Nordic School of Public Health NHV and its legacy in global health

Scand J Public Health. 2015 Aug;43(16 Suppl):36-45. doi: 10.1177/1403494814568594.

Abstract

This article describes the legacy of the Nordic School of Public Health NHV (NHV) in global health. We delineate how this field developed at NHV and describe selected research and research training endeavours with examples from Vietnam and Nepal as well as long-term teaching collaborations such as BRIMHEALTH (Baltic RIM Partnership for Public HEALTH) in the Baltic countries and Arkhangelsk International School of Public Health in Russia.

Keywords: Global health; WHO; public health education; research collaboration.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / history
  • Biomedical Research / organization & administration
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Global Health / education
  • Global Health / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Public Health / education
  • Public Health / history*
  • Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
  • Schools, Public Health / history*
  • World Health Organization / history
  • World Health Organization / organization & administration