Science and research
The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences focuses on education, research and development in the area of health and its interconnection with the social sphere. Its aim is to interconnect the basic research with applied research, i. e. the research examines not "only" the reality surrounding us, but also the way of transferring the findings into practice. The results of scientific activities are reflected in publications, conferences, workshops, as well as in long-term cooperation with the non-profit and the governmental sector oriented towards the direct work with people.
For a long time, the faculty has been successfully implementing research projects recorded in the Central Project Database (CPD) and thus brings a number of important publications that have to be documented for the guaranty of study courses and subjects. Since 2000, these have been projects accepted by e. g. the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (the COST projects – Cooperation on Scientific and Technical Research) or by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (Healthcare Research Agency), as well as projects funded by the Grant agency of the Czech Republic and other donors. Scientific and research outcomes are published and sent to the Register of Outcome Information (ROI).
The faculty deal with the following research topics:
- Nursing and midwifery
- Social work issues
- Social determinants of health
- Special pedagogy and psychology
- Radiology, toxicology and civil protection
- Laboratory methods and information systems
- Public and social health and healthcare
Selected grants received during the last five years:
- The use of conceptual models in clinical and community practice (Tóthová, V.) – Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
- Obesity and overweight of the Roma minority in the South Bohemian region (Tóthová, V.) – Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (Cooperation on Scientific and Technical Research (COST) project)
- Social exclusion as a health determinant among the pervitin users (Brandová, N.) – Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
- The importance of group therapy in the prevention of the recurrence of suicide attempts (Kotrbová, K.) – Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
- Social determinants of health and their impact on health of the immigrants living in the Czech Republic (Vacková, J.) – Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (COST project)
- Medical and Salutogenic approaches and their integration in the prenatal and postnatal care of the Czech women with a special emphasis on immigrant women (Velemínský, M., jr.) – Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (COST project)
- Improvement of the safety of nursing care (Bártlová, S.) – Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Internal Grant Agency
- Current status of the Roma woman in the family and the community (Kajanová, A.) – Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
- Reflection of the quality of life in nursing (Tóthová, V.) – Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
