Centre for Population Health Research
The University of Turku and the joint municipal authority of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland have established the joint Centre for Population Health Research whose goal is to promote health and well-being by enhancing research and development work on clinic-epidemiological population research.
Centre for Population Health Research
The purpose of the Centre for Population Health Research (POPC) is to advance multidisciplinary health research focusing on different phases of the life cycle and to develop new modelling methods with the help of which national registers and clinical population research data could be utilised for predicting and promoting population health, well-being, and ability to function. Health in adulthood is affected by lifetime events, such as the conditions during the fetal period and childhood environment. Also the lifestyles of earlier generations and environmental predisposing factors may affect an individual’s health. With the help of intergenerational lifespan studies, it is possible to produce information that can be utilised in assessing individuals’ health risks and planning preventive measures.
The research centre is funded by Turku University Foundation and Academy of Finland (profiling funding).
Latest updates (Publications)
- Effects of physical activity intervention on 24-h movement behaviors: a compositional data analysis May 25, 2022
- Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab May 19, 2022
- Early signs of sleep-disordered breathing in healthy women predict carotid intima-media thickening after 10 years May 17, 2022
- Risk Factor Profile in Youth, Genetic Risk and Adulthood Cognitive Function: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study May 14, 2022