Due to technological advances within the areas of injury prevention (i.e. road and car safety), health care (i.e. new screening techniqes and electronic patient journals) and lifestyle (i.e. e-cigarettes and pedometers), a substantial number of deaths have been avoided.

The main question of interest in the Heal-Tech project is whether technological innovations have also contributed to a narrowing of the health gap between the rich and the poor.

Reducing inequalities in health is not only a question of human rights, but it would also increase the overall health of the population and the general need for health care.

The project, which is a collaboration between the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at NTNU, will apply data from The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT).