Lena Uvhagen
Lena Uvhagen Position: Doctoral Student School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: bGVuYS51dmhhZ2VuO29ydS5zZQ==
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About Lena Uvhagen
Lena Uvhagen has her educational background in public health and is currently a doctoral student at the University Health Care Research Center, Region Örebro County.
Lena's research focuses on different aspects of adolescent mental health. The thesis work focuses on mental well-being in young people: level, change over time and distribution between different groups, and how it can be promoted. The thesis includes description and evaluation of the intervention SIM - Solution focused intervention for mental health.
Previously, Lena has worked as a project manager and development manager in public health issues and education issues within Regional Development, and as strategic support and organisational development support within municipal social services.
Publications
Conference papers
- Söderqvist, F. & Uvhagen, L. (2023). Assessing the mental health among adolescents using a two continua model approach. In: European Journal of Public Health. Paper presented at 16th European Public Health Conference: Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity, Dublin, Ireland, November 8–11, 2023. (pp. ii105-ii105). Oxford University Press. [BibTeX]
- Uvhagen, L. & Söderqvist, F. (2023). Mental health in Swedish adolescents prior to and three years after the Covid-19 outbreak. In: European Journal of Public Health. Paper presented at 16th European Public Health Conference: Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity, Dublin, Ireland, November 8–11, 2023. (pp. ii105-ii106). Oxford University Press. [BibTeX]