About our research
The department has 12 research groups, about 110 doctoral students, 140 employees and just as many affiliated researchers. A large part of our research is transnational and global with a focus on resource-constrained settings in both Sweden and in low- and middle-income countries. The department includes numerous interrelated disciplines, each of which contributes to the understanding and improvement of population health.
Research expertise and aims
Our researchers have expertise in Global Health, Social Medicine and Public Health Epidemiology. A broad range of research methods are utilised, both quantitative and qualitative, and often in combination.
Our research aims to promote equitable and sustainable population health by producing new knowledge to aid the planning, implementation and evaluation of health systems and public health practice. We contribute to evidence-based guidance and recommendations by generating new knowledge of the impact of societal structures, health systems, organisations, and individual health behaviours on health, as well as by highlighting priority areas for public health interventions.
We emphasise both individual approaches and population-level policies to health promotion and prevention. Epidemiology is used to study health outcomes and their determinants by time, place and socioeconomic group. It is also used to investigate determinants of high-priority health outcomes, and to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of health-promoting and preventive interventions.
Our focus is on those at greatest risk of poor health and social and economic consequences of disease. We strive towards equitable access to health and health care services for all.