A5035170398- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Government of Catalonia
2022-2024
Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya
2024
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
2016-2021
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2016-2019
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2016-2019
Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya
2018
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias
2018
Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology
2016-2018
BackgroundEurope has emerged as a major climate change hotspot, both in terms of an increase seasonal averages and extremes. Projections temperature-attributable mortality, however, have not been comprehensively reported for extensive part the continent. Therefore, we aim to estimate future effect on mortality across Europe.MethodsWe did time series analysis study. We derived temperature-mortality associations by collecting daily temperature all-cause records urban rural areas observational...
Extreme cold and heat have been linked to an increased risk of occupational injuries. However, the evidence is still limited a small number studies people with relatively few injuries geographic extent, corresponding economic effect has not studied in detail. We assessed relationship between ambient temperatures Spain along its effect. The daily that caused at least one day leave maximum temperature were obtained for each Spanish province years 1994-2013. estimated temperature-injuries...
Background Following the low incidence rates of non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viruses registered during strict lockdown enforced in pandemic, a resurgence several endemic Catalonia (Spain) was noted early summer 2021. Objectives In this study, we investigated whether circulation Catalonia, assessed by Microbiological Reporting System (MRSC) and Epidemiological Surveillance Network affected measures, as well as, implication Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) de-escalation process late season...
Exposure to extreme ambient temperatures has been widely described increase mortality. Exploring changes in susceptibility over time can provide useful information for policy planning and insights on the effectiveness of health preventive plans. The aims this study were i) compare temperature-related mortality Spain during a 20-year period ii) assess whether number actions implemented each region as part Heat Health Prevention Plan (HHPP) was associated with temporal heat-related Daily...
A few studies in high-income countries have investigated the relationship between ambient temperature and/or precipitation and occurrence of gastroenteritis. In most cases, hot temperatures heavy events been related to increases infections. This is concern as climate change predictions indicate an increase those extreme events. Our aim was evaluate association meteorological variables daily gastroenteritis hospitalizations Spain for period 1997–2013. We obtained data on all which occurred...
Natural environments may have beneficial impacts on pregnancy outcomes. However, longitudinal evidence is limited and the associations with variance in surrounding greenness unknown. Our objective was to evaluate these among 73 221 live births Tel Aviv, Israel.Longitudinal exposure mean of during trimesters were calculated using satellite-based Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data. In addition, variation NDVI from...
The exposure to extreme ambient temperatures has been reported increase mortality, although less is known about its impact on morbidity. analysis of temporal changes in temperature-health associations also focused mortality with no studies hospitalizations worldwide. Studies variations can provide insights susceptibility or effectiveness public health interventions. We aimed analyse the effects temperature cause-specific hospital admissions Spain and assess using two periods, second one...
In the current COVID-19 landscape dominated by Omicron subvariants, understanding timing and efficacy of vaccination against emergent lineages is crucial for planning future campaigns, yet detailed studies stratified subvariant, timing, age groups are scarce. This retrospective study analyzed cases from December 2021 to January 2023 in Catalonia, Spain, focusing on vulnerable populations affected variants BA.1, BA.2, BA.5, BQ.1 including two national booster campaigns. Our database includes...
Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing indicators have been recently revised by international public health agencies. The aim of the study is to describe and analyse based Catalonia's (Spain) real data proposing update them according recommendations.Retrospective cohort analysis including dataset from 20 May until 31 December 2020. Descriptive statistics are performed sociodemographic stratification age, differences assessed over period.We analysed 923,072 contacts 301,522 cases with...
Assess the risk associated with COVID-19 in pregnant women on maternal and neonatal outcomes Catalonia (Spain) 2020, before beginning of vaccination campaign. Cross-sectional descriptive study all (41,560) their live newborns (42,097) (1st March to 31st December 2020). Women were classified: positive negative diagnosis during pregnancy. The analysed complications pregnancy, gestational age, admission intensive care unit (NICU) birth weight. Associations among infant variables measured...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has a high worldwide prevalence but little is known about its aetiology and risk factors. Recent research suggests environmental factors might increase AD risk. We aim to describe the association between mortality presence of highly polluting industry in small areas Spain 1999 2010. calculated age-adjusted Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR), stratified by sex, grouped industrial pollution density, compared for each area Spain. In with highest mortality, SMR among...
