Lars Weinehall

Senior Professor in Epidemiology and Family Medicine.

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Professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health

5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

Family Physician, Senior Professor in Epidemiology and Family Medicine. Developer and coordinator of the Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) 1985-2007. Member of the Swedish Parliamentary Public Health Commission 1996-2000. Was 2008-2011, 2015-2018 and 2022-chairman in the National Board of Health and Welfare’s expert committees presenting National Guidelines on evidence based lifestyle interventions in clinical practice. 2019-2023 chairing the Council of Health-Related Lifestyle Habit within the National system for knowledge-based management within healthcare..

Cohort profile: the Northern Sweden health and disease study (NSHDS)

International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2025, Vol. 54, (1)

Späth, Florentin; Wennberg, Patrik; Johansson, Robert; et al.

Association of education and feedback on hypertension management with risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease

Blood Pressure, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 31, (1) : 31-39

Brunström, Mattias; Ng, Nawi; Dahlström, John; et al.

Örat mot marken, blicken mot horisonten: Västerbottensmodell för samordning avregionalt och lokalt folkhälsoarbete

Umeå: Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten 2021

Harryson, Lisa; Lundberg, Carl; Elwér, Sofia; et al.

Sustainable Behavior Change for Health Supported by Person-Tailored, Adaptive, Risk-Aware Digital Coaching in a Social Context: Study Protocol for the STAR-C Research Programme

Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 9

Ng, Nawi; Eriksson, Malin; Guerrero, Esteban; et al.

Working with national quality registries in older people care: A qualitative study of perceived impact on assistant nurses' work situation

Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 8, (1) : 130-139

Westerlund, Anna; Sparring, Vibeke; Hasson, Henna; et al.

Association of Physician Education and Feedback on Hypertension Management With Patient Blood Pressure and Hypertension Control

JAMA Network Open, American Medical Association 2020, Vol. 3, (1)

Brunström, Mattias; Ng, Nawi; Dahlström, John; et al.

The STAR-C Intelligent Coach: a Cross- Disciplinary Design Process of a Behaviour Change Intervention in Primary Care

pHealth 2020: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health, IOS Press 2020 : 203-208

Lindgren, Helena; Guerrero, Esteban; Jingar, Monika; et al.

Living alone and mortality among older people in Västerbotten County in Sweden: a survey and register-based longitudinal study

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20

Ng, Nawi; Santosa, Ailiana; Weinehall, Lars; et al.

Gender differences and determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults in China and Sweden

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20, (1)

Santosa, Ailiana; Zhang, Yue; Weinehall, Lars; et al.

Key factors for successful implementation of the National Rollover Protection Structure Rebate Program: A correlation analysis using the consolidated framework for implementation research

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2020, Vol. 46, (1) : 85-95

Tinc, Pamela J.; Jenkins, Paul; Sorensen, Julie A.; et al.

Flawed conclusions on the Vasterbotten Intervention Program by San Sebastian et .al

BMC Public Health, Vol. 19, (1)

Blomstedt, Yulia; Norberg, Margareta; Ng, Nawi; et al.

Läkaren har en nyckelroll i vårdarbetet med levnadsvanor

Läkartidningen, Vol. 116

Jerdén, Lars; Weinehall, Lars

Visualization of asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease for optimum cardiovascular prevention (VIPVIZA): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial

The Lancet, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 393, (10167) : 133-142

Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Lundgren, Anna; et al.

Sex-specific associations between body mass index and death before life expectancy: a comparative study from the USA and Sweden

Global Health Action, Vol. 12, (1)

Scribani, Melissa; Norberg, Margareta; Lindvall, Kristina; et al.

Health-Care Administrator Perspectives on Prevention Guidelines and Healthy Lifestyle Counseling in a Primary Care Setting in New York State

Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 6

Sorensen, Julie; Johansson, Helene; Jerdén, Lars; et al.

An exploration of rollover protective structures (ROPS) rebate program media coverage: strategies for implementation and sustainment

BMC Public Health, Springer 2019, Vol. 19, (1)

Tinc, Pamela J.; Sorensen, Julie A.; Weinehall, Lars; et al.

