health

Village

Project lead: Jean Paul
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft and Medical University of Innsbruck
Address: Schöpfstraße 23A, 6020 Innsbruck
Telephone: +43 676 8716 72 242
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Topic: Health, Living together
Activity: rating, discussing, writing
Participation: Closed participation
Project link: http://village.lbg.ac.at/?lng=en

How to raise the village to raise the childThe Village Project supports children and adolescents of parents with mental health issues by strengthening their formal and informal support networks. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Village approach and integrate it sustainably into existing structures.What are the aims of the project?The "Village" project aims to improve support for children of parents with mental health issues in Tyrol. It investigates how affected families can...

The Psychological is Participatory

Project lead: Nora Ruck
Faculty of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University Vienna
Address: Freudplatz 1, 1020 Wien
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Topic: Health, History, Politics, Culture
Activity: photography, rating, discussing, writing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://psychologie.sfu.ac.at/en/research/the-psychological-is-participatory/

Counselling centres for women* are important institutions that have been founded since the 1980s by the second women's movement. In the project, researchers are conducting research together with counsellors and clients of Viennese women's* counselling centres. We are interested in the life stories of women* who seek help at counselling centres. How can women lead a good life in this society today and what role can women's counselling play in this? In workshops, questions and methods are...

HealthFerm

Project lead: Annina Meyer
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich
Address: Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zürich
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Topic: Food, Health
Activity: measuring, experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://healthferm.eu/healthferm-community/citizen-science

The sourdough microbiomeAttention sourdough bakers and fermentation enthusiasts - HealthFerm is researching plant-based and fermented foods you eat and raise in your home!Fermented foods are present both in our daily diet and in various food cultures: from sourdough bread to beer, wine, pickles, sauerkraut, miso, kombucha, and much more. The art of fermentation is (again) on the rise, and many people are making their own fermented foods at home. Can fermentation help us transition to a more...

PATIO - Patient Involvement in Oncology

Project lead: Markus Mitterhauser
MedUni Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Applied Diagnostics
Address: AKH Wien, c/o Sekretariat Nuklearmedizin, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien
Telephone: +43 1 4040055340
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Topic: Health, Language
Activity: identifying, rating, discussing, writing, taking care, observing, translating
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.patiospots.com/
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Be an expert on your disease and join our research!The PATIO initiative is working hard to strengthen the voices of prostate cancer patients and their caregivers heard in medical research.Why is it important to act now? Porstate cancer affects a considerable number of people in Austria. On the one hand, around 65,000 men have suffered from this particular type of cancer by the end of 2020 (Statistics Austria, 2022), and on the other hand, there are countless partners...

Ideenbox (Box of Ideas)

Project lead: Šerifović Adis
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Open Innovation in Science Center
Address: Nußdorfer Straße 64 1090 Wien
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Topic: Health
Activity: discussing, writing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://ww2.unipark.de/uc/Ideenbox/

The Ideenbox (box of ideas) collects the problems of citizens and patients around the topic of health (such as physical and mental health issues, social consequences, care, health prevention...), for which solutions are to be developed with citizens, researchers and other stakeholders. Which health problem do you want research to solve? Who should be involved in finding a solution? Send us the health problem that you would like research to address through this simple online...

Humane PapilloWAS?

Project lead: Magdalena Meikl
Fachhochschule Salzburg
Address: Urstein Sued 1, 5412 Puch / Salzburg
Telephone: +43 50 2211 1411
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Topic: Health, Media
Activity: measuring, rating, discussing, writing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://hpvwissen.fh-salzburg.ac.at/

In order to find out how information about HPV needs to be prepared to reach the target groups, we are working together with parents, teachers and students in the project “Humane PapilloWAS?” to reveal what is known about HPV and which misinformation is circulating.BackgroundOnly 46% of the population in Austrian are aware about human papilloma viruses, or HPV, and only 34% associate HPV with cancer. This shows that there are gaps in the population's knowledge of a virus that...

Healthy Minds

Project lead: Jean Paul
Medical University of Innsbruck
Address: Schöpfstraße 23a, 6020 Innsbruck
Telephone: +43 676 8716 72 251
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Topic: Health, Gender, Living together
Activity: rating, discussing, observing, Offline participation
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://healthy-minds.i-med.ac.at/

Mental Health around ChildbirthThis project focuses on the mental health of parents around childbirth, aiming to detect issues early and provide better support. The goal is to promote the emotional well-being of parents and infants and improve access to support services in Tyrol.What are the aims of the project?The Healthy Minds project aims to promote parents' mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood and close existing gaps in care. The focus is on improving the early detection...

