Healthcare-related prevention

Research Research programs Healthcare-related prevention

Our mission

We aim to ensure that all patients are offered tailored, evidence-based, accessible and cost-effective (indicated and healthcare-related) interventions that promote health and well-being.

Goals

See some of the most important goals for this research program.

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Goals

To enhance and optimize (disease-specific) lifestyle interventions by utilizing and integrating innovative methodology, data-driven insights, and behavioral science.
To integrate scientifically valid, evidence-based generic, as well as disease-specific lifestyle-focused prevention into routine care by connecting the patient’s living environment with healthcare, fostering collaboration and optimizing the role of care and social professionals.
To empower individuals and communities through accessible, acceptable, personalized, and effective lifestyle interventions that align with their needs, values and abilities by means of citizen science.
To ensure equal access to these interventions for persons of low socio-economic status and/ or a non-Western demographic background.

Research groups contributing to this research program

Allied health sciences

Philip van der Wees's research group aims to have a significant impact on people’s daily lives through research and education in allied healthcare.

Behavioral medicine and health psychology

Marijn de Bruin's research group focuses on understanding and supporting healthier behaviors in public health and healthcare contexts.

Epidemiology

Bart Kiemeney's research group aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of urological cancers using observational and experimental designs.

Spokesperson

prof. dr. Pim Assendelft

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