The Rural Health Promotion Research Working Group invites everyone with an interest in rural health to take part in this open meeting via Temas.

Agenda

Introduction short introduction to the meeting and speakers

Evaluating Implementation of Health Promotion Initiatives in Communities.Monica Lillefjell, Professor, Center for Health Promotion Research, NTNU

Mobility indicators for assessing healthy and socially sustainable communities: A comparison of objective and subjective measures across urban and rural areas. Emma Charlott Nordbø, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Science NMBU.

Topic for Discussion:Roscommon Community Resilience Toolkit: From Response to Recovery. Aisling Dunne, Healthy Ireland Coordinator, Roscommon County Council.

Discussions

Also looking for researchers and practitionars

Speaker bios 

Monica Lillefjell is Professor at NTNU. Her research background includes implementation research, health promotion, public‑health policy, and work participation. She has extensive cross‑sector collaboration experience, that aims at health equity and social sustainability. Among her contributions are research‑based models, such as the Trøndelag Model for Public Health Work, as well as participatory and action‑research approaches and the evaluation of complex interventions.

Emma Charlott Nordbø is Associate Profssor at NMBU. Her research centers on the development of health-promoting and socially sustainable communities, with a particular emphasis on understanding how built and social environments influence health and wellbeing across different population groups. She has broad experience with a range of research methods and analytical tools, including geographic information systems (GIS), map-based participatory methods (PPGIS) and the integration of geographical and population health data.

Aisling Dunne is the Healthy Ireland Coordinator with Roscommon County Council, leading initiatives that improve health, wellbeing, and community resilience across the county. As part of her work she is currently overseeing the development and rollout of a Community Resilience Toolkit, supporting communities to strengthen preparedness, response, recovery, and local leadership through a whole-community approach to resilience. A Registered General Nurse by background, Aisling has extensive experience working across infectious diseases, population health, and community-based care.