Christina Bjørk Petersen er sektionschef i Sektion for Sundhedsfremme og Forebyggelse. Hun har en kandidatgrad i folkesundhedsvidenskab fra Københavns Universitet og en ph.d. i fysisk aktivitetsepidemiologi fra Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, SDU. Christina har mere end 15 års forskningserfaring og har herigennem opnået en indgående indsigt i forskning i folkesundhed. Christina er desuden tilknyttet som lektor ved Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, SDU. Christinas primære forskningsområde er fysisk aktivitetsepidemiologi og interventioner til fremme af fysisk aktivitet, men har erfaring med et bredt udvalg af forskellige forskningsprojekter og forskningsbaserede rådgivningsopgaver, herunder nationale sundhedsprofiler, kortlægning af kommunernes forebyggelsesindsats, prioritering indenfor folkesundhed samt implementering og evaluering af forskellige folkesundhedsinterventioner og -initiativer i praksis. Christina fokuserer på at bruge forskellige videnskabelige tilgange, såsom epidemiologi og interventionsforskning, for at opbygge det videnskabelige fundament for udvikling, implementering og evaluering af interventioner. Christina har flere års erfaring med at lede forskere, teams og projekter, herunder strategisk udvikling, opbygning af partnerskaber og projektstyring.
Udover at være sektionsleder er Christina også sekretariatsleder for 'Det Sektorfri Forebyggelseslaboratorium', som blev initieret i 2018 af Danske Regioner.
Udvalgte publikationer
Bueno SV, Nielsen RO, Kallestrup P, Ryom K, Morgan K, Elsborg P, Petersen CB, Jacobsen JS. Parous women perform less moderate to vigorous physical activity than their nulliparous peers: a population-based study in Denmark. Public Health. 2024 Jun;231:47-54. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.010. Epub 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38626671.
Jørgensen A, Toftager M, Eghøj M, Ried-Larsen M, Petersen CB. Heart rate responses, agreement and accuracy among persons with severe disabilities participating in the indirect movement program: Team Twin—an observational study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2023; 5:1213655.
Jensen HAR, Møller SR, Christensen AI, Davidsen M, Juel K, Petersen CB. Trends in social inequality in mortality in Denmark 1995-2019: the contribution of smoking- and alcohol-related deaths. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2023 Dec 8;78(1):18-24. doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220599. PMID: 37451846; PMCID: PMC10715496.
Christiansen L.B., Koch S, Bauman A, Toftager M, Petersen C.B. and Schipperijn J. Device-based physical activity measures for population surveillance—issues of selection bias and reactivity. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2023; 5:1236870.
Petersen, C. B., Krüger, C., Guldager, J., Algren, M. H., Jervelund, S. S. & Berg-Beckhoff, G. Are changes in physical activity during COVID-19 associated with mental health among Danish university students? Frontiers in Public Health 2023; 1-8.
Høy, T. V., Jørgensen, A., Andersen, S., Petersen, C. B., Jørgensen, M. B., Grønbæk, M., Sarí, S., Ottesen, L., Hansen, G. I. L. & Holmberg, T. The development of a health-promoting employment intervention with physical activity for young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET): NEXT STEP—on the path to education and job. Pilot and Feasibility Studie 2022; 8, 19 s., 229
Aadahl M, Andreasen AH, Petersen CB, Gupta N, Holtermann A, Lau CJ. Should leisure-time sedentary behavior be replaced with sleep or physical activity for prevention of diabetes? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2021 May;31(5):1105-1114. doi: 10.1111/sms.13924. Epub 2021 Feb 23. PMID: 33462843.
Jørgensen, A., Petersen, C. B., Eghøj, M. & Toftager, M. When Movement Moves: Study Protocol for a Multi-Method Pre/Post Evaluation Study of Two Programmes; the Danish Team Twin and Cycling Without Age. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 2021
Petersen, C. B., Bekker-Jeppesen, M., Aadahl, M. & Lau, C. J. Participation in recreational activities varies with socioeconomic position and is associated with self-rated health and well-being. Preventive Medicine Reports. dec. 2021,24, 101610.
Petersen CB, Nielsen AJ, Bauman A, Tolstrup JS. Joint association of physical activity in leisure and total sitting time with metabolic syndrome amongst 15,235 Danish adults: A cross-sectional study. Preventive Medicine. 2014;69C(December):5-7.
Petersen CB, Severin M, Hansen AW, Curtis T, Grønbæk M, Tolstrup JS. A population-based randomized controlled trial of the effect of combining a pedometer with an intervention toolkit on physical activity among individuals with low levels of physical activity or fitness. Prev Med. 2012 Feb;54(2):125-30.
Petersen CB, Thygesen LC, Helge JW, Grønbaek M, Tolstrup JS. Time trends in physical activity in leisure time in the Danish population from 1987 to 2005. Scand J Public Health 2010 Mar;38(2):121-8.