Societal and individual issues related to health and nutrition are reflected within HAW Hamburg’s research programme of the same name.
Through target-group-specific approaches – for example, with seniors, dementia patients or immigrants – our researchers are developing solutions to the challenges that arise in preventive healthcare within the particular group. An especially relevant activity for Hamburg is the social-space-oriented approach, which enables specific, neighbourhood-based analyses.
The projects in the Health and Nutrition research programme include the prevention of anxiety disorders at school, the production and characterisation of virus-like particles as a vaccine for dengue fever, and the investigation of the suitability of turkeys with alternative origins for an organic husbandry system.
The Competence Center for Health (CCG) aims to improve access to key health-related services and goods and thus to ensure more equality in the provision of healthcare.
Research groups
Biomedical Systems and Networks in Therapy and Diagnosis
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This research group does not focus simply on technology. The emphasis is on the applications of technology, the benefits for those involved, and the healthcare-policy considerations. In addition to the necessary technical competence, the research projects also require expertise in socio-economic and ethical evaluation. The group’s experience in evaluating health-related technologies and in the assessment of technology within the healthcare system (so-called health technology assessment) is incorporated in and beneficial to its work.
Food Science
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This group addresses economic issues in private households, institutional kitchens, and similar companies. The topics include the development of new foods and meals, taste sensory evaluation in production and marketing, the consequences of food choices, and the disposal of excess products and waste.
Public Health
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The Public Health research group supplements the classical medical view of the healthcare system with population- and systems-related analysis and management approaches. It takes into account the growing social importance of this area and the simultaneous and increasing scarcity of funding available for it.
