Aija Bukova-Žideļūna

Work experience

2021 - Present	Assistant Professor Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
2019 - Present	Head of the Master's Study Programme "Health Communication" Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare
2019 - 2021	Acting Researcher Institute of Public Health Project Healthyboost R085 “Urban Labs for Better Health for All in the Baltic Sea Region - boosting cross-sectoral cooperation for health and wellbeing in the cities” (Healthy Boost), Nr.#R085
2018 - 2021	Acting Lecturer Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
2016 - 2017	Advisor to the Minister on Communication Issues Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia
2015 - 2016	Communication and Marketing Manager SIA “Klinika DiaMed”
2014 - 2015	Press Secretary Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia
2012 - 2014	Advisor to the Minister on Communication Issues Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia
2007 - 2008	Freelance Editor "Doctus" Journal for Doctors and Pharmacists
2005 - 2012	Public Relation and Communication Consultant Parliament of Latvia

Education and training

2021	PhD in Public Health Rīga Stradiņš University
2015 - 2018	Doctoral Studies in Medicine/ Public Health Rīga Stradiņš University
2008 - 2010	MSc in Health Sciences Rīga Stradiņš University
2005 - 2008	MSc of Communication Studies The University of Latvia
2001 - 2005	BSc in Health Sciences and a Qualification of Specialist of Public Health Rīga Stradiņš University

Achievements

Field of research

Injury prevention and epidemiology

Lifestyle factors affecting health

Supervised study course

Public Health and Epidemiology

Health promotion and prevention

Lectured study course

Bachelor’s Work

Course Paper

National Degree Examination

Public Health

Public Health and Epidemiology

Bachelor’s Thesis

Epidemiology

Global Problems in Public Health

Health Promoti.Policy _ Practice

Supervised and reviewed student research papers

Supervised:

Bachelor's theses: 4

Reviewed:

Bachelor's theses: 3

Memberships

Member of The Public Health Association of Latvia

Projects

Acting Researcher, Sabiedrības veselības institūts, Projekts Healthyboost R085 “Urban Labs for Better Health for All in the Baltic Sea Region - boosting cross-sectoral cooperation for health and wellbeing in the cities” (Healthy Boost), Nr.#R085

Publications

Research articles

Bukova-Žideļūna, Aija. An overview of injured bicyclists in traffic accidents : analysis of traffic accident database in Latvia for the period 2010–2014 [Elektroniskais resurss] / A.Bukova-Zideluna, A.Villerusa, A.Lama // IRCOBI Conference 2016 (Malaga, Spain, Sept.14-16, 2016) [Elektroniskais resurss] : Proceedings. - Malaga, 2016. - Article No.IRC-16-10, [7 p.]. - Resurss aprakstīts 2017.g. 14.febr. - Pieejas veids: Tīmeklis WWW.URL: http://www.ircobi.org/wordpress/downloads/irc16/default.htm

Bukova-Žideļūna, Aija. Latvijas pieaugušo iedzīvotāju ceļu satiksmes paradumu analīze / A.Bukova-Žideļūna, A.Villeruša, I.Pudule // Zinātniskie raksti : 2015.g. medicīnas nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 293.-299.lpp.

Abstracts

Bukova-Žideļūna, Aija. An overview on pedestrians involved in traffic accidents in Latvia : year 2010–2014 / A.Bukova-Zideluna, A.Villerusa, A.Lama // 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare: Living in the World of Diversity: Social transformations. Innovations. Solutions" (Riga, Nov.23-25, 2016) : Abstracts / Rīga Stradiņš University ...[et al.]. - Riga, 2016. - P.28-29.

Bukova-Žideļūna, Aija. Ceļu satiksmes negadījumos cietušo mazaizsargāto dalībnieku raksturojums Latvijā / A.Bukova-Žideļūna, A.Villeruša, A.Lāma // 2016.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2016.g. 17.-18.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2016. - 106.lpp.

Stacionārajās ārstniecības iestādēs atkārtoti hospitalizēto pacientu īpatsvars un tendences Latvijā pēdējos desmit gados / L.Vladimirova, Ģ.Briģis, M.Taube, A.Bukova-Žideļūna // 2015.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2015.g. 26.-27.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2015. - 161.lpp.

Villeruša, Anita. Leisure time activities as a risk of injuries among adolescents in Latvia : [abstract] / A.Villerusa, A.Bukova-Zideluna, I.Pudule // European Journal of Public Health. - Vol.21, Suppl.1 (2011), p.145-146. - Starptautiski citējamā izdevumā.

Bukova-Žideļūna, Aija. Latvijas iedzīvotāju ceļu satiksmes drošības paradumu dinamika no 1998. līdz 2008. gadam / A.Bukova-Žideļūna, A.Villeruša // 2010.gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes (Rīga, 2010.g. 18.-19.martā) / Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. - Rīga, 2010. - 120.lpp.