Daniel Berglind

Daniel Berglind

Affiliated to Research | Docent
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1 E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Magnusson, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • A selection of grants (main applicant >2022)
    • 2022. Cancerfonden: Fellowship prevention. Increasing population levels of physical activity and leveling out inequalities in physical health in preschoolers: a randomized physical activity trial in Stockholm public preschools. 3, 648, 000 SEK.
    • KI Stiftelser: Junior researcher grant. Gröna skolgårdar: ett evidensbaserat samskapandeprojekt med Stockholms stad där skolgårdar byggs om med grönska för att öka fysisk aktivitet och välbefinnande hos skolbarn. 256, 300 SEK.
    • Formas: Forskare tidigt i karriären. Gröna skolgårdar: ett evidensbaserat samskapandeprojekt med Stockholms stad där skolgårdar byggs om med grönska för att öka fysisk aktivitet och välbefinnande hos skolbarn. 3, 512, 336 SEK.
    • 2023.ALF (Stockholm County Council). Gröna skolgårdar: ett evidensbaserat samskapandeprojekt med Stockholms stad där skolgårdar byggs om med grönska för att öka fysisk aktivitet och välbefinnande hos skolbarn. 1, 200, 000 SEK.


    PhD supervision
    PhD-Supervision 3 students as main supervisor and 2 students who have defended


    Degree of Doctor, Medical Sciences
    Thesis defense 2014-12-11, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska
    Institutet. Thesis title: “Maternal obesity surgery: Effects in women, spouses and offspring”
    2004 - 2005: English, Stockholm University, Sweden
    2005 - 2010: Master degree in Biomedicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    Degree of Associate Professor (Docent i Folkhälsovetenskap), Karolinska Institutet 2020-01-15 (date for application approval), Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

Research

  • Research description
    Research focus on interventions at the societal level to increase physical activity and health in children and adults. Great interest in preschool/school physical activity and health related policies.

    Projects
    -A randomized controlled trial, in collaboration with the City of Stockholm, investigating the effects of implementing physical activity policies in 124 preschools on >3.500 preschoolers' physical activity
    -An intervention, in collaboration with the City of Stockholm, investigating the effects of schoolyard reconstructions with greenery on approximately 3.500 school children's physical activity levels and wellbeing and environmental effects
    -Observational registry-based studies on early life determinants (e.g., cardiorespiratory fitness) of future health outcomes

Teaching

  • >1.000 teaching hours and course leader responsibilities

Articles

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2010

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