Alexandra Krettek

Alexandra Krettek is a Professor at the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her research spans preventive medicine, community medicine, social medicine, and global health, with a focus on cardiovascular disease prevention and population-based studies in Nepal and Northwest Russia.

She has led doctoral education courses like "Scientific Writing and Publishing in Health Sciences" (HEL-8026) and supervised over 15 PhD students and 15+ master's theses. From 2015-2023, she was part of the Arctic Health Research group, later transitioning to the Global and Environmental Health group in 2024. Her work includes cross-cultural adaptations of health scales (e.g., SOC-13 in Nepal) and collaborations with Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, Russia.

Her recent publications (2025-2017) analyze topics such as

• obesity epidemiology in Arctic populations
• digital health education for adolescents
• genetic risk factors for anxiety
• nurses' workplace health
• smoking cessation during pregnancy
• maternal and child health interventions in Nepal

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges biomedical research and public health policy, emphasizing health promotion, workplace wellness, and global health disparities.