequalities and improve population health. We study the biological and social determinants of health to understand why illness occurs and how it is unequally distributed. We also examine the broader structures that shape health, including health systems, public health policy, and human rights frameworks, particularly the right to health.

The group's research portfolio is diverse. Current work covers ageing and frailty, mental health, non-communicable diseases, infectious disease surveillance, sexual and reproductive health, intimate partner violence, nutrition, food systems and food environments, migration and health, digital health, and human rights. We are also expanding our research into climate change and health, and the use of artificial intelligence for population health in low-resource settings.

Methodologically, our research draws on population-based cohorts, register data, intersectional and multilevel analyses, trajectory analysis, time series and spatio-temporal modelling, randomised trials, qualitative research, and participatory approaches.

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