Josefine Björkqvist
@josefinebjorkqvist.bsky.social
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Passionate about #PublicHealth research and translating evidence into practice 👩‍💻 Researcher at Folkhälsan Research Center 🇫🇮 and University of Aberdeen 🇬🇧 ✨ Physical Activity, Environment and Child & Adolescent Health 🔗 www.dagis.fi Own views
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Thank you @hepaeurope.bsky.social for a wonderful conference in Kaunas! Highlights included discussing key issues around children's physical activity and health and being involved in HEPA Europe's Climate and Sustainability Action Pledge to embed #sustainability into all aspects of our work 💛
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Too early to think? Why school start times matter for sleep and learning 🎒 ⏰

Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04

#chronobiology #chronotype
Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 4: Too early to think?
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Arrived in beautiful Vienna for the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine 🇦🇹 We are sharing research from the DAGIS project, including 'Giving Feedback to Study Participants' to improve recruitment and reward participation in research #ICBM2025 @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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🆕 Cochrane review "Do dietary and activity strategies help prevent obesity in children aged 2-4 years?"
Key take-home message: Combining strategies for changing diet & physical activity levels may reduce BMI slightly long term 🍏🏃 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #PublicHealth #ChildHealth
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old - Phillips, SM - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Cohort study of 11 876 children and adolescents (aged 9-12) in the US found increases in social media use during early adolescence were prospectively associated with greater depressive symptoms 1 year later
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #Screentime #SoMe #Mentalhealth #Childhealth
Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms During Early Adolescence
This cohort study of children and adolescents aged 9 to 12 years evaluates person-level associations between time spent using social media and depressive symptoms over subsequent years.
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Delighted to announce "Connecting Nature and Public Health" a EPHC 2025 pre-conference on 11 Nov 2025 in Finland. Topics include:
🌱 Green Prescriptions and Mental Health
🌿 Biodiversity and Health
Watch our teaser video: vimeo.com/1073430845/5...
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Connecting nature and public health Promo video
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Lapsi­barometri 2025 julkaistu 🧒🤸‍♀️🛝
Kun 408 eskarilaiselta kysyttiin puhelin­haastattelussa näkemyksiä eskarista, ylivoimaisesti tärkeimmäksi asiaksi nousi leikkiminen. Myös kaverit ja kaveri­taitojen oppiminen korostuivat tuloksissa. Lue raportti: julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024... #lapset
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Kolmasosa lapsista ja nuorista (7–20-vuotiaat) täyttää liikkumissuosituksen. Liikkumissuosituksen saavuttavien osuudet vähenevät iän myötä. Pojat liikkuvat suosituksen mukaisesti yleisemmin kuin tytöt. Lue koko LIITU 2025 raportti täältä: www.liikuntaneuvosto.fi/lausunnot-ja... #liikuminen
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Thank you everyone who attended @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social FHRC Scientific Days 2025! We enjoyed hearing the latest research in genetics & public health and with 125 researchers attending it was a record year. Check out the new FHRC website to learn more about our work: research.folkhalsan.fi
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Early bird or late owl? 🐦‍⬛🦉
Sohvi Lommi presenting results from @fin-hit.bsky.social study showing late chronotypes were associated with adverse health behaviours and elevated BMIz at earlty adolescence #PublicHealth #chronotype
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Reetta Lehto giving an excellent educational talk on circadian rhythms and health behaviours. In the DAGIS project at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social we are studying chrononutrition & chronoactivity in children and associations between #chronotype, food consumption and weight outcomes #PublicHealth
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Mikaela von Bonsdorff giving an exciting overview of the work of the Healthy Aging Group at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social Scientific Days 2025 ✨️ The biological age of a 38-year-old can range between 28 and 61 years depending on multiple factors #HealthyAging #ActiveAging
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Anna-Elina Lehesjoki welcoming a record number of researchers at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social Scientific Days 2025 🙌 Looking forward to two days of innovative public health and genetics research #PublicHealth