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Passionate about creating healthier and more just communities.
About us
The Community Health Lab (Grabovac Group) is a research group based at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna. We are a multidisciplinary team that is passionate about creating healthier and more just communities based on implementation science and following the principles of social medicine.
Our projects
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection among the Homeless Population in Europe
De-Prescribing Pharmaceuticals for Patient Safety and Sustainable Public Health
Co-Adapting and Implementing Patient Navigation for Primary Cancer Prevention
Our team
GROUP LEADERIgor Grabovac, MD, PhD
SENIOR RESEARCHERSandra Haider, BSc, MSc, PhD
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHERTobias Fragner, BSc, MSc
Our publications
Read our latest publication and learn more about our research.
Utilization of drug checking services in Austria: a cross-sectional online survey
Harm Reduction Journal
Cancer care in people experiencing homelessness: identifying key issues, challenges, and facilitators
British Journal of General Practice
Latest news
Igor participated in Impact Days 2025
Between 12. and 13. of May, Igor Grabovac participated in the Impact Days 2025 – a two day meeting focused on sustainable and socialy resposible development and investments. In over 50 sessions and with 196 speakers, Igor participated as a panelist on a discussion focusing on prevention as a community effort organised by the Future...
GG at the 18th FH Forschungsforum
On May 7th and 8th, 2025, the 18th FH Forschungsforum took place at FH Campus Wien – University of Applied Sciences – under the theme “Doing Research – Shaping the Future.” Our team was actively involved in the event, contributing to both presentations and session leadership. Tobias Fragner shared insights from the CoMitMent project, while Katrin Schäfer presented qualitative findings...
Igor and Kathrin Kirchhainer win the Veronika Fialka Moser Diversity Prize from the MedUni Vienna
The Medical University of Vienna annually awards exceptional contributions to promotion of diversity in categories “Reseach”, “Teaching”, “Thesis” and “Community”. Named after the late Prof Veronika Filka Moser, the prize was awarded this year for the tenth time. The first place in the category “Teaching” was awarded to Igor and Kathrin Kirchheiner from the Clinic...