Community & Health
Our goal is to identify risk and protective factors for health and disease in community settings (discovery science), to test which interventions improve health in the community (evaluation science), and to assess ways to implement these findings into real-world programs and policy (implementation science).
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A multicenter, observational cohort to study the characteristics of individuals asking for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the incidence of HIV and STIs: «The Swiss PrEPared Study» Benjamin Hampel
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The SwissPrEPared Study aims to identify the characteristics of individuals asking for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and monitor the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. |
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Body height and mortality Sabine Rohrmann /
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This study examines the associations between body height and mortality for cancer and cardiovascular disease. |
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Cancer incidence in the
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This project registers patients with newly detected cancer in the cantons of Zurich and Zug in order to compute incidence rates of cancer. |
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CAPACITY: Community approach to increase physical activity in older adults
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CAPACITY evaluates a community-based physical activity promotion intervention appropriate for older adults. |
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Cochrane Public Health Europe
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As a Cochrane Public Health Europe satellite, our overall aim is to support the dissemination and use of public health evidence by public health decision makers. |
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COVID-19 Illness Tracking in Tested Persons (ITITp)
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Using an App, we will collect data on Swiss army recruits who test for SARS-CoV-2 and compare positives and negatives with regard to symptoms, quality of life and (re)infection rates. |
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COVID-19 Social Monitor André Moser / Marc Höglinger
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The COVID-19 Social Monitor is a population-based online survey which informs the public and health authorities in a timely manner about relevant aspects of social and health behaviour during the COVID-19 emergency, and beyond. |
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Demographic Change and State of Health in Switzerland Matthias Bopp
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The project aims at examining pathways empowering individuals to stay healthy as long as possible. |
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Diet and cancer risk Sabine Rohrmann /
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This project examines the association between lifestyle and environmental factors and cancer mortality in Switzerland. |
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Epidemiology of in situ breast cancer and subsequent risk of invasive breast cancer in the Canton of Zurich – Results from a 35-year observation period
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Determine the incidence of in-situ breast cancer in the canton of Zurich and these women's future risk of being diagnosed with an invasive cancer. |
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ESTxENDS: Efficacy, safety and toxicology of electronic nicotine delivery system as an aid for smoking cessation
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This multicenter, randomized controlled trial aims to test the efficacy, safety and toxicology of electronic nicotine delivery systems as an aid for smoking cessation at five study sites in Switzerland |
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Establishing a Swiss National Lung Cancer Screening Program
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This project aims to assess the feasibility and funding of a Swiss national lung cancer screening program and also to define a detailed lung cancer screening program with standard operating procedures as well as a quality assurance program. |
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Estimation of the public health impact of meat consumption in Switzerland
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We use data from MenuCH in order to estimate the frequency and determinants of consumption of animal products and its impact on health. |
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Evaluation of the implementation of ZÄMEGOLAUFE in Uster and Horgen
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The aim of this evaluation is to assess the scaling-up of the community-based physical activity promotion intervention ZÄMEGOLAUFE in Uster and Horgen. |
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Health inequalities Matthias Bopp
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This project aims at comparing variation in life expectancy, self-rated health and cause-specific mortality by educational level in Switzerland with the situation in other European countries |
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Health Technology Assessments for the Swiss Medical Board (Dementia, Bariatric Surgery)
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We perform Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) for the Swiss Medical Board, in cooperation with units at the Universities of Basel and Geneva. |
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Impact of green space on health Martin Röösli / David Fäh
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We examine the impact of green space on health, and evaluate how much of this effect is due to less pollution. |
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Knowledge and perception of vaccination among adolescents
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As part of the measles elimination campaign in the Canton of Zurich, we evaluate knowledge and perception of vaccination among adolescents attending the first year of apprenticeship training. |
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M-HEALTH Oliver Gruebner
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We work on providing big geo- social media data that will allow studies on health and social behaviour monitoring |
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Measles Elimination Zurich: defining the role of school doctors
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We evaluate the role of school doctors employed in the Canton of Zurich in measles vaccination and the factors that motivate school doctors to vaccinate. |
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Medical end-of-life decisions Matthias Bopp
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Medical progress increases the need for medical decisions at the end-of-life - this study examines the determinants of continuing or forgoing life-prolonging procedures. |
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Mercury biomonitoring in urine and hair of women and children in a region with partly elevated mercury levels in soil in Switzerland
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We conducted a mercury biomonitoring study using urine and hair samples of women and children in a region in the upper Valais with partly elevated mercury levels in the soil. |
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Mobile apps to use against the coronavirus pandemic
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What are the benefits of new apps in the context of the Corona pandemic? We develop the methodological basis for their classification and evaluation. |
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Modifiable risk and protective factors of cancer - a population based approach in Switzerland
