When it comes to promoting health, there is rarely a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. VTT, the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have launched the T2D-Data project, supported by the Academy of Finland, in which they develop personalized services for the prevention of type 2 diabetes by using health data, […]

On Tuesday 12 March, THL arranged a seminar on the international CHRODIS Plus project. The theme was the challenges of health promotion and disease prevention among people with immigrant background and how to overcome them. In the seminar, StopDia presented findings on the identification and reduction of the risk of type 2 diabetes. Special emphasis […]

Does your working environment push you towards health or illness? At work, Erkki takes a Finnish meat pie out of his bag and heats it in the microwave. It seems that his wife has also packed a tomato this time. Erkki could have lunch at the staff canteen but it takes fifteen minutes to walk […]

For anyone creating health-tracking mobile apps today (including us!), the StopDia type 2 diabetes prevention project and its BitHabit app are fantastic sources of inspiration. StopDia is a research and public engagement project that is tackling prevention of type 2 diabetes in Finland through simple and daily lifestyle health interventions. The University of Eastern Finland, […]

Small choices for a good life I remember the incident very well even though it happened many years ago. I had an occupational health check and they did a risk test for type 2 diabetes. The score was a little high and the nurse suggested some lifestyle changes that could improve the situation before any health […]