Welcome to the Nordic Health Promotion Research Network Web pages!
This network consists of researchers active in health promotion research from the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and they meet biannually at the location of WHO in Copenhagen.
The aims for the network are to
- develop the theoretical understanding of health promotion;
- develop Nordic research cooperation in health promotion from a Nordic perspective;
- work together with the Nordic Conference on Health Promotion, which is held every third year.
It is a working network, and the members have high competencies in public health and health promotion. Depending on which aspect of health promotion they are particularly interested in, they belong to different working groups. These are: Children and Young People in HP Settings, Digiwellbeing and HP, Empowerment, Equity in Health, Health Literacy, Healthy Ageing, Intersectoral Action for Health, PhD review of Nordic Theses, Work-related Health, and COVID-19 from an HP perspective.
The network members meet biannually at the WHO’s regional office at the UN City in Copenhagen.
At present, Sweden has the main responsibility for the meetings 2025-2026 and Norway for the conference 2026.
The 11th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference, Sustainability and the impact on health and well-being, will be held in Harstad, Norway, June 10–12, 2026.
Find more information, submit your abstract, and register here.
What is Health Promotion?
What is the Nordic perspective?
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