2,044 search results for “population health” in the Public website
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About Healthy Society
The research area "Health and well-being in a healthy society" studies the institutional and behavioral factors that play a role in health and well-being for people of all ages.
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Ewout Steyerberg
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Maartje Witlox
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Do common antibiotic treatments influence emotional processing?
People who have taken antibiotics in the past three months pay more attention to negative facial expressions, according to research by postdoc Katerina Johnson and assistant professor Laura Steenbergen. This may explain how antibiotics increase the risk of developing depression.
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Translational data science: applications in health care
How can you tie together scientific research and practical applications? That is exactly what Professor of Translational Data Science Marco Spruit is concerned with, he tells FMT Gezondheid. 'It's about taking socially relevant questions as a starting point for your research.'
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Aart Hendriks: Compulsory vaccination is in the interest of public health
Yesterday, the House of Representatives in the Netherlands rejected a motion that would completely rule out an obligation to get vaccinated. Compulsory vaccination in the Netherlands can be considered if public health is at stake. Professor of Health Law Aart Hendriks of Leiden University discussed…
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Voila/Neuromet
To be able to identify, slow down and reverse functional deterioration in the elderly to give them more years of good health.
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Genetic diversity in the lion (Panthera leo (Linnaeus 1758)): unravelling the past and prospects for the future
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo
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Prehistoric Veluwe more densely populated than previously thought
Within the space of a few months, the Heritage Quest citizen science project, whereby volunteers scan elevation maps of the Veluwe area for burial mounds and other prehistoric remains, has already led to groundbreaking new insights. Hundreds of burial mounds have been found, as have a huge number of…
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From robots to populism: students present their Honours work
The second instalment of the Humanities Lab - the three-year honours programme of the Humanities – has reached its conclusion. On 12 May, 11 groups of honours student presented their work in the Arsenaal building.
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Innovative diagnostics and treatments
The more we learn about a (neuro-)psychological or physical disorder and the related behavioral factors, the better we can not only identify them, but also treat them. It is therefore important that recent insights about (neuro-)psychological problems and related behavioral factors are incorporated…
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Topic: Movement and mental functions
Our ability to learn and control movements is essential for engaging in goal-directed behaviour. From buttoning your shirt and driving a car, to cooking dinner and brushing your teeth -- our actions in daily life rely on this ability.
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Topic: Stress and stress-related disorders
The precise psychobiological mechanisms leading to chronic physiological stress responses have not been sufficiently explained, although stress is a major risk factor for disease and early death. A problem for conventional stress theory is that most of these responses seem to occur in situations without…
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Using the placebo effect for your health
Even if you have a healthy lifestyle, there's a lot to experience and learn during the Healthy University Week, from 26 to 30 October. Health psychologist Andrea Evers is enthusiastic about the week ahead. She tells us about the programme and gives us a taste of her own talk on what the placebo effect…
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Ricci, Weakening the EU from within: A conversation with Hans Vollaard
Interview with political scientist Hans Vollaard (Leiden University) about “Nexit” speculations, the strengths and weaknesses of Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom, and the general attitude towards Europe in the Netherlands.
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Tim Meijers
Faculty of Humanities
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Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Extra-curricular
If you are looking for additional challenges: the flexibility in our programme gives you the possibility to join the (International) Leiden Leadership Programme. Meet students from other faculties and broaden your knowledge even more.
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Annual Health, Medical and Neuropsychology awards
During the 2019 Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Christmas lunch, several staff members and research (student) assistants were awarded.
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How to easily measure your health
Easily detecting chemical substances that indicate whether or not someone is ill, or measuring how healthy the environment is, and directly linking that result to that person. In a nutshell, this is what researchers within the Dutch National Research Agenda (NWA) want to achieve in the ‘Measuring and…
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Interdisciplinary research Leiden University
In our nine interdisciplinary research programmes, we at Leiden University seek new insights and solutions to complex societal challenges. These challenges relate to problems in Dutch society but also tie in with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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Clinical to Public Health Perspectives. Results from population-based studies of the Dutch and the Indonesian populations
PhD defence
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Pharmacogenomics in drug development: implementation and application of PKPD model based approaches
Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-Promotor: J. de Jongh
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Patterns of coral species richness and reef connectivity in Malaysia
Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotor: B.W. Hoeksema
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Growing diversity of Dutch population not immediately visible at universities
The intake of bachelor’s students from classic immigration countries whose prior education was in the Netherlands does not reflect the growing diversity in society. This is according to data from Statistics Netherlands.
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Expanding Social Sciences & Humanities in African Global Health Discourse
LUNHA strives to redefine global health by prioritizing justice, fairness, and inclusion in Africa. Through collaboration with diverse stakeholders, LUNHA aims to reshape global health research and foster a broader engagement with social sciences and humanities.
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New Honours Classes on health and nature
In March, the Honours Academy will be launching two new Master Honours Classes. In these classes, students with a curious mind will have the opportunity to do research into the relationship between humans and nature or to work on an innovation for the healthcare sector. ‘This will allow students from…
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Pam ten Broeke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marleen Stolze
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tim Koppert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Winifred Gebhardt
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peter de Knijff
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Chris Verhoeven
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rachel O'Connor
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Janna Goijaerts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Linda Breeman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sylvia van Beugen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jessica Kiefte-de Jong
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Mathijs Deen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marie-Louise Kullberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Health Day wins LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize
Health Day has won the LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize (LUF RAP). This 5,000-euro prize is awarded to an initiative by Leiden University students that brings the academic community together.
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Maarten van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Cost-utility of a guided Internet-based intervention in comparison with attention only for people with HIV and depressive symptoms: A randomized
We found that, next to the effectiveness of the intervention, it’s also very likely that the intervention is cost-effective compared to attention only.
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Media attention for research into Dutch financial health
Research conducted by Deloitte, with advice from Leiden University and Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information), shows that six out of ten households in the Netherlands are financially unhealthy. National media paid much attention to the report.
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26 million for research into the impact of non-genetic factors on health
Who will be affected by certain chronic diseases, and who will not? For 30 percent that depends on heredity factors, whereas no less than seventy percent is explained by external factors. A Dutch research consortium receives 18 million euros from the prestigious Zwaartekrachtsubsidies to study these…
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Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Winnie Gebhardt talking about research on health behaviour
I am an associate professor in health psychology here at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. My main line of work is health behaviour and behaviour change, so trying to understand why people do what they do including clearly unhealthy things. I have done a lot of work on personal goals and…
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infrastructure for research into the social network of the full Dutch population
An interdisciplinary consortium consisting of Leiden University, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS), receives €1 million to build an open digital infrastructure for network analysis of the entire Dutch population. This will allow scholars and policymakers to gain crucial…