Promoting health throughout life
Promoting health throughout the lifespan is based on a research-informed perspective on the specific needs and circumstances of different age groups. Supportive interventions at all stages of life – from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age – are central.
The health-promoting approach views health as more than the absence of disease and focuses on factors that strengthen and sustain wellbeing. Through age- and context-sensitive interventions, the individual’s ability to take responsibility for and influence their own health can be enhanced.
A health-promoting perspective involves highlighting and creating space for good health – regardless of whether the person is living with illness or not. Health and learning are closely interconnected; lifelong learning contributes to increased quality of life and participation, particularly at a time when people are living longer and more are enjoying additional years of good health.
Research in this area is conducted through interdisciplinary collaboration between different professions, both within and beyond the university. Projects involve senior researchers, doctoral candidates and Master’s-level students at Luleå University of Technology, contributing to a dynamic knowledge environment that strengthens future health-promoting work.
Contact for the research area: Päivi Juuso
Researchers:
- Malin Eneslätt
- Åsa Engström
- Anna Jacobzon
- Gunilla Johansson
- Catrine Kostenius
- Birgitta Lindberg
- Catharina Melander
- Silje Rysst
- Britt-Marie Välivaara
- Ulrika Löfgren
PhD students:
- Ros-Marie Imomi
Current projects
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Compassionate Schools – co-creating learning environments that recognise and address dying, death and bereavement
This project has received seed funding from PRECISE to develop ideas and approaches for raising issues related to dying, death and bereavement in school settings and with children and young people.
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Student nurses' learning and development of clinical competence during placement - in relation to the nursing process.
The overall aim of the project is to investigate and describe the nursing process as a support in learning to promote the development of clinical competence in nursing students during the placement.
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Compassionate workplaces (EU Co-Work)
In this international EU-funded project, we will explore how workplaces can support workers in dealing with serious illness, dying and bereavement, with a particular focus on the so-called 'twin transition', i.e. the increased digitalization of workplaces and the green transition.
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Good and close palliative care in a rural context
In this action research project we want to explore and promote the conditions and implementation of good and close palliative care in a rural context.
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The DöBra card game 2.0 - co-creation of a digital tool for end-of-life preparation conversations
The DöBra card game is a discussion tool to stimulate conversations about wishes for future end-of-life care, developed from an American model (GoWish cards). The card game consists of 37 statements about things that may be important at the end of life, as well as free options to formulate your own ...
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Parents' experiences with support from BVC nurses
The project examines parents' experiences of parental support from BVC nurses during the child's first three years and parents' experiences of strategies to obtain a positive breastfeeding experience and sleep situation in the family.
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Cold and hot bathing (sauna bathing) – a pathway to better health?
Sauna bathing is an ancient tradition that has played an important role in human cultural, social and medical development. Its impact on human health initially related primarily to improved hygiene, and later research has demonstrated effects comparable to those seen with physical activity.
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Walk in the forest
The rich natural landscapes and animal environments of rural areas offer unique opportunities to develop social innovations that promote health and wellbeing. Tur i Skogen explores the structural conditions required to create and implement innovative nature-based interventions (NBI) – initiatives...
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Safety, quality and communication in telephone counselling
In today's society, more and more assessment and counseling is done over the phone or via other digital solutions. But making an assessment without being able to see or examine the patient with your hands presents a number of challenges.
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The role of nature in health
Nature-based interventions have health-promoting properties, including increasing well-being, reducing stress and pain, promoting recovery from injury and illness, and empowerment.
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NATUREACH – Nature Reachable for All
The aim of the project is to make nature accessible to everyone through specially designed virtual nature walks. There are groups in society who, for various reasons, cannot get out into nature. At the same time, there is a need, a demand and an increased interest in including nature-based intervent...
Completed projects
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Self-care in cancer
More than a third of the Swedish population will develop cancer at some point in their lives. With b...
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Research circles - health promoting school
Within the Health Promoting School initiative in Piteå municipality, school staff are invited to ...
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ChatPal - promoting youth mental health with AI technology
How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to promote youth mental health and improve support for ...
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Opportunities to live a good and dignified life for single, older people with high levels of home support needs
National policy documents emphasize that the care of older people should support a dignified life. T...