All children in Västerbotten County are at 3 years of age called to visit the Public Dental Service. Their teeth are checked by a dentist and parents and children are given information on how to best look after their teeth. In a sub study of NorthPop, children, together with their mums, have been examined. The
Yesterday, 26 August 2019, NorthPop started up in Skellefteå! There from Umeå for the day to help out at the start were Magnus Domellöf (head of the NorthPop study), Christina West (pediatrician and lead researcher), Richard Lundberg (study coordinator) and Ida Davidsson (project assistant). Local media were also there to cover this exciting milestone. Already
Hi Suad! What is your background? In my home country I studied to become an administrator, and when I moved to Sweden I started studying Swedish at Folkuniverstitetet ‘The Short Route’ and now I have a job as an administrator for Umeå University. What do you do within the NorthPop study? Within NorthPop my
A big thanks to everyone who participated in our workshop on Tuesday! There were fantastic presentations followed by very interesting discussions in the afternoon. It was clearly felt how this workshop helps strengthen current collaborations as well as create foundations for future exciting collaborations. See you again next year!
Hi Fanny! What is your background? I graduated as a nurse in summer 2015 and then started working at an infection clinic in Stockholm. Two years later I started studying to become a doctor in Umeå. During this time I have also worked at the A&E at Umeå University Hospital and now I’m working
Hi Ingela! What is your background? I started out working within cardiac care but the last 20 years I have been working as a midwife in the maternity unit at Norrland University Hospital (NUS). What do you do within the NorthPop study? I principally work with inviting expecting parents to join the NorthPop study
Happy Easter wishes to all NorthPop participants and thank you for all the wonderful Easter photos you have sent in!
Hi Charlotte! What is your background? I am a midwife and a paediatric nurse and have worked with obstetric care, in the delivery room and I am currently based at the neonatal intensive care unit where we care for sick newborn children. What do you do within the NorthPop study? For NorthPop I work with informing
Hi Ida! What is your background? Before I started working with NorthPop about a year ago, I worked as a journalist for 10 years, and interesting and exciting job. But after a ‘30-year old crisis’ I chose to change both my career and where I lived which resulted in dietary studies here in Umeå, followed
Hi Tobias! When did you start working here and what did you do before you joined us at NorthPop? I started working for NorthPop during autumn 2018. Before that I was studying to become a dietitian at the university, which I am also still doing. What are your main tasks within NorthPop? I work with
NorthPop is a collaborative project supported by Region Västerbotten and Umeå University.
To contact the NorthPop study staff:
Umeå University
Department of Clinical Sciences/ Pediatrics
901 85 Umeå
Phone: +46 90-785 21 32
Email: northpop@umu.se
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Postal address:
Region Västerbotten
901 89 Umeå
Phone: +46 90-785 00 00 (switch board)
Email: regionen@regionvasterbotten.se
NorthPop is supported by research infrastructure grants from Region Västerbotten, Umeå University and the Kempestiftelserna.
Postal address:
Umeå university
901 87 Umeå
Phone: +46 90-786 50 00 (switch board)
Email: umea.university@umu.se