Anat Gesser-Edelsburg

Research Grants

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2021. The influence of Muslim and Christian religious leaders within Arab society in the country on their communities in dealing with the corona. Mosaica. 36,600NIS.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2020. Developing health and risk communication strategies targeting weakened and at-risk sub populations in Israel during and after the Corona crisis. The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. 120,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2019. Locating positive behaviors by the Positive Deviance Approach at the Bedouin Society in the Negev, to Promote a safe world to the Israeli Bedouin Children. Beterem - Safe Kids Israel. 180,400NIS.

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Negev, M., Mesch, G.S., Miron-Shatz, T. 2018. Earthquake Preparedness Experiment for Developing Strategies to Motivate the Israeli Public’s Seismic Adjustment Behavior. State of Israel, Ministry of Science and Technology. 199,928NIS. 

Shmueli, D. and Center Team. 2017. National Knowledge Center for Disaster and Emergency Management. State of Israel, Ministry of Science and Technology. 3,624,500NIS. 

Feniger-Schaal, R., Keisari, S., Palgi, Y., Yaniv, D., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Ben-David, B., Golland, Y. 2017. Older Adults and its influence on Emotional, Social Indexes and Cognitive Performance among Old People. University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences. 8,000NIS.

Levin, H., Golan, R., Kloog, I., Koren, G., Almog, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2017. Environmental Exposures and Fetal Growth: The Haifa Pregnancy Cohort Study. State of Israel, The Ministry of Environmental Protection. 1,999,800NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Lowenstein, A., Salmon, A., Shteinberg, D. 2017. Developing a Model Based on the Positive Deviance Strategy, to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections in Israel. The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. 130,075NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2013. Evaluation of Two Communication Campaigns: Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) and Pedestrians. Israel National Road Safety Authority. 29,975NIS. 

Green, M.S., Baron-Epel, O., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., and Research Consortium. 2013. ASSET: Action Plan on Science in Society in Epidemics and Total Pandemics. European Commission - FP7 - Science in Society. 3,939,880€. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Farah, H., Lotan, T., Grimberg, E. 2012. Arab Teens, What They Say, How They Behave, And How it is Possible to Improve Their Relation to Road Safety? Israel Insurance Association - Research Grants on Insurance Matters. 257,235NIS. 

Guttman, N., Hassman, R., Raban, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2012. Participatory Social Marketing Program for Promoting Active and Health Lifestyle. Israel Ministry of Health. 3,508,450NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2011. Cinema Park Project - Formative Research. Or Yarok. 11,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R. 2011. Social Marketing Campaign for "Healthy and Active Haifa" Program. Israel Ministry of Health. 25,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zaidise, E. 2011. Israelis Public Opinion Regarding the Medical Doctors Strike. Pfizer Forum for Health Policy. 27,840NIS. 

Green, M.S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., and Research Consortium. 2011. TELL ME: Transparent communication in Epidemics: Learning Lessons from experience, delivering effective Messages, providing Evidence. European Commission - FP7 - Health. 1,900,343€. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R. 2010. An Accompanied Social Marketing Evaluation Research of the Israeli Consumers and Professionals’ Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Nutrition Front of Pack Marking (Choices Logo). Choices Israel Organization. 112,270NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. 2010. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the health messages among youths in the series drama "Haalufa". Maccabi Healthcare Services. 18,000NIS. 

Baron-Epel, O., Shiftan, Y., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2010. Exploring the factors behind alcohol-impaired driving among Arab young adults in Israel by applying a socio-ecological model. Israel National Road Safety Authority. 150,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O., Hadar, L. Lotan, T. 2009. Intervention Programs in Schools for Road Accidents Prevention Among Young Drivers - Mapping, Characterization and Evaluation of Their Effectiveness. Israel Insurance Association - Research Grants on Insurance Matters. 425,000NIS. 

