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Salutogenesis
The centre is a collaboration and collaboration arena for the university's research and education related to health promotion and salutogenesis.
About the centre
Health promotion is the process that enables individuals, groups and communities to increase control over and improve their physical, mental, social and existential health. The salutogenic theory focuses on people's skills, abilities and resources to be able to develop health and well-being.
The mission of the centre
- Act as a collaborative arena for research and education in health promotion and salutogenesis with a special focus on work-integrated learning (WIL)
- Collaborate with the surrounding community, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to develop knowledge in the field of health promotion and salutogenic
- Establish and maintain contacts with relevant national and international research networks
- Join the Sustainability Council and be an active party in the implementation of the university's strategy for sustainable development
- In collaboration with other university-wide actors, work for a good working environment for students
- Be a reference to HR in the university-wide work with ARK
- Strengthen educations and independent courses with in-depth knowledge in health promotion and salutogenesis by being a reference to program councils
The Handbook of Salutogenesis
Link to The Handbook of Salutogenesis.
Sense of coherence (SOC)
Do you want to use the SOC form in your research?
Go to website for Society for Theory and Research on Salutogenesis (STARS)
Organization expand_more
Organisational model on Centrum for salutogenesis
DIRECTOR
Hildur Gunnarsdotter and Susanna Arveklev Höglund
The director responsible for the center´s daily operations and has overall responsibillity for the organisation and the quality of operations.
Rapporteur of the Scietific Advisory Board and president of th Steering group for process and development.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Scientific Advisory Board is an advisory body with responsibility for the development of the centre's activities. The Council consists of five external members, adjunct member and rapporteur.
Members
- Professor Siw Tone Innstrand, NTNU, Trondeims campus
- Professor Bengt Lindström, president NTNU, Trondheims campus
- Professor emerita Berit Lundman Umeå University
- Professor Geir Arild Aspner NTNU, Trondheim campus
- Professor Gunnar Aronsson Stockholms University and University Vest
- Professor Lotta Dellve University of Gothenburg
- Head of department Åse Boman University West
- Professor Monica Eriksson University West
Steering group
The steering group consists of internal members and has the task of supporting leaders in the development and implementation of the centre's assignments.
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Senior Lecturer
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Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
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Email:
hrafnhildur.gunnarsdottir@hv.se -
Phone:
0520223918 -
Cellular:
+46701039848 -
Room number: G423
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Senior Lecturer
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Sofie Lundström
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Email:
sofie.lundstrom@hv.se -
Phone:
0520223989 -
Cellular:
+46739013431 -
Room number: H507
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