The Research Theme embraces an orientation towards health, focuses on the populations at risk of ill-health, and engage in research aiming at health promotion for all in the context of family, school, workplace, and community.
This team focuses on identification of health risks and early preventive interventions for all populations: children, adolescents, parents, and partners in the context of family, school, and workplace. Research foci are based on the Social-ecological Model for prevention: encompasses individuals, interpersonal / partner / parental / family relationships, school and work environments, community and societal health.
Child and Adolescent Health
This programme of research is dedicated to promoting health, mental wellbeing, and healthy behaviours for children and adolescents in the family, school and community settings. Programmes are developed and implemented to promote healthy lifestyle and mental health among children for their healthy growth and development.
Family Health
This work focuses on studies of health of women as mothers, men as fathers, parenting transitions and experience, families as the source of social support, partner support, and sense of coherence in the families. Programmes are developed to strengthen the family members' sense of belongings, source of support, parenting, and ability to cope with illness in the family as partners.
Community Health
This work aims to develop, and disseminate knowledge and information relating to health threats to the community (i.e. disaster risk, infection control, work hazards) that is globally connected and locally/nationally /regionally relevant. Studies are developed and implemented to evaluate strategies that protect and strengthen resilience at personal and community levels.