Center for Health SciencesCreating society of knowledge through supreme education and research
CORE PRINCIPLESExcellence. Integrity. Innovation. Inquisitiveness.
Education
Empowering people with straightforward information to make healthier lifestyle choices and uphold global health
Research
Advancing the insight between public health, nutrition and exercise through molecule-to-organism-to-community approaches
Service
Dissemination of knowledge out of the classroom – from scientific journals to public media and social networks

Nutrition
Improving every-day dietary habits to target individual and global health across lifespan

Public health
Creating evidence for better populational health, and advanced health policies

Physical activity
Understanding links between sedentary behaviour, exercise and wellbeing

Ecology
Focusing on ties between people and environment for health and sustainability
CHESS and beyondGlobal news in public health
Climate change and liver health
3. June 2022.WHO Obesity Report
3. May 2022.Health risks in people over 70 years of age
4. April 2022.Projects and initiativesFrom COSI to GBD
We are active partners of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI), a unique system that for over 10 years has measured trends in overweight and obesity among primary school aged children. More details are available at WHO web page