These were the questions raised when UiO:Life Science and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences invited to a public event at Scene Domus Bibliotheca during 澳门葡京手机版app下载sdagene 2024.
J. Frederik Fr?en and Live Hofgaard started the program by introducing us to the topic of public health and what "the good life" entails. Marte Kj?llesdal and Tone T?njum highlighted some of the challenges society faces, specifically social health disparities and antimicrobial resistance. The environmental organization Natur og Ungdom, represented by Deputy Leader Tale L?keland Ryste, focused on climate change as a public health issue.
The researchers also presented possible solutions to some societal challenges. Ragnhild Bass?e Gundersen introduced the topic of digital contact tracing. Geir Aamodt and Ingeborg Pedersen discussed health-promoting measures in cities and with animals. Student humanist at UiO, Birgitte Fredriksen, talked about Nature Conversations (Natursamtaler), conversation groups for students where they can share feelings and experiences related to climate change and nature loss.
The event concluded with a panel discussion led by Ingerid Salvesen, where the topic of conversation was how to ensure good public health in the future.
Is there hope?
The audience could return home with newly acquired knowledge about public health and its challenges. To the question of whether they also went home with more faith in the future, we received confirmation with a show of hands before they left Domus Bibliotheca.
Programme
Jahn Frederik Fr?en, from the Department of Public Health Science at UiO began with an introduction to the topic with the contribution ?What is good public health? (Hva er god folkehelse).
Live Hofgaard, Department of Psychology, UiO, talked about ?What can contribute to increased everyday joy and contentment?? (Hva kan bidra til ?kt hverdagsglede og tilfredshet).
Deputy Leader of Natur og Ungdom, Tale L?keland Ryste, gave a presentation titled ?What Threatens the Good Life in the Future?? (Hva truer det gode liv i fremtiden).
Marte Kj?llesdal from the Department of Public Health Science at NMBU also adressed challenges to public health in her presentation ?Social Inequalities in Health - What is the Problem? What Can Be Done?? (Sosiale ulikheter i helse - hva er problemet? Hva kan gj?res?).
Tone T?njum from the Department of Microbiology at UiO shed light on ?How is Antimicrobial Resistance a Threat to Public Health?? (Hvordan er antibiotikaresistens en trussel mot folkehelsa).
Ragnhild Bass?e Gundersen, who recently defended her dissertation at the HISP Centre at UiO, focused on solutions to future societal challenges and addressed the question ?Will digital contact tracing save us?? (Vil digital smittesporing redde oss).
Student humanist Birgitte Fredriksen talked about the student initiative offered at UiO, ?Nature Conversations - Shared Reflection for Sustainable Engagement? (Natursamtaler - felles refleksjon for b?rekraftig engasjement).
Geir Aamodt from the Department of Public Health Science at NMBU gave the presentation ?How to Create Cities that are Good to Live In?? (Hvordan lage byer som er gode ? leve i).
Ingeborg Pedersen from the Department of Public Health Science at NMBU concluded with the presentation ?Man's Best Friend? Health-Promoting Contact and Activities with Animals? (Menneskets beste venn? Helsefremmende kontakt og aktivitet med dyr).
Link to the programme (Norwegian)