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Sara Causevic
Department of Public Health Sciences

Launch of report on Peaceful Societies through Health and Gender Equality

Is it possible to achieve peace through investments in health and equality? Learn how improvements in health equity and gender equality can contribute to more peaceful societies from the authors, collaborators, and subject-matter experts of the Lancet Commission on Peaceful Societies through Health Equity and Gender Equality as the Commission report is released on September 7th. The prestigious medical publication The Lancet organizes this independent, cross-disciplinary project, which included 24 Commissioners and several partners.

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Elisa is a research assistant at Karolinska Institutet

She moved from Italy to Sweden in 2016 to study the master´s programme in public health sciences at Stockholm University. After graduation she worked several jobs, among which at a reinsurance company in Switzerland. Two years ago Elisa Vigna moved back to Stockholm to work as a research assistant at the National Centre for Suicide Research at Karolinska Institutet.

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Migrants were hit harder by the pandemic

Higher mortality and more admissions to intensive care units. Many migrant groups in Sweden were hit harder than those born in Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the vaccine was crucial in reducing inequality. This is shown by a study by researchers at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, in collaboration with researchers from Stockholm University's Demographic Department (SUDA) and Karolinska Institutet. The study was recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

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Lower mortality among Finnish migrants in Sweden

The health of Finnish migrants in Sweden lies between that of the populations in Sweden and Finland. The mortality rate among Finns in Sweden is lower than that of the population in Finland. These are some of the results of a new study from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki.

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People with lower income were hit harder by the pandemic

The relationship between income and Covid-19-related intensive care changed drastically in Sweden during the pandemic. A new study from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University shows examples of inequality in health and the importance of income differences with regards to how the pandemic affected people.

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A dark-haired boy in red shirt sitting down, looking sad, with his left hand on his right cheek.
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Parental loss increases the risk of taking antidepressants

When a parent passes away, there is an increased risk for the bereaved child to start taking antidepressant medication, especially in the first year after the parent´s death. This is the main result of a study from researchers at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, in collaboration with researchers from Canada and the United States. The study was recently published in the journal eClinicalMedicine.

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Sol Juárez speaking with Kari Hasselberg, Head of Secretariat for the Committee of Social Insurance.
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Public health researchers presented evidence on parental leave and health at the Swedish Parliament

Members of a health equity perspective research group from the Department of Public Health Sciences were invited to present their research at the Swedish Parliament´s Research Day 8 June. They talked to the Committee of Social Insurance about their research on the unintended consequences of Swedish parental leave policy.

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Close-up shot of two women expecting a baby.
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Fewer cases of adverse birth outcomes for lesbian couples who received IVF treatment

Adverse birth outcomes such as low birth weight and/or pre-term birth occur to a lesser extent in children of lesbian couples who have undergone IVF treatment (in vitro fertilization) compared to heterosexual couples who received the same fertility treatment. This according to researchers from Sweden, the United Kingdom and Finland. These research results were published in an a research article in Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Women’s suicide risk increases around the anniversary of a parent’s death

Women who have lost a parent run a higher risk of suicide around the anniversary of the death of a parent, according to researchers from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University. For men there does not seem to be a similar pattern. The research results were published recently in the medical journal Jama Network Open.

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Dissertation: Under the influence

On January 13th 2023, Lauren Bishop will defend her thesis "Under the influence: Substance misuse from the perspective of linked lives"

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Dissertation: Troubled childhoods cast long shadows

On November 10th, Josephine Jackisch will defend her thesis "Troubled childhoods cast long shadows: Studies of childhood adversity and premature mortality in a Swedish post-war birth cohort"

Newborn baby put on a scale.

Swedes with non-western background falling behind in terms of birthweight

In a new study, the researchers found large birthweight inequalities among the descendants of non-western immigrants compared to the descendants of Swedes. The largest differences were found in the third generation. The researchers warn inequalities may continue to widen in subsequent generations.

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Dissertation: Intervening in a social world

Devy Lysandra Elling defends her doctoral thesis "Intervening in a social world: An evaluation of an alcohol prevention programme in a Swedish workplace context".

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Problems with university accounts

Due to an error during a maintenance job, a large number of passwords to university accounts for students and employees have been reset. This results in the account being locked. We are sorry for any inconveniences caused.

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Policy Insights: Use of parental leave improves mental health of migrant fathers

Migrant fathers experienced significant decreases in psychiatric hospitalisations alongside their changes in parental leave use. Policy Insights in Population Europe, by Helena Honkaniemi and Sol Pía Juárez, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University

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Updated information regarding our teaching Spring term 2022

UPDATED 11 FEBRUARY: The department's teaching will gradually return to campus during the next term period (February 17 - March 21). More detailed information on what this means for relevant courses is announced at Athena.

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Mariko Kanamori awarded the prestigious Ikushi Prize

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science awarded the most prestigious Ikushi Prize to Mariko Kanamori, a visiting researcher within the SMASH project at the Department of Public Health Sciences.

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Country of birth affects risk of dying in covid-19

Mikael Rostila, co-author of a new report from the Swedish Public Health Agency, appears at the national broadcaster SVT News, highlighting the disparity between residents born abroad and ethnic Swedes. Socio-economic factors such as low income and overcrowding are cited as the main reasons why those born abroad are hit harder.

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Introducing EQUINODE

Are you interested in joining a network for doctoral students at Swedish universities with an interest in health equity research? Welcome to EQUINODE – Doctoral Students in Health Equity Research! A digital introduction meeting is held on April 7th 2021.

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