Hana Taha
About me
Hana Taha is a senior Global Public Health Researcher in the Department of Neurobiology, Caring Science and Society (NVS) at Karolinska Institutet. Dr. Taha received a PhD in Public Health Sciences from Karolinska institutet, Sweden. She has expertise in teaching, curriculum development and public health programs leadership with USAID projects and leading NGOs in Jordan. Her multicultural background and technical expertise enabled her to accomplish success in assignments embracing Covid-19 surveillance and outbreaks investigations, health systems strengthening, gender equity and women empowerment, noncommunicable diseases, maternal and child health, reproductive health, and family planning in Syrian refugees’ camps in Jordan and Lebanon. Hana has a global perspective to public health, a wealth of international experience and in-depth knowledge of teaching using innovative adult learning techniques. She is a monitoring and evaluation expert, and her skills include: the development of M&
- E plans
- designing M&
- E methods and setting key performance indicators
- designing and implementing public health epidemiological studies using quantitative and qualitative research methods (SPSS, Stata, Nvivo).
Research
Dr. Taha published highly cited quantitative and qualitative studies about breast and colon cancer in Jordan. They were implementation Epidemiological and behavioral research that provided data for decision-making and aimed to enhance early detection of cancer in Jordan and in the Middle East region. Her research interests are: Global Health, Health Governance, Health policy reforms, Health system strengthening, Health promotion, Health programs and interventions assessment, Non- communicable diseases, health behavior and women’s health, Climate change, water and food security.
Teaching
Dr. Taha has unique skills for developing effective teaching curricula and
designing state -of- the- art public health courses for undergraduate and
master programs.Courses
- taught for medical students, Nursing students and MSc of public Health students at
the University of Jordan and Karolinska Institutet:
1) Medical ethics
2) Non communicable diseases
3) Global Health online course
4) Disasters and emergency preparedeness
5) Immigrants health and human rights
6) Epidemiology
7) Public health research methods
8) Medical statistics
9) Community medicine
10) Qualitative research
11) Health systems
12) Health financing
13) Health policy
14) Health programs planning, monitoring and evaluation
15) Comprehensive primary healthcare 16) Maternal and child health
Articles
- Journal article: NARRA J. 2024;4(2):e849
- Journal article: RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY. 2024;17:1975-1986
- Article: KOREAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2023;35(3):249-261
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):604
- Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):11614
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;20(4):3675
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2023;7:e40772
- Journal article: SAGE OPEN MEDICINE. 2023;11:20503121231158017
- Journal article: PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE. 2023;17:1159-1160
- Article: PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE. 2023;17:629-641
- Journal article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2022;22(1):879
- Journal article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2022;22(1):767
- Journal article: JMIR HUMAN FACTORS. 2022;9(4):e41499
- Journal article: JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE. 2022;8(3):e32831
- Journal article: IPROCEEDINGS. 2022;8(1):e36491
- Journal article: ARAB JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (AJNE). 2022;:13–28-13–28
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;43(Suppl 3):1-11
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;43(Suppl 3):34-42
- Article: JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE. 2021;7(9):e28005
- Journal article: HELIYON. 2021;7(8):e07810
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2021;23(7):e25947
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2021;75(6):e14113
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;9:690570
- Article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2019;20(3):831-838
- Journal article: ARAB JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (AJNE). 2018;3(3):119-135
- Journal article: COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE. 2018;41:175-179
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(suppl_4):cky214.083
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. 2018;7(2):61
- Article: HEMOGLOBIN. 2016;40(2):118-124
- Article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2016;16(18):8479-8486
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;14:428
- Article: BMC WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2013;13:41
- Article: BMC WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2012;12:21
- Article: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2010;11(5):1167-1173
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All other publications
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2022
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science One Year With A Major In, Karolinska Institutet, 2009