Passionate about creating healthier and more just communities.

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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.

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Our projects

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Cancerless
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection among the Homeless Population in Europe
Less is More
De-Prescribing Pharmaceuticals for Patient Safety and Sustainable Public Health
Co-Captain
Co-Adapting and Implementing Patient Navigation for Primary Cancer Prevention
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Latest news

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Cancer Prevention Day at the Medical University of Vienna
17 February 2025
Cancer Prevention Day at the Medical University of Vienna
Our Igor Grabovac supported by Ramona Afzali and Sabrina Pfluger participated in the Cancer Prevention Day organised by the Medical University of Vienna and the General Hospital Vienna. Together with a panel of experts, Igor presented on the role of healthy behaviour in reducing cancer risk, emphasizing: “With primary preventive measures such as physical activity,...
The Community Health Lab welcomes newest Team Members
17 February 2025
The Community Health Lab welcomes newest Team Members
The Community Healt Lab is happy to announce that our team has become stronger through two new recruits! We are happy to welcome Ramona Afzali and Sabrina Pfluger in the team! Ramona Afzali is a graduate student in Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna and very interested in social inequities and their influence on...
Honja speaks at Youth Policy Dialogue in Brussels
05 February 2025
Honja speaks at Youth Policy Dialogue in Brussels
On the occasion of World Cancer Day, Honja participated in a Youth Policy Dialogue on cancer with the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi. The event brought together 30 young individuals from across Europe, providing them with the opportunity to engage with the Commissioner, share their experiences as cancer survivors...