"Pilzfinder"

Project lead: Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber
"Österreichische Mykologische Gesellschaft" - Faculty of Botany - University of Vienna
Address: Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien
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Topic: Food, Weather, Health, Mushrooms
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://www.univie.ac.at/oemykges/pilzfinder-at/

"Pilzfinder" - what it's all aboutUntil a few decades ago, knowledge of wild edible and poisonous mushrooms was widespread. Especially the older population knew about the seasonal occurrence of the mushrooms. Finding mushrooms is a popular hobby for young and old, which is accompanied by great experience. In order to preserve and extend this knowledge and above all to bring it closer to the younger generation, the Mushroom Finder is now available. Due to the global warming of the last few...

Mosquito Alert

Project lead: Karin Bakran-Lebl
AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
Address: Währingerstraße 25a, 1090 Wien
Telephone: + 43 50 555-37234
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Topic: Animals, Health
Activity: photography, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://www.mosquitoalert.com/en/
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Mosquito Alert is a citizen science project that allows tiger mosquitoes and other mosquitoes to be easily reported using a free app. Tiger mosquitoes are always smaller than a 1-cent coin, have a single white line on the back of the head and thoraxand white stripes on the body and legs. The submitted photos are examined by national and international experts and the finds are then displayed anonymously on a publicly accessible map.Tiger mosquitoes are non-native mosquitoes...

ECHO

Project lead: Tanja Mimmo
Free University of Bolzano, Italy
Address: Universitätsplatz 1,39100 Bozen (BZ), Italien
Telephone: +39 0471 017161
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Topic: Food, Health, Politics, Waste, Living together, Soil
Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting, locating, rating, discussing, observing, experimenting, Offline participation
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://echosoil.eu/

Engaging Citizens in Soil Science: the Road to Healthier SoilsThe project aims to engage citizens in protecting and restoring soils by building their skills and enhancing their knowledge on soils. Citizens will actively contribute to the project’s data collection, promote soil stewardship, and foster behavioural change across the EU. What are the aims of the project? ECHO aims to improve soil health across Europe by actively...

Ragweed Finder

Project lead: Dr. med. Berger Markus
Verein Österreichischer Polleninformationsdienst
Address: Schießstattgasse 27, 2000 Stockerau
Telephone: +43 699 14247779
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Topic: Plants, Health
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.ragweedfinder.at/
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The “Ragweed Finder” is an Austria-wide citizen science project aimed at recording and documenting common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). The aim of the project is to highlight the spread of this invasive plant species, raise public awareness of its health impacts, and at the same time provide an important data basis for research and control measures.Ragweed is considered one of the most significant allergenic plants in Europe. Even low pollen concentrations can trigger severe...

Influencer Communication for Youth Health

Project lead: Raffael Heiss
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Address: Universitaetsstrasse 15, Innsbruck, Österreich
Telephone: +43 512 2070-7432
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Topic: Food, Health, Media
Activity: identifying, rating, discussing, writing
Participation: Closed participation
Project link: https://www.hism-fwf.com/

(INCO)In this project, young people work closely with researchers to develop ideas for social media campaigns for health promotion. They share their experiences and design first concepts. Selected campaigns are tested in experimental studies, evaluated, and thoroughly discussed with the participants.What are the aims of the project?The project aims to develop new ideas for health promotion on social media together with young people. Students are not only asked for their opinions...

CONNECT – Connecting evidence-based health information and citizens

Banner for the CONNECT project – Evidence-based health information

Project lead: Christina Radl-Karimi
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und evidenzbasierte Versorgungsforschung, Medizinische Universität Graz
Address: Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/P/7. OG, 8010 Graz
Telephone: +43 316 385-73560
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Topic: Health
Activity: photography, rating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.medunigraz.at/kooperationen-forschung/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/connect

Health information is everywhere: in social media, apps, social networks, or medical practices. But which sources are trustworthy, and which information is reliable? In CONNECT, we work together with citizens to explore how people assess the reliability of health information in everyday life.

SUNRISE

An elderly lady is sitting at a table, eating meat and dumplings from a plate in front of her with a fork. In her other hand she is holding a piece of bread. There is also a salad and a bread basket on the table.

Project lead: Doris Eglseer
Medical University of Graz
Address: Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, 8045 Graz
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Topic: Food, Health, Waste
Activity: measuring, photography, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://www.medunigraz.at/kooperationen-forschung/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/sunrise

How can healthy and sustainable nutrition be achieved in nursing homes? In the SUNRISE project, residents, staff, and researchers work together to develop practical solutions and create a guideline for everyday practice.