"Health in Context" is adopted as one of the central focus areas for research in HIST/New NTNU - with an allocation of 3 million (NOK) every year for the next eight years!
The central focus consists of three research areas: Health Promotion, Activities and Participation, and Mental Health.

where the Center is involved with the Foundation for Society, is progressing. These days, after having done a survey about possibilities for doing the education in ICT for long term patients to strengthen their possibilities to come back to work-life, the social-workers in the program are getting training. The social workers report both positive and challenging, it is positive to be part of such a positive projects, but have been challenging to find places to do the patient training. The patients not only need ICT skills but also need motivational support to start the training. The training program for social workers therefore involve both.

Picture: The Social Workers in the project getting trained in motivational skills.

On September 29. The Center had visitors from the Norwegian and Polish Health Directorate to learn more about health promotion research. On the picture Dr. Dorota Włodarczyk from Medical University of Warsaw is telling about the Collaboration and especially about PRACTA.

Several members of the Center was invited to the opening of the NTNU, UiB and SiNTEF EU office. 
The time before the opening was used to work with the EuroHealthNet.