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We determine risk factors as well as protective factors of cancer mortality in Switzerland. |
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Mortality risk by occupation and education in the Swiss National Cohort Matthias Bopp
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Population based analyses of socio-demographic determinants of mortality are scarce and often unreliable - a shortcoming that can be solved with the Swiss National Cohort. |
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Novel integrated infectious diseases diagnosis and surveillance system (NIIDS)
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This project aims to understand the health care needs of people from Eritrea and Somalia living in Switzerland. |
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Occupational exposure Matthias Bopp / David Fäh
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We evaluate the association between occupation and death for different occupations. We are compiling a brochure showing mortality and life expectancy for as many professions as possible. |
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Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adults in Switzerland: An Analysis of Age and Regional Differences in Vaccine Coverage and Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Infection
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We will assess the nationwide pneumococcal vaccine coverage, particularly amongst those considered to be "at risk" for the disease. |
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Real Risks of the Online World: Association of Online Dating Addiction with Mental and Sexual Health Outcomes in Sexual Minorities Jan Fehr / Benjamin Hampel
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The aim of this study is to examine the association between online dating addiction and mental health risks at the Checkpoint Zurich. |
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Recommendations for sustainable and healthy diets
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How can we achieve a healthy and sustainable diet? The interdisciplinary project is looking for answers to these questions based on different scenarios of how eating habits among the Swiss population could develop until 2050. |
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Salutogenesis in the Corona Crisis
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Transnational study of individual and national coping resources and their relationships with mental health and anxiety during the Corona crisis. |
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SELFIS project: Implementation evaluation of the LWWCOPD program
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With the SELFIS study we evaluate the implementation of the “Living well with COPD“ self-management program by Cantonal Lung Associations in their already existing offers of preventive and therapeutic services. |
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and development of immunity in a public school population – a population-based observational study to inform policy making (CIAO CORONA)
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With this study we want to investigate the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and immunity in the schools and amongst children and teachers in the canton of Zurich. |
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and development of immunity in the Swiss population – Population-based observational studies to inform policy making (CORONA IMMUNITAS)
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With this study we want to investigate the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and immunity in the canton of Zurich. |
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SIS- Swiss Immune Setpoint Study
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The Immune Setpoint Study is an observational study of 600 healthy volunteers, stratified by age and gender. |
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Species Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in the Ugandan Population
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To date, not much is known about non-tuberculous mycobacteria; with this project we aim to learn more about this complex group of organisms. |
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SwissDEM
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The SwissDEM study aims to assess the health condition of elderly people (≥65 years) to ascertain how many people in Switzerland are affected by dementia and how the Corona pandemic affects mental health in this specific age group. |
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Swiss MS Registry: Supply and Demand of MS Care (2)
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This substudy of the MS Registry will explore patterns of care access and treatment among Swiss persons with MS to detect possible over- or underuse of care. |
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Swiss National Vaccination Coverage Survey: Vaccination status of children and adolescents in Switzerland
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We conduct a survey of vaccination coverage of children and adolescents in all 26 cantons within a 3-year cycle. |
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The ALPHA (AnaLysis of PHarmacokinetics of Amikacin) Study
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A prospective, observational pilot study looking at the relationship between drug values and toxicities in patients receiving the standard treatment for multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). |
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Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) Systematic Review and Reporting Data Analysis and Sentinella Survey Loss-of-Work Analysis due to Influenza and Influenza-like Infection
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To evaluate the impact of Tick-borne Encephalitis infection and to assess loss-of-work and related costs due to influenza-like illness in Switzerland |
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Variations in Prostate Cancer Mortality in Switzerland Sabine Rohrmann /
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We analyze the difference in prostate cancer mortality between language regions in Switzerland and of explanatory risk and protective factors. |
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What does the
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Characterization of food consumption, dietary patterns and lifestyle in the Swiss language regions |
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Zurich SARS-CoV-2 Cohort: Towards a long-term control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission – Identifying the epidemiological, immunological and viral genetic drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis in a representative population-based cohort
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The aim of this study is to establish a representative, population-based cohort of individuals infected with the novel Coronavirus in the Canton of Zurich to characterize clinical outcomes and immunological responses and examine transmission patterns among infected people and their close contacts by combining routine contact tracing and viral genetic analyses. |
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Zurich SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Cohort (ZVAC): Development of immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
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The aim of this study is to assess the development of vaccine-induced short-, mid- and long-term immunity in individuals receiving any of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines approved in Switzerland at the Corona Center of the UZH. |
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Discovery Science
Evaluation Science
Implementation Science
