Research Interests
Aging and Health PromotionHealth PolicyHealth Promotion PolicyHealth Risk BehaviorsPhysical ActivityResearch Ethics
Selected Publications
Sandu P, Chereches RM, Baba CO, Revnic RN, Mocean F. Environmental influences on physical activity–Romanian youths’ perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.020
Kovacs VA, Sarkadi-Nagy E, Sandu P, Duleva V, Spinelli A, Kaposvari C, Hassapidou M, Janssen D, Grochowska-Niedworok E, Messing S, Martos E. Good practice criteria for childhood obesity prevention in kindergartens and schools—elaboration, content and use. European journal of public health 2018; DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky129
Spitters HPEM, van de Goor LAM, Juel Lau C, Sandu P, Karlsson Eklund L, Jansen J, van Oers JAM. Learning from games: stakeholders’ experiences involved in local health policy. Journal of Public Health 2018; DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx149
Spitters HPEM, van Oers JAM, Sandu P, Juel Lau C, Quanjel M, Dulf D, Chereches RM, van de Goor LAM. Developing a policy game intervention to enhance collaboration in public health policymaking in three European countries. BMC Public Health 2017; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4963-7
van de Goor LAM, Hämäläinen RM, Syed A, Juel Lau C, Sandu P, Spitters HPEM, Eklund Karlsson L, Dulf D, Valente A, Castellani T, Aro A. Determinants of evidence use in public health policy making: Results from a study across six EU countries. Health Policy 2017; DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.01.003
Hamalainen RM, Sandu P, Syed A, Jakobsen MW. An evaluation of equity and equality in physical activity policies in four European countries. International journal for equity in health, 2016. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0481-y
Sandu P, Bondor C, Mocean F. Exploring the infrastructure and community programs accessed by medical students when being physically active. Palestrica of the third millennium – Civilization and Sport 2015; DOI: N/A
Chereches RM, Ungureanu MI, Sandu P, Rus IA. Defining informal payments in healthcare: a systematic review. Health Policy 2013; DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.01.010