Our team hosted Petr Baďura, Msc. from Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Physical Culture since April 4th till April 7th 2017. We intensively collaborate on capacity building in the field of health-related behaviour among adolescents.
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Daniela Bobakova, Eva Cepova, Michaela Palfiova and Jana Holubcikova attended the conference “IX. days of Public Health in Martin”
Our colleagues, Daniela Bobakova, Eva Cepova, Michaela Palfiova and Jana Holubcikova attended the conference “IX. days of Public Health in Martin”. The preliminary results of our ongoing projects on vulnerable children and health literacy were presented.
An extra open panel focusing on Roma health will be held at the upcoming GLS Annual Conference in Cyprus
As the panel convenors, we would like to cordially invite anyone interested in this research area to an extra open panel focusing on Roma health which will be held at the upcoming GLS Annual Conference in Cyprus. When considering, please beware the original deadline for abstract submissions is a close one – the 31st of March (it will most likely be extended by a week or two, though). With any further queries regarding the panel, feel free to contact also andrej.belak@upjs.sk
Engaging with Romani health across disciplinary boundaries
Panel coordinators: Andrej Belak, PJ Safarik University in Kosice (andrej.belak@upjs.sk), Edit Szenassy (Charles University in Prague) and Eirik Saethre (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
While Romani groups around the globe have persistently experienced poorer health outcomes than majority populations, there is still a dearth of research exploring the dynamics of this disparity. Even as medical and public health researchers have a growing interest in Romani health and a newfound willingness to address the social determinants of wellness, such as discriminatory practices in health care, these approaches often disregard pervasive historical, social, and economic factors. This is in part because biomedical and social scientists work in isolation from one another with contrastive goals and methodologies. Survey-based studies provide descriptive, statistically representative assessments of illness but are uninformed by existing social science research on particular Romani communities. In contrast, ethnographic studies often focus solely on critical and theoretical perspectives which lack concrete strategies for realistically improving the health status of Roma. Striving to facilitate dialogue between diverse disciplines, this panel examines the boundaries and intersections of Romani health research. We invite sociologists, anthropologists, public health researchers, psychologists, and medical professionals to reflect upon their research goals, methodologies, outcomes, and ethical considerations. Through interdisciplinary engagement, this panel addresses longstanding debates regarding the division between, and value of, applied and theoretical research.
The deadline for receiving abstracts for the panel is 31 March 2017. Papers intended for the open panel will be reviewed by the program committee and the panel organizers.
Our colleagues, Andrej Belak and Zuzana Dankulincova visited Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands working on proposal for Horizon 2020 project
Our colleagues, Andrej Belak and Zuzana Dankulincova, spent 13.-15.3. at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands with the leaders and consortium partners of the project SMILE4YOUTH working on Horizon 2020 project proposal “Sustainable Mental well-beIing Interventions for youth during their Life-course and its life Events – SMILE4YOUTH”. We are invited to complete our proposal for the second evaluation stage and submit it to the Commission till 11th of April.
Dr. Petra Lajčiakova from Department of Psychology, University of Ruzomberok was our guest in March to discuss our collaboration in research area school-aged children.
Dr. Petra Lajčiaková from Department of Psychology, University of Ruzomberok was our guest in 23.-24. March to discuss potential for our collaboration in research area school-aged children as a part of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.
Underestimated risk of energy drink consumption in school-aged children is explored in recently published paper of dr. Jana Holubcikova
One of the recently published articles by our colleague, dr. Jana Holubcikova, revealed that adolescents consuming both alcohol and energy drinks were at higher risk of negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drank only alcohol or energy drinks or were non-consumers. The adverse effect of energy drinks consumption on behaviour was comparable to that of alcohol consumption, but its prevalence was much higher. Our findings should thus alarm and mobilise public health experts and other stakeholders, who should increase awareness about the adverse effects of energy drinks consumption and implement interventions aimed at reducing the consumption of these beverages by adolescents.
Peter Kolarcik visited University in Groningen, The Netherlands working on proposal for Erasmus+ project
One of our colleagues, Peter Kolarcik, spent a week from 6.-10.3. at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands with the leaders of the project IMPACCT with which our research team is planning to submit proposal for Erasmus+ project. In addition he also had a meeting regarding the potential research collaboration on health literacy among chronic patients (Andrea de Witner) and the possibility of cooperation on the topic of association between health literacy and oral health (AnneMarie Schuller).
Invited lecture by dr. Lenka Slepičková
Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, PJ Šafárik University organized on 24. 2. 2017 invited lecture by Mgr. Lenka Slepičková, PhD. from Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic on the topic “Patient perspective in medicine in DIPEX project: an opportunity to share information and experiences for physicians, caretakers, patients and the general public” as an introductory lecture on utilization of Database of interpersonal patient experience (DIPEX) in training of health care providers.
Our project “Social determinants of health in school-aged children” listed in Excellence in science 2017 publication by Slovak Research and Development Agency
Our project “Social determinants of health in school-aged children” analysing the socio-psychological determinants of health and health-related behavior of adolescents with Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study was listed in Excellence in science 2017 publication by Slovak Research and Development Agency as one of the five top projects in the field of Social Science.
Work by our colleague Kolarcik published online as a result of collaboration with prof. Osborne from Deakin University in Melbourne
Collaboration with prof. Osborne from the Deakin University in Melbourne resulted in development and validation of Health Literacy Questionnaire and lead to a publication Structural properties and psychometric improvements of the Health Literacy Questionnaire in a Slovak population. population co-authored by Kolarcik P., Cepova E., Madarasova Geckova A., Elsworth G.R., Batterham R.W., Osborne R.H. recently published online in International Journal of Public Health.
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