There is limited suggestive evidence of relationships between public transport strikes and either increased air pollution or worse population health. In this study we aimed to assess whether were associated with increases in health events (overall, cardiovascular respiratory mortality, hospitalizations). We also explored mediated those associations. used data from the city Barcelona (Spain) for period 2005-2016 on strikes, events, ambient (nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen monoxide, particulate...
TPS 664: Climate change: temperature effects 2, Exhibition Hall, Ground floor, August 27, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:30 Background: The exposure to extreme ambient temperatures has been reported increase mortality, although less is known about its impact on morbidity. Heat health prevention plans (HHPP) have widely implemented reduce the burden of heat, however there limited evidence their effectiveness in terms reducing morbidity impacts. We aimed compare temporal changes cause-specific hospital...
TPS 664: Climate change: temperature effects 2, Exhibition Hall, Ground floor, August 27, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:30 Exposure to heat has been widely associated with an increase in mortality. After the devastating 2003 heatwave, majority of European countries implemented adaptation strategies reduce health burden heat. Heat early warning systems and prevention plans are useful tools impact on human's health. However, these preventive actions mainly designed considering only climate parameters, not...
<h3>Introduction</h3> Informal employment is an condition and important social determinant of health. Although it can represent a serious problem for public health, has been seldom studied in Chile as other countries. The aim this study was to determine if there relationship between informal health among different groups workers Chile. <h3>Methods</h3> Cross-sectional with data 8,357 from the first Chilean work, quality life survey (2009–2010). We grouped formal or according contractual...
<h3>Introduction </h3> Extreme heat has been associated with higher rates of mortality and morbidity. Excess may also influence the occurrence work-related injuries, but this hypothesis not previously explored in detail. We analyse relationship between high ambient temperatures injuries Spain. <h3>Methods</h3> Daily number at least 1 day leave daily maximum temperature were obtained for 50 provinces restricted analysis to warm period (May 1st–September 15th) years 1994–2013. Poisson...
INTRODUCTION Extreme heat has been associated with higher rates of mortality and morbidity. Excess may also influence the occurrence work-related injuries, but this hypothesis not previously explored in detail. We analyse relationship between high ambient temperatures injuries Spain. METHODS The daily number at least 1 day leave maximum temperature were obtained for each 52 provinces restricted analysis to warm period (May 1st – September 15th) years 1994-2013. Poisson regression models used...
Introduction: Studies on the health effects of long-term exposure to air pollution are usually based cohorts participants living in big cities and not representative entire population. We assessed relationship between pollution, mortality hospital admissions using data from population Spain. Methods: Mortality counts 2,218 small areas covering Spain for years 2005-2010 were used analysis. Cardiovascular obtained 13 out 17 Autonomous Communities 2009-2013. Average annual levels NO2, O3, PM10,...
Introduction: Small-area studies relating mortality and air pollution may be hampered by the ecological fallacy. In particular, results capture differences in between urban rural populations that are not driven levels. addition, if area-level exposure is derived from quality models, big cities often underestimated. Our aim was to study effect of PM10 on while controlling for urban/rural differences. Methods: Mortality counts 2,218 small areas covering entire Spain years 2005-2010 were used...
Contact tracing outcome indicators, such as symptom development (SD) and secondary attack rate (SAR) among close contacts (CCs), are key to understanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This study analyses SD SAR estimates the incubation period (IP) from a cohort of 47,729 CCs 17,679 cases diagnosed in Catalonia (Spain) May August 2020. Globally, 19.4% reported symptoms, especially adult women living urban areas. was 24.5%, notably higher infants (37.6%), 45.9% (SCs) were asymptomatic. Household...