Prevalence and the Association of Body Mass Index and Other Risk Factors with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Among 50,867 Adults in China and Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Study

Diabetes Therapy, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2019, Vol. 10, (6) : 2061-2077

Zhang, Yue; Santosa, Ailiana; Wang, Na; et al.

Lifestyle counseling in primary care in the United States and Sweden: a comparison of patients' expectations and experiences

Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 11, (1)

Jerdén, Lars; Dalton, James; Johansson, Helene; et al.

Implementation of clinical practice guidelines on lifestyle interventions in Swedish primary healthcare: a two-year follow up

BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central (BMC) 2018, Vol. 18

Kardakis, Therese; Jerdén, Lars; Nyström, Monica; et al.

A cost-effectiveness analysis of a community based CVD program in Sweden based on a retrospective register cohort

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 18

Lindholm, Lars; Stenling, Anna; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Regional och lokal implementering av en nationell satsning på ett bättre liv för sjuka äldre: Arbetsätt för kvalitetsförbättring med hjälp av kvalitetsregister inom äldreomsorgen och dess effekter på personalens arbetssituation

Stockholm: Karolinska institutet 2018

Nyström, Monica E; Sparring, Vibeke; Westerlund, Anna; et al.

Applying the Consolidated Framework for implementation research to agricultural safety and health: Barriers, facilitators, and evaluation opportunities

Safety Science, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 107 : 99-108

Tinc, Pamela J.; Gadomski, Anne; Sorensen, Julie A.; et al.

Adapting the T0-T4 implementation science model to occupational health and safety in agriculture, forestry, and fishing: A scoping review

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, WILEY 2018, Vol. 61, (1) : 51-62

Tinc, Pamela J.; Gadomski, Anne; Sorensen, Julie A.; et al.

Policymakers and mHealth: roles and expectations, with observations from Ethiopia, Ghana and Sweden

Global Health Action, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2017, Vol. 10

Barkman, Catharina; Weinehall, Lars

Impact of weight maintenance and loss on diabetes risk and burden: a population-based study in 33,184 participants

BMC Public Health, Vol. 17

Feldman, Adina L; Griffin, Simon J; Ahern, Amy L; et al.

Screening for type 2 diabetes: do screen-detected cases fare better?

Diabetologia, New York: Springer 2017, Vol. 60, (11) : 2200-2209

Feldman, Adina L.; Griffin, Simon J.; Fhärm, Eva; et al.

Change in lifestyle behaviors and diabetes risk: evidence from a population-based cohort study with 10 year follow-up

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol. 14

Feldman, Adina L; Long, Gráinne H; Johansson, Ingegerd; et al.

Lifestyle counseling in primary care: The views of family physicians in United States and Sweden

European Journal of Public Health, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017, Vol. 27, (suppl_3) : 333-

Johansson, Helene; Weinehall, Lars; Sorensen, J.; et al.

Socioeconomic inequalities in self-reported chronic non-communicable diseases in urban Hanoi, Vietnam

Global Public Health, Abingdon: Routledge 2017, Vol. 12, (12) : 1522-1537

Kien, Vu Duy; Van Minh, Hoang; Giang, Kim Bao; et al.

Are health inequalities rooted in the past? Income inequalities in metabolic syndrome decomposed by childhood conditions

European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 27, (2) : 223-233

Mosquera, Paola A; San Sebastian, Miguel; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.

Socioeconomic inequality in abdominal obesity among older people in Purworejo District, Central Java, Indonesia: a decomposition analysis approach

International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 16, (1)

Pujilestari, Cahya Utamie; Nyström, Lennarth; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

How is Indonesia coping with its epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases?: A systematic review with meta-analysis

PLOS ONE, Public Library Science 2017, Vol. 12, (6)

Schröders, Julia; Wall, Stig; Hakimi, Mohammad; et al.

A roadmap for the implementation of mHealth innovations for image-based diagnostic support in clinical and public-health settings: a focus on front-line health workers and health-system organizations

Global Health Action, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2017, Vol. 10

Wallis, Lee; Hasselberg, Marie; Barkman, Catharina; et al.

