Research Group Retreat 2023 Interlaken
In August 2023, the second annual Community Health and Health(care) Systems Research Group retreat took place. Professor Noora Ronkainen, from the Institute of Sport Science at the University of Bern, commenced the retreat with a thought-provoking presentation titled “Meaningful research, meaningful sport”. In her talk, Prof. Ronkainen reflected on the multifaceted nature of humans’ sources […]
ISPM Researchers Co-Author a Policy Brief for the G20 Meeting in India
Harvy Joy Liwanag, Annika Frahsa, and Sophie Meyer of the Community Health and Health(care) Systems Research Group collaborated with colleagues in India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom to develop a T20 policy brief entitled, “Transforming Health Systems Towards Holistic Outcomes in the G20 and Beyond.” The T20 (Think 20) is an engagement process that […]
ISPM Researchers at EIE2023 in Basel
Two researchers from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)—Dr. Harvy Joy Liwanag (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) and Ms. Sophie Meyer (PhD Candidate)—actively engaged and delivered presentations during the European Implementation Event 2023 (EIE2023), a major gathering of stakeholders in the field of implementation science held in Basel from 8-9 June. With the theme “Creating […]
New publication from the BaSAlt project
Have you ever heard of Photovoice? It’s a research method that lets participants express their perspectives through photography. Our team wanted to see if Photovoice could be useful for promoting physical activity in nursing homes, which can be challenging settings for research. These homes are kind of like “total institutions,” where residents have limited autonomy […]
Researchers working to address the SDGs convened in Thailand to explore decoloniality in research and education
15.03.2023 – Dr. Harvy Joy Liwanag of ISPM convened a workshop of 20 researchers working to address the various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to explore meaningful pathways for decoloniality in research and education as part of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) Conference 2023 in Thailand last February 28 to […]
“Public Health Research to Action – Wie kann das gelingen?”
Public Health3 2023: Deutschland – Österreich – Schweiz 20. und 21. Januar 2023 / Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Lindau, Deutschland In grey and snowy January 2023, the Public Health3 conference took place in Lindau, Germany. The bi-annual conference is a familiar and somehow informal get together organized by the Public Health Associations of the DACH region (Germany, […]