Summaries

These are our Swedish publications which have summaries in English.

• Heat waves and mortality among vulnerable groups - a Swedish study 2010-07-08

  It is estimated that climate change poses different types of health threats worldwide. Because preventive measures must be directed at relevant groups in order to be successful at a reasonable cost, it is important to find out more about the effects of heat waves on mortality in different vulnerable groups.

• Preventing gambling-related problems 2010-06-10

  This report comprises both a knowledge survey of prevention efforts against gambling problems and a systematic literature review based on searches for reviewed articles in various scientific research databases.

• DETERMINE - an EU-project aimed to contribute to reducing health inequalities in Europe 2010-05-13

  The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (SNIPH) is participating in the EU-project, DETERMINE, which is a three-year (2007-2010) initiative aiming to contribute to reducing health inequalities in Europe.

• Treatment of abused women from the national minorities - Partial account 2010-05-03

  The purpose of this government assignment is to investigate how physically abused women from national minority groups are treated and supported by authorities.

• Sexuality and Counselling – Prevention of STI (Sexual Transmitted Infections) and Unintended Pregnancies 2010-04-14

  Despite advances in prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STI), STI is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in a global perspective.

• On the way to a Tobacco-free County Council 2010-04-09

  A follow-up of the work by county councils and regions on tobacco prevention policies in 2009.

• Living habits. Progress report 2009 2010-03-19

  The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (SNIPH) annually reports on lifestyle issues that are of great importance for public health. This report is focused on living habits, emanating from results from National Public Health Survey, with main focus on lifestyle.

• Tobacco and cessation treatment 2010-01-27

  A factual text on the harmful effects of tobacco and the need for cessation treatment.

• HIA Development in the 21 Swedish County Administrative Boards 2009-12-17

  In 2007 and 2008, the Swedish County Administrative Boards were assigned the task of implementing and developing methodology for health impact assessment (HIA) by the government.

• It’s never too late! 2009-11-16

  With this report, the Swedish National Institute of Public Health (SNIPH) wants to increase knowledge about, and inspire to the establishment of, meeting places that promote social interaction, physical activity and good eating habits among older people.