Health promotion

The Health Promotion Group (TED) represents a multidisciplinary behavioral and social science perspective on contemporary issues related to health, illness, and healthcare. The group is organised around professorships in public health and health sociology.

Public health is an interdisciplinary field that examines population health and the factors influencing it. We integrate approaches such as social epidemiology, behavioral sciences, and implementation science to understand and address both individual and societal determinants of health. Central themes include health inequalities and the promotion of health among socially disadvantaged population groups.

Health sociology explores the cultural and societal dimensions of health, illness, and care by applying sociological theories and methods. It asks, for example, how conceptions of health and illness are constructed and vary across cultures, social groups, and life stages, and how cultural trends shape individual choices and the moral judgments attached to them.