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Helle Terkildsen Maindal, MPH, PhD is a professor in health promotion and intervention research related to people at risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and physical inactivity. Equity in health, organisational health literacy, systems perspective and unintended effects (stigma) are central. The research has a life-course perspective, is interdisciplinary/cross-sectoral and takes place within settings where families live, e.g. civil society, municipal units and general practice.
Education/Academic qualification
Health Promotion and Prevention, PHD
Award Date: 29 Jan 2009
External positions
Senior Researcher, Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen
1 Jan 2018 → …
Research Manager, Steno Diabetes Centre Copenhagen, Capital Region
1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Keywords
- Public health
- Health behaviour
- Health promotion
- Lifestyle
Areas of expertise
- Health Promotion
- Intervention research
- Health literacy
- Public Health
- Health Promotion and Diabetes/NCD
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Escape from inequity in health - Disentangling the negative association between health care and social position through innovative health education
Maindal, H. T. (PI), Paust, A. (CoPI), Fehsenfeld, M. (CoPI), Kallestrup, P. (Participant), Utoft, N. B. (Participant), Navarro Beltrá, M. (Collaborator), Sacristán Germes, M. (Collaborator) & Díaz Crespo, E. (Collaborator)
01/02/2024 → …
Project: Research
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Organisation of care for pregnant women with diabetes, who have been categorised as socially vulnerable
Schlütter, M. M. (PI), Maindal, H. T. (PI), Burau, V. (PI) & Henriksen, T. B. (PI)
01/03/2023 → …
Project: Research
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Lokalsamfund i Bevægelse
Østergaard, J. N. (PI), Ryom, K. (CoPI), Maindal, H. T. (Collaborator), Klinker, C. D. (CoPI), Laursen, M. G. (Project coordinator), Kirkegaard, H. (Participant), Ladekjær, E. (Participant), Petersen, T. L. (Participant), Timm, A. (Participant) & Fredslund, E. K. (Participant)
01/01/2023 → 01/01/2028
Project: Research
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The Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring Teenagers: Identification of modifiable risk factors for childhood obesity - a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Vinter, C. (PI), Jensen, N. H. (Participant), Maindal, H. T. (Award holder), Leuf, B. M. (Participant) & Jensen, D. M. (Participant)
01/07/2022 → …
Project: Research
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The Healthy Mind study
Rasmussen, S. E. (Participant), Søjbjerg, A. (Participant), Rasmussen, A. M. (Project manager), Christensen, B. (PI), Christensen, K. S. (PI), Pedersen, A. F. (Participant), Maindal, H. T. (Participant), Burau, V. (Participant) & Rasmussen, A. N. (Participant)
01/11/2021 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Bridging the gaps between the logics of specialization and care. Ethical decision-making in Danish antenatal care services
Schlütter, M. M., Maindal, H. T., Henriksen, T. B. & Burau, V., 8 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication
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Dietary changes and their predictors in the first year after childbirth among Danish women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus: A post-hoc longitudinal analysis from the Face-it trial
Face-it Study Group, Mar 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Et opgør med de ressourcestærkes sundhedsvæsen
Ohrt, O. & Maindal, H. T., 22 Apr 2025, In: Sundhedsmonitor.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
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Facilitating access to mental healthcare for patients with long-term conditions in general practice: a qualitative collective case study
Rasmussen, A. N., Burau, V., Maindal, H. T. & Healthy Mind Study Group, 11 Jun 2025, (E-pub / Early view) In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Gestational diabetes mellitus stigma, risk factors and adverse health outcomes
Davidsen, E., Nielsen, K. K., Damm, P., Byrne, M., Dahl-Petersen, I. K., Mathiesen, E., Jensen, D. M., Vinter, C. A., Opstrup, U. K., Ovesen, P. G. & Maindal, H. T., Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Scientific session: From theory to action - Applying the Medical Research Council framework on complex interventions
Maindal, H. T. (Chair person) & Evans, R. (Chair person)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
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European Public Health Conference
Maindal, H. T. (Participant)
11 Nov 2024 → 15 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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Forum for Dialog om Sundhed i Dagligvarebranchen
Maindal, H. T. (Member)
Sept 2024 → …Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Member of committee, council or board
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Building public health research to drive structural change: lessons from Aarhus and Deakin Universities on organisational health literacy, population prevention and healthy food retail
Maindal, H. T. (Lecturer) & Peeters, A. (Lecturer)
14 May 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Public Health in Central Denmark Region
Maindal, H. T. (Chair)
Jan 2024 → …Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Member of board or management of company or organisation
Prizes
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Faculty TIER award (Thinker/Expert in Residence)
Maindal, H. T. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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JCD-prisen 2021: Årets vejleder
Maindal, H. T. (Recipient), 22 Jan 2021
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Press/Media
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»Det skal ind i alle ledelseslag«: Ny folkesundhedslov bliver for snæver, advarer eksperter
05/12/2024
1 Media contribution
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"We must all take responsibility for the academic housekeeping"
21/11/2024
2 Media contributions
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"It is the best acknowledgement you can get as a researcher."
26/09/2024
1 Media contribution
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Who do you call when you have a hundred million DKK for healthy aging?
Maindal, H. T. & Vestergaard, M.
13/06/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Forskeren fortæller: Sundhedsplejersker ny aktør i diabetesforebyggelse
04/09/2023
1 Media contribution
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