Elina Engberg
PhD, Senior Researcher at Folkhälsan Research Center and Docent in Physical Activity Epidemiology at University of Helsinki, Finland
Co-PI of the SUNRISE Finland study examining young children’s movement behaviours @SUNRISEFinland.bsky.social
- New research findings! We found that better parental mental wellbeing was associated with 🏃 higher adolescent physical activity 📱 lower adolescent digital media use @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @gyllenbergs.fi Open-access article: doi.org/10.1016/j.mh...
- Tutkimustuloksia SUNRISE Helsinki -aineistosta tiivistetysti ☀️ #liikunta #ruutuaika #uni #varhaislapsuus @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @folkhalsan.bsky.social
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- Summary of @sunrisefinland.bsky.social study’s results in Helsinki and the nearby countryside ☀️
- In early childhood, clear differences already appear in movement behaviors: rural children spend more time on screens than their peers in Helsinki, and girls are less physically active than boys. @sunrisefinland.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...
- Liikunta & Tiede -lehdessä julkaistu artikkelimme nyt luettavissa 👉👉👉 www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve... #liikunta #lapset #ruutuaika
- SUNRISE Helsinki -julkaisu! Eroaako 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten liikkuminen Helsingissä vs. lähimaaseudulla? 📍 Maaseudulla enemmän ruutuaikaa ja istumista kulkuvälineessä 📍 Motorisissa taidoissa ei alue-eroa 📍 Pojilla enemmän liikkumista www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve... @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
- Kippisteltiin tänään @sunrisefinland.bsky.social ensimmäiselle julkaistavaksi hyväksytylle artikkelille, jossa on tutkimustuloksia mukana 🥂☀️ Artikkeli julkaistaan seuraavassa Liikunta & Tiede -lehden numerossa syyskuussa. Stay tuned! @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
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- - Lifestyle interventions that target e.g. low #physicalactivity and high sedentary time are effective adjunctive therapies in people living with mental illness, alleviating #mentalhealth symptoms while protecting physical #health and promoting #wellbeing www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
- Reposted by Elina EngbergGreat news for the SUNRISE Finland study as well! Congratulations to Co-PI @elinaengberg.bsky.social, and huge thanks to the Research Council of Finland for supporting our research on early childhood movement behaviours! 💛 Congratulations to all grant receivers!
- Elina Engberg and Jenni Laitila are new Academy Research Fellows, and a joint project on the oral microbiome in health and disease received Academy Project Funding. @elinaengberg.bsky.social @laitilajenni.bsky.social @myofinlab.bsky.social @fin-hit.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...
- I’m honoured and humbled to receive the Academy Research Fellowship from the Research Council of Finland and to continue my work to better understand early childhood movement behaviours and health 💛 Congratulations to all the other grant recipients, and those at the Folkhälsan Research Center!
- Elina Engberg and Jenni Laitila are new Academy Research Fellows, and a joint project on the oral microbiome in health and disease received Academy Project Funding. @elinaengberg.bsky.social @laitilajenni.bsky.social @myofinlab.bsky.social @fin-hit.bsky.social research.folkhalsan.fi/news-article...
- The SUNRISE Finland study’s presentation at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga featured here: www.news-medical.net/news/2025051... @newsmedical.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
- On my way to the European Congress on Obesity and excited about Karoliina Uusitalo sharing our work from the SUNRISE Finland study 🌴 Understanding urban-rural differences is crucial in the context of ongoing urbanization and its potential impact on children’s health. @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
- The profile update of the Fin-HIT Study is published @intjepidemiol.bsky.social ! Happy to have contributed to the planning of the third data collection wave in this cohort study following children into young adulthood. Looking forward to the future results! @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social
- Fin_HIT Cohort Profile Update is now published! 🎉 The third data collection conducted when participants reached adulthood, focusing on diet and mental health Check out the full publication here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40137925/ #FinHIT #AdolescentHealth #PublicHealth
- Reposted by Elina EngbergOur colleague @elinaengberg.bsky.social from @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social presenting the SUNRISE Finland study at the Nordic seminar on health promoting physical activity. SUNRISE Finland has collected data on movement behaviours from 1000+ children aged 3-4 across Finland 🤸♂️
- New publication from the SUNRISE pilot studies! We found that heat, cold, rain and social instability were associated with less outdoor play in early childhood. Greenspaces were associated with more outdoor play 👇 doi.org/10.1123/jpah... @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social @jpahjournal.bsky.social
- Read about our SUNRISE pilot study results on preschooler’s sleep profiles in 37 countries academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc... #movementbehaviours #sleep #children
