2012-05-29 16:42 Pohjoismainen kansanterveystieteen korkeakoulu, NHV/Nordic School of Public Health Many children suffers from asthma and to deal with everyday life can be hard for children and parents. They need knowledge. “To understand the children’s challenges in everyday life health professionals should ask the child and also listen to them”, says Anne Trollvik that is a nurse and an university lecturer.
2012-05-29 16:40 Pohjoismainen kansanterveystieteen korkeakoulu, NHV/Nordic School of Public Health Infections that occurs when patients are in hospitals can be prevented by using the knowledge of infection hygiene at all levels within the health care organization. – But it requires a formal collaboration between the municipality/hospital and an intersectional health organization, says health nurse Bente Bloch, Master of Public Health at the Nordic School of Public Health Health.
2012-05-02 14:42 Pohjoismainen kansanterveystieteen korkeakoulu, NHV/Nordic School of Public Health Sixteen years after apartheid the public health system in South Africa continues to be plagued by health worker shortages. “But lay health workers can make a great contribution to care”, says Karen Daniels at Nordic School of Public Health. But they also need greatly to be cared for. Here thesis explores how ordinary people trained to assist in health care is an option to tackling this crisis.
2010-10-08 14:44 Pohjoismainen kansanterveystieteen korkeakoulu, NHV/Nordic School of Public Health Care continuity, next-of-kin support and nature experiences promote head- and neck cancer patients’ health, according to a new DrPH thesis at the Nordic School of Public Health. – Health professionals need to support the inner strengths and self-healing abilities of the patients, says author Margereth Björklund.
2010-10-08 14:30 Pohjoismainen kansanterveystieteen korkeakoulu, NHV/Nordic School of Public Health The Nordic School of Public Health is one of the oldest and largest institutions within the Nordic Council of Ministers. From now on we will publish scientific results and news on the Finnish version of MyNewsdesk.