The research centre focuses on improving public health and reducing health inequalities through community-engaged research and education. The centre involves citizens, the commercial and public sectors, as well as non-profit organisations.

Challenging health inequalities through the power of collaboration and pioneering research.

Anders Kottorp

Our research

Health is shaped by factors far beyond the health centre, such as housing, education and employment. This makes health a complex problem that requires interdisciplinary solutions. Malmö University is therefore establishing the Citizen Health (CzH) research centre, based on the Community-Academic Health Partnership (CAHP) research model. Through the model, which is based on the participation of citizens and various community stakeholders, Citizen Health aims to reduce health gaps and strengthen health promotion efforts in vulnerable groups.

The centre combines academic excellence with practical experience from the local community, where, for example, lay health promoters act as bridge builders. The focus is on empowerment, improved health literacy and innovative techniques for both interventions and evaluations. Through projects such as child and adolescent mental health, oral health, and integration through physical activity, models are developed that are tested locally and scaled globally.

Citizen Health will not only improve the health of individuals but also contribute to socially sustainable communities, strengthen trust in the welfare system and reduce socio-economic costs associated with ill health. The Centre's work is expected to become a national and international model for collaborative research and policy development.

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