Background and development of the Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP)

European Journal of Public Health, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017, Vol. 27, (Suppl_3) : 204-204

Weinehall, Lars

Har donationen gjort nytta?: slutredovisning av Centerpartiets donation till Umeå universitet för utveckling av globalt forskningssamarbete

Umeå: Umeå universitet 2017

Weinehall, Lars; Ivarsson, Anneli

From efficacy in trials to effectiveness in clinical practice: The Swedish Stroke Prevention Study

Blood Pressure, Vol. 25, (4) : 206-211

Brunström, Mattias; Dahlström, John; Lindholm, Lars Hjalmar; et al.

Quality improvement in large health care organizations: searching for system-wide and coherent monitoring and follow-up strategies

Journal of Health Organization & Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016, Vol. 30, (1) : 133-153

Höög, Elisabet; Lysholm, Jack; Garvare, Rickard; et al.

Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2016, Vol. 149 : 135-144

Mosquera, Paola A; San Sebastian, Miguel; Waenerlund, Anna-Karin; et al.

Impact of a combined community and primary care prevention strategy on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a cohort analysis based on 1 million person-years of follow-up in Västerbotten County, Sweden, during 1990-2006

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2015, Vol. 5, (12)

Blomstedt, Yulia; Norberg, Margareta; Stenlund, Hans; et al.

An increase in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a comparison of two cross-sectional surveys

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization 2015, Vol. 46, (4) : 775-785

Dewi, Fatwa Sari Tetra; Stenlund, Hans; Hakimi, Mohammad; et al.

Healing the health system after civil unrest

Global Health Action, Vol. 8 : 1-4

Ivarsson, Anneli; Kinsman, John; Johansson, Karin; et al.

Comparisons of weight change, eating habits and physical activity between women in Northern Sweden and Rural New York State-results from a longitudinal study

Nutrition Journal, Vol. 14

Lindvall, Kristina; Jenkins, Paul; Scribani, Melissa; et al.

Healthy behaviours and 10-year incidence of diabetes: a population cohort study

Preventive Medicine, Vol. 71 : 121-127

Long, G H; Johansson, Ingegerd; Rolandsson, Olov; et al.

Addressing implementation challenges during guideline development - A case study of Swedish national guidelines for methods of preventing disease.

BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 15, (1) : 19-

Richter-Sundberg, Linda; Kardakis, Therese; Weinehall, Lars; et al.

Lifestyle interventions in primary health care: professional and organizational challenges

European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 24, (1) : 79-84

Kardakis, Therese; Weinehall, Lars; Jerdén, Lars; et al.

Horizontal inequity in public health care service utilization for non-communicable diseases in urban Vietnam

Global Health Action, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 7

Kien, Vu Duy; Van Minh, Hoang; Giang, Kim Bao; et al.

Temporal shifts in cardiovascular risk factor distribution

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 46, (2) : 112-121

Long, Gráinne H.; Simmons, Rebecca K.; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Concurrent implementation of quality improvement programs. Coordination or conflict?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014, Vol. 27, (3) : 190-208

Nyström, Monica; Garvare, Rickard; Westerlund, Anna; et al.

Local research evidence for public health interventions against climate change in Vietnam

Global Health Action, Co-Action publishing 2014, Vol. 7

Rocklöv, Joacim; Bao Giang, Kim; Van Minh, Hoang; et al.

The effect of gender and social capital on the dual burden of malnutrition: a multilevel study in indonesia

PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, (8) : e103849-

Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Öhman, Ann; Eriksson, Malin; et al.

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Research projects

1 December 2018 until 30 November 2024

STAR-C: Sustainable behaviour change for health supported by person-Tailored, Adaptive, Risk-aware digital Coaching in a social context

1 February 2015 until 30 January 2017

Are health inequities rooted in the past?

1 January 2015 until 31 December 2017

Using national quality registries to improve care of older people

1 January 2014 until 31 December 2018

Paths to Healthy and Active Ageing

29 April 2013 until 31 December 2027

VIPVIZA

1 January 2009 until 31 December 2013

National guidelines for Health promotion – the challenging journey from evidence to clinical praxis

1 January 2008 until 31 December 2012

Towards sustained organisational learning and innovation in health service: In-depth longitudinal studies of the Memeologue Improvement Approach (MIA)

Published: 28 Aug, 2019

Research programme examines social media, social network, digital technology and behavioural change