Baron-Epel, O., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2009. Exploring the Personal and Social Factors Behind Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among Young Adults in Israel. Israel Insurance Association - Research Grants on Insurance Matters. 200,000NIS. 

Guttman, N., Bloch, L.E., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Aycheh, S. 2009. An Investigation of the Health Rights’ Information Needs and the Development of Culturally Appropriate Information Resources for the Ethiopian Immigrant Population. The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research. 112,499 NIS. 

Guttman, N., Bloch, L.E., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2007. Promoting the Use of the "Green Box" among Young Driver's Families. Or Yarok. 390,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M. 2006. Peace and Tolerance Encouragement among Youth by Using Theatre: Are Educational Plays an Important and Effective Tool? Tel-Aviv University, The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research. 20,000NIS. 

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2006. Social Marketing. Ministry of Health. 100,000NIS. 

Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2006. Constructing and Implementing Community Youth Theatre Model as Means for Rising Sensitive Issues: Formative and Summative Evaluation of Educational Theatre Play in Beit-Eliezer. Ministry of Immigrant Absorption. 20,000NIS. 

Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2005. Formative and Summative Evaluation of Community Theatre Plays Production that are Designated to Deal with Risk Factors among Youth Immigrants Population. Ministry of Immigrant Absorption. 15,000NIS. 

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2005. Encouraging Tolerance and Confronting Hatred and Racism Among Youth Through Theater: Are Educational Plays an Important and Effective Tool? The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Law, The Minerva Center for Human Rights. 19,000$. 

Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. 2001. Theatre Plays as Means of Youth Drug Abuse Prevention. Israel Anti-Drug & Alcohol Authority. 100,000NIS.

Research Reports

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Negev, M., Mesch, G. S., Miron-Shatz, T. (2021). Earthquake preparedness experiment for developing strategies to motivate the Israeli public’s seismic adjustment behavior. State of Israel, Ministry of Science and Technology. pp.104 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Developing health and risk communication strategies targeting weakened and at-risk sub populations in Israel during and after the Corona crisis. The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. pp.127 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2021). Locating positive behaviors by the Positive Deviance Approach at the Bedouin Society in the Negev, to Promote a safe world to the Israeli Bedouin Children. Beterem - Safe Kids Israel. pp. 21. (In Hebrew).    

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Lowenstein, A., Salmon, A., Shteinberg, D. (2019). Developing a model based on the positive deviance strategy, to prevent hospital-acquired infections in Israel. The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. pp.36 (In Hebrew).

Calif, E., Sagi Alpesa, E., Levi, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (Advisor) (2019). Children’s products purchasing patterns in the internet. Submitted to the Standardization Administration, Ministry of Economy and Industry. Beterem - Safe Kids Israel. pp. 63 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M., Lotan, T., Farah, H., Grimberg, E., Elias, W. (2015). Arab teens - What do they say, how do they behave, and how it is possible to improve their attitudes towards road safety? Final report. School of Public Health, University of Haifa. pp. 156 (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Bar-On, G., Lev, E., Raban, R., Epel, N., Hassman, R.,  Reichman, O., Ziv, L.,  Javetz, G., Stolero, N.,  Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2015). The social and public marketing of the national plan – Efsharibari: Theoretical base, strtategy and implementation. Final report. The Participatory Social Marketing Program. Tel-Aviv University. pp. 347 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Zemach, M. (2013). Perceptions and attitudes before and after pedestrian crossing campaign. Israel National Road Safety Authority. pp. 49 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A. Zemach, M. (2013). Youths and their parents' attitudes towards Graduated License Driver (GDL) themes and the implication of GDL campaign on their attitudes. Israel National Road Safety Authority. pp. 51 (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O., Hadar, L, Lotan, T. (2013). Intervention programs in schools for road accidents prevention among young drivers - Mapping, characterization and evaluation of their effectiveness. Israel Insurance Association. pp. 303. (In Hebrew).

