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Week 40 2025
01.10.2025
First Health Profile for Pregnant Women Shows Clear Social Inequalities in Wellbeing and Health
A new study provides, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the health, wellbeing and health behaviors of pregnant women in Denmark. The results show that most pregnant women avoid alcohol and cigarettes – but also that there are significant sociodemographic differences in health.
Week 39 2025
24.09.2025
New digital platform to help parents detect children’s mental distress earlier
Help is on the way for parents whose child shows signs of mental distress. Researchers at the National Institute of Public Health are developing an online platform with research-based advice and guidance. The aim is to support early detection.
Week 38 2025
17.09.2025
Young people who struggle mentally face far greater risks of serious outcomes in the years that follow
A large Danish study of nearly 68,000 young people shows that poor mental well-being during upper secondary and vocational school years is closely linked to a much higher risk of subsequent mental illness, self-harm, alcohol and drug misuse, violence, and suicide attempts.
Week 37 2025
10.09.2025
Schools receive help to enforce the law on smoke- and nicotine-free school hours
How effectively are Danish schools implementing smoke- and nicotine-free school hours? That is the central question of a new research project. The project examines both how the law is being implemented at preparatory basic education (FGU) and vocational schools, and how schools can be better supported in enforcing it in the future.
Week 36 2025
03.09.2025
Many children and young people with ill siblings are thriving – but more experience challenges in everyday life
A larger proportion of children and young people with ill siblings often feel sad, nervous, irritable, or in a bad mood compared to those without ill siblings.
Week 35 2025
27.08.2025
Fewer Danes smoke and drink too much, but more are living with obesity
New study provides an overview of six key trends in Danes’ health behaviours over the past 35 years.
Week 34 2025
20.08.2025
Course in Arts and Culture Provides Knowledge and Tools to Promote Health and Well-being
The National Institute of Public Health is once again offering the continuing education course “Arts and Culture for Health and Well-being”. The course provides insight into how health promotion can be approached in new ways.
Week 33 2025
13.08.2025
Significantly More Women Show Signs of Eating Disorders
The proportion of women engaging in behaviors associated with a risk of developing an eating disorder has doubled since the year 2000, according to a new study from the National Institute of Public Health.
Week 32 2025
06.08.2025
Assistive technologies can improve life with dementia – but also give rise to ethical issues
New study provides an overview of ethical issues related to assistive technologies for people with dementia
Week 27 2025
02.07.2025
Substance use in adolescence is linked to mental illness in adulthood
Researchers have followed 68,000 teenagers for eight years to examine how different patterns of alcohol and drug use among young people are associated with mental illness, hospital admissions related to alcohol and drug use, as well as self-harm and suicide attempts later in life.
Week 26 2025
25.06.2025
More Danes with Chronic Pain Are Turning to Alternative Treatments
The use of complementary and alternative medicine has increased among Danes living with chronic non-cancer pain over the past two decades, although there was a slight decline in 2021. This is the conclusion of a new study from the National Institute of Public Health in Denmark.
Week 25 2025
18.06.2025
Significant differences in health risks and diseases across occupational groups
A new report from the National Institute of Public Health (Statens Institut for Folkesundhed) highlights how diseases and risk factors are distributed across six major occupational groups in Denmark.
Week 24 2025
11.06.2025
Girls now surpass boys in substance use
Young girls in 9th grade are now more likely to use e-cigarettes and more frequently engage in heavy episodic drinking than their male peers. This is shown in a new survey on young people's substance use habits.
Week 23 2025
04.06.2025
More People Will Live with Chronic Diseases in the Future
By 2040, more Danes are expected to live with chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower back pain, and breast cancer compared to today. Conversely, fewer are expected to suffer from depression, alcohol-related diseases, and heart disease, according to a new analysis.
Week 22 2025
28.05.2025
Despite Legal Ban, Teenagers Still Use Nicotine During School Hours
Since 2021, it has been illegal for students to use tobacco and nicotine products during school hours. Nevertheless, many children and young people continue to smoke or use nicotine while at school – and even more witness it happening around them, concludes data from the §RØG survey.