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Population outcome research
The PURE study Current PI of South African-leg: Prof Cristian Ricci Supervisor for HART: Prof Yolandi Breet The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a large-scale epidemiological study designed to examine the relationship of societal influences on human lifestyle behaviors, cardiovascular risk…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/policy-change
Policy change
The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports from the early 2000s estimating that 40% salt was provided from discretionary salt intake. …
Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow.
She…
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Prof Alta (AE) Schutte
Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow. She…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/asos-project
The ASOS project
Principal Investigator: Prof R Kruger The Arterial Stiffness in Offspring Study (ASOS) is a cross-sectional, observational study that investigates the trends of elevated blood pressure, arterial stiffness and body composition in young school children between the ages 6 and 8 years. Our research indicated that the black population is more burdened…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/endoafrica-project
The EndoAfrica project
Principal Investigator EndoAfrica study: Prof Carla Fourie EndoAfrica study: The putative interface of emerging cardiovascular risk factors affecting populations living with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. The EndoAfrica study is a collaboration between Prof. Hans Strijdom at Stellenbosch University, Medical University Gräz (Austria…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/sabpa-study
The SABPA study
Principal Investigator: Prof L Lammertyn The Sympathetic activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) Prospective Cohort study The evidence in more than 10 000 Africans of the North-West Province of South Africa that taxing environmental demands may be detrimental to their cardio-metabolic health, motivated the design of the SABPA…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/pure-study
The PURE study
Principal Investigators for the Cardiovascular Assessments in PURE: Prof CMT Fourie and Prof AE Schutte The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a longitudinal, multinational study including 17 low-, middle- and high-income countries of the world. The study will track changes in lifestyles,…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/test1212
Test1212
What does a degree in Consumer Sciences entail? The composition of the South African consumers’ population who gained access to the market environment has changed during the past few years. The role of the consumer scientist is to address the needs of these consumers with regard to nutrition, clothing and textiles. Consumer scientists can…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/riiprcenqamr/news
News
NWU procured a new Thermo Scientific GC1610 This instrument is one of many upgrades and replacement analytical instruments procured by the CPBS - RIIP/CENQAM, demonstrating our commitment to improvement, Quality, and regulatory compliance. The GC1610 is controlled by the latest validated, server based Chromeleon 7.2 software platform…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-human-performance/spring-sport-science-summit
Spring Sport Science Summit
Click here for more information about the Spring Sport Science Summit.Christine Taljaard-Krugell (PhD Nutrition), a Senior Lecturer at North-West University, specializes in nutrition and public health. Committed to preparing students for real-world challenges, Christine empowers them to address public health issues on a local and global scale. Christine has been extensively involved with the African Nutrition…
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Christine Taljaard-Krugell
Christine Taljaard-Krugell (PhD Nutrition), a Senior Lecturer at North-West University, specializes in nutrition and public health. Committed to preparing students for real-world challenges, Christine empowers them to address public health issues on a local and global scale. Christine has been extensively involved with the African Nutrition…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/current-research-projects
Current Research Projects
Information Dive into the latest research endeavors within Social Work and Psychology at COMPRES. Discover how our innovative projects are shaping the future of these disciplines and addressing critical societal challenges An electronic version of the current research projects are also accessible for download. [accordion collapsed…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ethics-office-research-training-and-support/test-march-2024