Baron-Epel, O., Elias, W., Shiftan, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Board, S. (2013). Exploring the factors behind alcohol-impaired driving among Arab young adults in Israel by applying a socio-ecological model. Israel National Road Safety Authority. pp. 78 (In Hebrew).

Bord, S., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2012). Exploring the personal and social factors behind alcohol-impaired driving among young adults in Israel. Israel Insurance Association. pp. 71. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2012). Evaluation of the effectiveness of the health messages among youths in the series drama "Haalufa". Maccabi Healthcare Services. pp. 20. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Endevelt, R. (2011). An accompanied Social Marketing evaluation research of the Israeli consumers and professionals' attitudes and perceptions regarding nutrition front of pack marking (Choices Logo).  Choices Israel Organization. (In Hebrew).

Endevelt, R., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. & Karakis, I. (2010). Responses to participation in Tapour Alai Workshop for managing nutrition and physical activity intervention programs in schools – Initial summative report of the parents program evaluation research findings and recommendations towards future program planning of Tapour Alai Program. Report submitted to Israeli Ministry of Health, Israeli Ministry of Education, Haifa Municipality, The Interdisciplinary Clinic Center and School of Public Health, Haifa University, Prolog CSM, Unilever Israel - Telma.  pp. 23. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A.  (2010). Intermediate report on the focus groups, conducted among Tirat Carmel residents for nutrition, physical activity, and stress.  In The Martin and Dorothy Kellner Health Promotion Program. Haifa: The S. Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A.  (2010). Tirat Carmel Project- Professional consulting in Social Marketing.  In The Martin and Dorothy Kellner Health Promotion Program. Haifa: The S. Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. & Linda-Renee. (2009). Health rights’ information needs and culturally appropriate formats and channels to disseminate this information for members of the Ethiopian immigrant population - from their own perspective. Report submitted to The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. & Seidmann, V. (2009). Responses to "additional scoring" to people who sign on organ donation card: Summary report of the qualitative research findings and recommendations towards planning of communication complain regarding organ donation. Report submitted to Israel Transplant, Ministry of Health. pp.55. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. & Inbart, G. (2009). Promoting safer driving among youth by using a tracking and feedback technology on driving events: Attitudes and recommendations of youths and parents. Report submitted to the Or Yarok Organization for Road Safety. pp.333. (In Hebrew).   

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M. (2009). Peace and tolerance encouragement among youth by using theatre: Are educational plays an important and effective tool? Tel-Aviv University, the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research. pp.213. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A, Guttman, N. & Friedman, T. (2008). Incorporating health issues in entertainment television programs: The views of Israeli television writers and producers.  Report of the Participatory Social Marketing Program, Tel Aviv University. pp.21. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. & Inbart, G. (2007). The views and experience of families who used a tracking technology in their vehicle to promote safer driving among youth:  Family relations, communication, and perceived advantages and barriers. Report submitted to the Or Yarok Organization for Road Safety. pp.113. (In Hebrew).   

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2007). High Teach Project evaluation report– learning, health promotion and behavior change among youth. Tel-Aviv University, Ministry of Health. pp.8. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2007). Evaluation diabetics prevention film. Tel-Aviv University, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv pp. 8. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Gesser-Edelsburg, A. Israelashvili, M. (2007). Producing a play that raise issues that concern youth in the frame of community theatre based on formative evaluation model: Belligerence, violence, popularity and sexuality. University of Haifa, Tel-Aviv University, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Immigrant Absorption. pp. 96. (In Hebrew).

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Guttman, N. Israelashvili, M. (2005). Producing a play in the frame of community theatre with accompanying formative and summative evaluation as means of coping with issues that 'are not being talked about' that employ youth: "See Me!". University of Haifa, Tel-Aviv University, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Immigrant Absorption. pp.48. (In Hebrew).

Guttman, N., Israelashvili, M. & Gesser-Edelsburg, A. (2004). Theatre plays as means of youth drug abuse prevention. Tel-Aviv University and the Anti-Drug Authority. pp.157. (In Hebrew).