About The School of Health and Welfare (HOV)
The School of Health and Welfare (HOV) has approximately 120 employees and consists of three departments.
The management, administration as well as teachers and researchers have offices in the R building on the campus area. Most of the education is also conducted in the R building, but lectures may also be held in other buildings on the campus area, as well as in the form of web-based distance teaching. The Nursing Programme also has education and staff located at Campus Varberg.
We are innovative social actors for health and welfare.
Departments
The staff at the School of Health and Welfare is organised in three departments, each led by a head of department.
The Department of Health and Sport
The staff at the department is highly engaged in education and research connected to areas such as health and lifestyle, sports science, education and psychology. The Head of Department is Marie Lydell, Docent of Public Health Science.
The Department of Health and Care
The staff at the department is highly engaged in education and research connected to areas such as health and lifestyle, nursing and health innovation. The Head of Department is Ing-Marie Carlsson, Docent of Nursing.
The Department of Society and Welfare
The staff at the department is highly engaged in education and research connected to areas such as health and lifestyle, work science, media and communication science, social work and sociology. The Head of Department is Helena Eriksson, Senior Lecturer in Social Work.
Organisation
Management and administration
- Dean: Lena-Karin Erlandsson
- Vice Dean with responsibility for research: Andreas Ivarsson
- Vice Dean with responsibility for education: Dietmar Rauch
- Head of the department for Health and Healthcare: Ing-Marie Carlsson
- Head of the department for Society and Welfare: Helena Eriksson
- Head of the department for Health and Sport: Marie Lydell
- Controller: Eva-Lotta Ekström
- Economist: Marie Larsson
- Director of studies at postgraduate education: Sara Högdin
- Administrative Researcher: Charlotte Andersson
- Administrative Officer: Anette Andreasson
- Operational Developer: Helen Lundqvist
- Research Coordinator: Anna Condelius
- Communications Officer: Hilda Liberg
- Human Resources Specialist: Eva Berg
Programme directors
The Department of Health and Sport
- Health Education: Cecilia Garell
- Professional Career in Sport and Working Life: Linus Jonsson
- Psychology – Sport and Exercise: Torbjörn Josefsson and Peter Karlsson
- Master's Programme in Health and Lifestyle: Annelie Lindholm
The Department of Health and Care
- Nursing Programme, Varberg: Ulrica Åström
- Nursing Programme, Halmstad: Elenita Forsberg
- Specialist Nursing: Jeanette Källstrand
The Department of Society and Welfare
- Media and Communication in Theory and Practice: Martin Danielsson
- Work Science: Daniel Tyskbo
- Sociology for Social Sustainability: Christopher Kindblad
- Social Work Programme: Janicke Andersson
- Master's Programme in Nordic Welfare: Niklas Westberg Tolentino
Advisory Board
Chairperson:
Faculty representatives:
Student representatives:
- Malin Hjorth
- Hilda Boman
- Ellinor Wikdahl
For questions regarding documents and meeting minutes, contact the secretary of the advisory board: Charlotte Andersson
