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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.
Cancer Prevention and Screening for People Experiencing Homelessness: Co-Designing the Health Navigator Model
International Journal of Integrated Care
An AI-based microsimulation for predicting health outcomes among people experiencing homelessness
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Latest news
Honja presents INTERACT-Europe 100 Delphi Study at the European Cancer Summit
Honja had the opportunity to participate in this year’s European Cancer Summit, organised by the European Cancer Organisation. The Summit brought together experts, patient advocates, and policymakers from across Europe to discuss current developments in cancer policy and reflect on the future of cancer care. Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi opened the event with the introductory keynote...
Project ListenIn Awarded at This Year’s OIS:zam Forum
The project ListenIn was recognized at this year’s OIS zam Forum organized by the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft – Open Innovation in Science Center. ListenIn focuses on people with lived experience of cancer who are also in precarious life situations – such as lacking stable housing, social insurance, or secure residency status. The project aims to...
Tobi presents the CoMitMenT at the LBG OIS zam: Forum 2025
Our Tobias Fragner had the opportunity to participate in this year’s LBG OIS zam: Forum, which aimed to bring together researchers and civil society to discuss and critically reflect on current developments in the Austrian field of participatory and co-design research. During one of the poster presentation sessions, Tobi presented CoMitMenT, a community-centred participatory action...