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Is suicide more common in the Nordics

WebMental health is an important public health issue. Acknowledging the myth of Scandinavian suicide does not diminish the importance of mental health and suicide as …

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Monitoring Digital Data for Mental Health

WebSummary: Technology can harvest different types of data available through digital devices.Changes in a person's behaviour, both digitally and physically, can be …

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‘Socialist’ suicide in Scandinavia: a historical view of

WebIn the process, the enduring myth of the extraordinarily ‘suicidal’ Scandinavians was born. In the 1960s, commentators suggested the behavior of …

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Nordic cooperation: comparative statistics and expertise on …

WebOver a period of more than 70 years, the Nordic countries have worked together to produce comparative statistics on social and health issues with the goal of …

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Monitoring Digital Data for Mental Health

WebSummary: Technology can harvest different types of data available through digital devices.Changes in a person's behaviour, both digitally and physically, can be …

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Why do the Nordic countries react differently to the covid-19 crisis

WebDifferent ways of organising governing bodies. One of the most fundamental reasons for the different reactions to the covid-19 crisis in the Nordic countries is the …

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What is important to young people in the Nordic region

WebMental health came up in various contexts, but there was also a questioning of the media hype of a ‘mental health crisis’ among young people. Overall, many young people …

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Scandinavian Municipalities and COVID-19

WebThe management of the pandemic at the local level played out differently in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In Sweden, the Public Health Agency …

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Smoking in the Nordic countries

WebAs the second country in the world after Ireland, Norway banned smoking from all public indoor venues, including bars, restaurants and nightclubs, on 1 June …

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Petri Böckerman

WebPetri Böckerman. Petri Böckerman is a professor of health economics at Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics and a research economist at …

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The Abortion Law Paradox in the Faroe Islands

WebIf the foetus’ life or health is in danger; or; If the pregnant person is deemed unfit to nurture a child. *Health staff do not perform abortions after week 12 in practice. If …

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The Nordics in the World

WebNordic disability organizations have been carrying out development projects in the Global South since the 1960s and an overview of this is given in the article disability, …

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Disability policies and movements in the Nordic countries since 1945

WebFour regional disability projects were conducted: education of Swedish-speaking Finns in Vaasa province, social and health services in Oulu province, …

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Transnational interactions of Nordic disability activism, 1980-2000

Web22 December 2020 by Anna Derksen Disability cooperation across the Nordic region. Although disability has historically been viewed primarily as a national matter connected …

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The Nordics and Crises

WebCritics of the Danish Prime Minister and government's actions say they have introduced a new form of enlightened despotism. It has shocked a lot of people that political concern …

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The development of the Norwegian welfare state, 1945-1970

WebThe vision of a welfare community that provided the people with social security from ‘cradle to grave’ was largely realised in the period between 1945 and 1970. …

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Sports clubs in Sweden: A tool for integration

WebLimited sporting access is an important public health issue, notably with respect to people in the low socioeconomic bracket and/or with a migration background. …

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The many faces of Nordic civil security cooperation

WebCooperation between Nordic rescue and health services began in the early 2000s. The Haga process started in 2009 and, in 2019, the Nordic Council attempted to …

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Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers

WebOrganisations exist to facilitate the discussion and coordination of policies in areas of joint interest to the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council fosters co-operation …

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Gro Harlem Brundtland (b. 1939)

WebGro Harlem Brundtland (b. 1939) Gro Harlem Brundtland is an internationally recognised Norwegian politician and environmentalist known for her advocacy of …

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