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.
About the research group
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.
RESEARCH GOALS
Our research should be relevant to the 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 to professionals, health politicians, relevant user-/patient groups and the public.
Annual reports (in Norwegian)
Projects
Affiliated projects
- Bergen in Change (the BiE-study) (led by Silje Mæland, Lars Fadnes, Stine Lehmann, and William Hazell)
- The public health project in Sogn and Fjordane (led by Eivind Meland)
- Health and healthcare needs among Syrian refugees (ledes av Esperanza Diaz)
- INTRO-HCV and LAR-health register (coordinated by Bergen Addiction Research and led by Lars Thore Fadnes)
- Health services across borders (led by Thomas Mildestvedt together with groups of pediatrics specialists)
- Healthy Life Centers for Health Promotion in Norway (led by Eivind Meland)
- Inncovid Norway (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. Åstrøm and Lars Thore Fadnes)
For more info on projects, teaching and publications, see the staff pages above
People
Group manager
Lars Thore Fadnes Group Leader
Permanent members
Esperanza Diaz Professor
Eivind Meland Professor emeritus
Thomas Mildestvedt Professor
Silje Mæland Professor
Elisabeth Marie Strømme Førsteamanuensis
Fatemeh Chalabianloo Førsteamanuensis
PhD Research Fellows
Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen Stipendiat
Khadra Yasien Ahmed Stipendiat
Pierina A. Benavente Stipendiat
Ayan Bashir Sheikh-Mohamed Stipendiat
Wilson Mbewe Stipendiat
Penelope Kantu Machona Stipendiat
Elaheh Javadi Arjmand Stipendiat
Anders Kuvaas Herting Stipendiat
Rajiv Balakrishna Stipendiat
Jan Tore Daltveit Stipendiat
Lise Margrete Thomassen Stipendiat
Members by affiliation
Yeneabeba Sima Forsker, MD
Prabhjot Kour Postdoktor
Einar Furulund Forsker
Christer Aas Lege, siviløkonom
Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha Universitetslektor
Kathy A. Møen Lege
Jørn Henrik Vold Lege, forsker
Jasmin Haj Younes Førsteamanuensis
Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen Forsker
Gro Beate Samdal Førsteamanuensis
William Hazell Seksjonssjef, Bergen kommune
Åsgeir Kjetland Rabben Rådgiver, Bergen kommune
Anindita Tasnim Onni Gjesteforsker
Rajesh Shigdel Gjesteforsker