CAHRU (Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit)
Established in 2000, CAHRU is dedicated to improving understanding of child and adolescent health in Scotland. Cross-national comparisons and evaluation of health-related programmes and interventions are core aspects of our work and particular attention is given to young people's perceptions and the influence of social context. The effects of family, peers, socioeconomic circumstances and school are considered in relation to key determinants of health including physical activity, smoking, risk behaviours and mental health. The Unit has an important role as the International Coordinating Centre of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) World Health Organisation Collaborative Cross-national Study, which at present involves 43 countries across Europe and North America.
NEWSFLASH!
1st September 2011: CAHRU moved to the University of St Andrews School of Medicine
Director of CAHRU, Candace Currie, has been appointed Professor of Child and Adolescent Health at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine where CAHRUis now based. Research staff and all current projects and research activities including the International Coordinating Centre for the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study (HBSC) have moved with CAHRU.
CAHRU's address is now: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU), School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, North Haugh, ST ANDREWS, Fife KY16 9TF