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Health Sciences

Greater health capacity in people and society Department

Greater health capacity in people and society

Our research groups

Health Sciences is curious about health in every sense of the word. Healthcare involves more than just curing patients or caring for them.

All people need health and participation opportunities during their entire life course. And when they do become ill they need optimal healthcare and treatment based on sound scientific findings. Our research is both fundamental and practical to ensure our findings are used in care, education and in life.

Our researchers and their groups find a home in one of the follow fields of interest:

Community and Occupational Medicine
Health Psychology
Applied Health Research
Global Health
Nursing Science and Education

Discover our research

Expedition the Healthy North: A new approach to research

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How can care for pregnant women in asylum seekers' centres be improved?

Head of department

Menno Reijneveld Head of Department of Health Sciences, Professor of Community and Occupational Medicine

Research groups

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Contact

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Health Sciences
PO Box 30.001
9700 RB Groningen
The Netherlands

Visiting address
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Health Sciences
Hanzeplein 1
9713 GZ Groningen