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HEMIX - Research promoting public health

We see health and disease from a holistic view, and our research is particularly focused towards people struggling with addiction and towards migrants, but we also have a wider public health perspective.

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The research group HEMIX is attached to Institute for global health and community medicine with close collection to Haukeland University Hospital where several of the members are employed.

Vision

OUR VISION: Research promoting public health

We see health and disease from a holistic view, and our research is particularly focused towards people struggling with addiction and towards migrants, but we also have a wider public health perspective. Ìý

RESEARCH GOALS

Our research should be relevant toÌýthe community. We want to contribute to enlighten and solve both local, national and international society challenges regarding the following topics:

  • preventive health care
  • migration and health
  • addiction disorders

HEMIX WANT TO

  • promote user participation and interdisciplinary collaboration between participants both inside and outside academia
  • provide high quality research of great ethical standard and ensure to apply research policies and legislations
  • highlight our research toÌýprofessionals, health politicians, relevant user-/patient groups and the public.

Large projects linked to the research group

  • PRICE - PRImary health Care leaders Education (led by Thomas Mildestvedt)ÌýÌý
  • Integration for Health (led by Esperanza Diaz)
      • (coordinated by Bergen Addiction Research and led by Lars Thore Fadnes)
      • Ìý(led byÌýKjell Arne Johansson, Fatemeh Chalabianloo andÌýLars Thore Fadnes)
      • Ìý(led byÌýFatemeh Chalabianloo, Kjell Arne Johansson andÌýLars Thore Fadnes)
      • Food4HealthyLife -ÌýHealthy eating for longevity & prevention of chronic diseases (led by Lars Thore Fadnes)
      • The National Research Network for Migration and Health (led by Esperanza Diaz)

      Other projects

      • Bergen in Change (the BiE-study) (led by Silje Mæland, LarsÌýFadnes, Stine Lehmann, andÌýWilliam Hazell)
      • The public health project in Sogn and Fjordane (led by Eivind Meland)
      • Health and healthcare needsÌýamong Syrian refugeesÌý(ledes av Esperanza Diaz)
      • Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý(coordinated by Bergen Addiction Research and led by Lars Thore Fadnes)
        • (led by Thomas Mildestvedt together with groups of pediatrics specialists)
        • Healthy Life Centers for Health Promotion in Norway (led by Eivind Meland)
        • (led by Esperanza Diaz)
        • Methadone study (led by Fatemeh Chalabianloo)
        • Couple relationship problems in general practice (led by Thomas Mildestvedt)
        • TANNKLAR (led by Anne N. Ã…strøm and Lars Thore Fadnes)

        For more info on projects, teaching and publications, see the staff pages above.

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