Natalia Skogberg
Title: Research Manager
Tel. +358 29 524 7916
Email: [email protected]
Expertise
- Migration and cultural diversity
- Asylum seekers and migrants health and wellbeing
- Research and development work
Primary duties
- Project manager, Impact of coronavirus epidemic on wellbeing among foreign born population (MigCOVID)
- Member of THL's Expert Group for Cultural Diversity (MONET)
Education
- 2019, PhD, Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki
- 2010, Master in Health Sciences (MSc), Gerontology and Public Health, University of Jyväskylä
- 2008, Bachelor in Social Work, Gerontology, Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Work experience
- 2017–2019, project manager, Developing the health examination protocol for newly-arrived asylum seekers in Finland: a national development project (TERTTU)
- 2013–2017, PhD candidate, paid position, Doctoral Programme in Population Health, University of Helsinki
- 2010–2012, field-work coordinator, Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study
Languages
- Russian (native)
- Finnish (excellent)
- English (excellent)
Current projects
- Impact of coronavirus epidemic on wellbeing among foreign born population (MigCOVID)
- Developing the health examination protocol for newly-arrived asylum seekers in Finland: a national development project (TERTTU)
- Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study (Maamu)
Current Positions of Trust
- 2018–, International Ethnic and Immigrant Minorities' Survey Data Network (COST Action)
- 2018–, Filoksenia ry, board member
- 2017–, Collaboration group on migration statistics (coordinated by Statistics Finland)
Publications
Key recent scientific publications
- Asylum seekers health and wellbeing (TERTTU) survey: study protocol for a prospective total population health examination survey on the health and service needs of newly arrived asylum seekers in Finland. BMJ Open 2019;9:e027917. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027917.
- Skogberg, N., Laatikainen, T., Lilja, E., Lundqvist, A., Härkänen, T., Koponen P. The association between anthropometric measures and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is different in Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants compared with the general population in Finland: a cross-sectional population-based study. BMC Public Health (2019) 19:391.
- Skogberg, N. 2019. Cardiovascular risk factors among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin populations in Finland. PhD Thesis, Univeristy of Helsinki
- Skogberg N, Laatikainen T, Lundqvist A, Lilja E, Härkänen T, Koponen P. 2018. Which anthropometric measures best indicate type 2 diabetes among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants in Finland? BMJ Open;8:e019166.
Articles in domestic journals (in Finnish)
- Castaneda AE, Kuusio H, Skogberg N, Tuomisto K, Kytö S, Salmivuori E, Jokela S, Mäki-Opas J, Laatikainen T, Koponen P. 2017. Suomen ulkomaalaistaustaisen väestön terveyden edistämiseen liittyy erityiskysymyksiä, Duodecim;133:993–1001.
- Laatikainen T, Wikström K, Skogberg N, Rask S, Castaneda A, Koskinen S, Koponen P. Kansanterveysongelmat maahanmuuttajilla. Suomen Lääkärilehti 12-13/2016.
- Koponen P, Skogberg N. Maahanmuuttajille ja etnisille vähemmistöille kohdennetut terveyden edistämistoimet Euroopassa. Pro-terveys lehti 6/2015.
Book articles (in Finnish)
- Koponen P, Skogberg N, Suominen L, Borodulin K, Laatikainen T, Koskinen S. Elintavat. In Nieminen T, Sutela H, Hannula U (eds.): Ulkomaalaista syntyperää olevien työ ja hyvinvointi Suomessa 2014. Tilastokeskus 2015.
- Koponen P, Jokela S, Skogberg N, Castaneda A, Suvisaari j, Laatikainen T, Koskinen S. 2015. Terveys. In Nieminen T, Sutela H, Hannula U (eds.): Ulkomaalaista syntyperää olevien työ ja hyvinvointi Suomessa 2014. Tilastokeskus.
- Laatikainen T, Solovieva N, Lundqvist A, Vartiainen E. Lihavuus. 2012. Julkaisussa: Castaneda AE et al. (toim.) Maahanmuuttajien terveys ja hyvinvointutkimus. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
Conference presentations
- Numerous oral and poster presentation at international conferences, including the European Public Health Conference ja Biennial Conference of the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology (ESHMS), European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health.
International participation
- 3-5.3.2018 COST Action EthMigSurveyData network, 1st Ethmigsurveydata Training School, Warsow, Poland
- 3.11.2017 Organizer of the workshop: Monitoring the health of asylum seekers in Europe, 10th European Public Health Conference held by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) in Stockholm, Sweden 1-4 November 2017.
- 10-14.7.2017 WHO Summer School on Refugee and Migrant Health. Managing the Public Health aspects of migration. Syracuse, Italy.
