Heidi Carlerby
Universitetslektor|Senior Lecturer
- Professional title: Senior Lecturer
- Academic title: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Telephone: +46 (0)10-1428942
- Email: heidi.carlerby@miun.se
- Visitor address: Kunskapensväg 1 Campus Östersund
- Room number: Ej Angivet
- Location: Sundsvall
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- Employed at the subject:
- Public Health Science
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- Department:
- Department of Health Sciences (HOV)
Background
Ph.D. Public Health, Med. Master Public Health, Public Health Nurse, RN. Nurse
Active as Lecturer and researcher at Mid Sweden University since 2006. Before my Ph. D I mainly worked as project leader for International Primary Health care- and Public Health projects. In periods between the University studies, I worked as RN. Nurse and Public Health Nurse a couple of year.
Area of interest
Migration, Integration, Global Health, Family Medicine
Research
Stubble burning in India 2017-2024
Project manager, Professor Koustuv Dalal
Teaching and tutoring
Public health at basic and advanced level. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Health Economics, Global Health, Migration and Health, Thesis courses and a lot more.
Other information
Example of experiences. Guest senior lecturer at University of Milano, Italy 2018. Guest senior lecturer at Lishui University China 2019, representing Gävle University. Running a student- and Teacher exchange project (Linneaus- Palme), Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), Kenya 2018-2020.
Publications
Articles in journals
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
Reports
Articles in journals
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2025). Health in Swedish integration policies : A discourse analysis. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 84: 1
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2023). Local and regional politicians’ considerations of newly arrived migrants’ health in political decision-making : a public health study in northern Sweden. Journal of Public Health, vol. 31: 7, pp. 1101-1111.
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2023). Politicians’ views on societal responsibility and possibility to promote newly arrived migrants’ health in Sweden. Health Promotion International, vol. 38: 4
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2022). Civic communicators' view of and approach to health promotion for newly arrived migrants in Sweden. Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10
Mosleh, M. , Al Jeesh, Y. , Dalal, K. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2021). Perceptions of health-care professionals about quality of care and barriers to management of war injuries in Gaza Strip : a qualitative analysis. The Lancet, vol. 398
Mosleh, M. , Al Jeesh, Y. , Dalal, K. , Eriksson, C. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2020). Barriers to managing and delivery of care to war-injured survivors or patients with non-communicable disease : a qualitative study of Palestinian patients' and policy-makers' perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, vol. 20: 1
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2020). Collaboration in health promotion for newly arrived migrants in Sweden. PLOS ONE, vol. 15: 5
Mosleh, M. , Aljeesh, Y. , Dalal, K. , Eriksson, C. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2020). Perceptions of Non-Communicable Disease and War Injury Management in the Palestinian Health System : A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Perspectives. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, vol. 13, pp. 593-605.
Forsberg, H. , Carlerby, H. , Norstrand, A. , Risberg, A. & Kostenius, C. (2019). Positive self-reported health might be an important determinant of student's experiences of high school in northern Sweden. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78: 1
Carlerby, H. , Svanholm, S. & Viitasara, E. (2018). Authority officials' views on health promotion and power relations among new arrivals in northern Sweden. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 115-115.
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2018). Authority officials' views on organisation and collaboration in health promotion for new arrivals in Sweden. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 129-129.
Viitasara, E. , Svanholm, S. & Carlerby, H. (2018). Health promoting factors for newly arrived migrants - Experiences from rural and urban municipalities. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 475-476.
Carlerby, H. , Svanholm, S. & Viitasara, E. (2018). How population density and type of the municipality in Sweden influences health promotion activities for newly arrivals. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 146-146.
Svanholm, S. , Carlerby, H. & Viitasara, E. (2018). Local authority officials' collaboration in health promotion activities for newly arrived migrants. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 469-470.
Carlerby, H. , Svanholm, S. & Viitasara, E. (2018). Officials' reflections about health promotion and power relations among newly arrived migrants. European Journal of Public Health, vol. 28, pp. 474-475.
Carlerby, H. & Persson, M. (2017). Officials Reflections about Health Promoting Factors among Newly Arrivals : An Introductory Analysis. International Journal of Community & Family Medicine, vol. 2: 1
Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2013). How Bullying Involvement is Associated with the Distribution of Parental Background and With Subjective Health Complaints Among Swedish Boys and Girls. Social Indicators Research, vol. 111: 3, pp. 775-783.
Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2012). How discrimination and participation are associated with psychosomatic problems among boys and girls in northern Sweden. Health, vol. 4: 10, pp. 866-872.
Carlerby, H. , Erling, E. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2012). Risk behaviour, parental background, and wealth: a cluster analysis among Swedish boys and girls in the HBSC study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 40: 4, pp. 368-376.
Carlerby, H. , Viitasara, E. , Knutsson, A. & Gillander Gådin, K. (2011). Subjective health complaints among boys and girls in the Swedish HBSC study : focussing on parental foreign background. International Journal of Public Health, vol. 56: 5, pp. 457-464.
Conference papers
Warne, M. , Wall, E. , Carlerby, H. & Vinberg, S. (2018). Alcohol- and drug prevention among seasonal employees at a Swedish ski resort. In 10th IUHPE European Conference and International Forum for Health Promotion Research : Implementing Health Promotion in the Life Course - User Involvement in Practice and Research.
Doctoral theses
Carlerby, H. (2012). Health and Social Determinants Among Boys and Girls in Sweden : Focusing on Parental Background. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Kopieringen Mittuniversitetet, 2012 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 135)
Reports
Warne, M. , Carlerby, H. & Vinberg, S. (2017). Trygg i Åre – arbetsgivare mot droger : Slutrapport från genomförd forskning i projektet. Östersund : Mid Sweden University
Carlerby, H. (2016). Hur handläggare/specialister inom etableringen definierar hälsofrämjande faktorer i möten med nyanlända : Ett delprojekt i ”Etablering med hälsoperspektiv”. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet