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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
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...
Igor participated on a panel discussion with EU Health Commissioner
Last week, Igor Grabovac attended the 28th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) in Bad Hofgastein, Austria. As a first-time participant, Igor was impressed by the diversity of voices represented — from industry and academia to NGOs, patients, and people with lived experience — making the exchanges particularly rich and meaningful. During the conference, Igor participated in...