New Special issue in Sustainability on ‘Housing and Public Health’ is now open for submission. We are looking for your contributions. More info at: mdpi.com/journal/sustai…

Our book 'Elements of Health and Medical Geography' is finally out. Thank you Eric Aikins, American Association of Geographers and Kendall Hunt for making this possible. For those interested please check he.kendallhunt.com/node/49484

#GIS for Public Health intensive course | Porto | 7-9th April | Applications are now open!

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to study the link between built and food environments and childhood obesity within the Generation XXI cohort! Applications are now open!

Species richness in school surroundings improves lung function in children. Check our new paper using data from the ARIA project: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… Andre Moreira Health&Society_ISPUP ISPUP

Our 3-day annual course '#GIS for Public Health' will take place on 7-9 April 2020 🌍. We will cover the most relevant GIS methods for those working in public health and health geography! Do not miss this opportunity. More here: ispup.up.pt/academics/shor… Health&Society_ISPUP ISPUP

Our paper shows that SE inequalities in childhood are evident for almost every health outcome, although with varying magnitude/direction according to the SE indicator and health condition. Full-paper here: rdcu.be/b00Lv Health&Society_ISPUP Sílvia Fraga Cathal McCrory

Such a great review paper by our team member Inês Paciência and João Cavaleiro Rufo. Congrats!!! Andre Moreira ISPUP

O ISPUP, em colaboração com o BCNUEJ, está a estudar o papel dos espaços verdes na saúde mental e física dos Portugueses, durante o confinamento, devido à #COVID19. Podemos contar com a vossa resposta a este questionário? 👉tinyurl.com/ycxpwtn4 Ana Isabel Ribeiro Francesc Baró

🌿Increased exposure to green/natural environments has been linked with numerous health benefits, e.g. improved mental health. 🧐Do they help us deal better with the #COVID19 lockdown? 👉If you live in Portugal and are +18, please answer this questionnaire tinyurl.com/ycxpwtn4

📢Check our most recent EXALAR XXI Project (PTDC/GES-AMB/30193/2017 ) paper based on #G21 birth cohort 🌿Living surrounded by greener environments was associated with a lower prevalence of asthma and rhinitis at the age of 7 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… Andre Moreira João Cavaleiro Rufo Inês Paciência Henrique Barros ISPUP Elaine Hoffimann

👉New EXALAR XXI Project (PTDC/GES-AMB/30193/2017 ) paper just published in STOTEN! 👉Cumulative and late-childhood exposure to NDVI (vegetation) protective of allergic sensitization. 👉No associations found for proximity to blue spaces.

👉Keep an eye on Longitudinal Area Network & Data-link (LAND): Creating a central resource for longitudinal area data! tinyurl.com/4rrbh49w 👉BTW I will be speaking in LAND virtual seminars soon! Thank you @emilytmurray for the invitation!

📢New paper in Environment International : tinyurl.com/9d866kxv 👉Exposure to private green space\greenery, public natural spaces, and views of nature associated with improved mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal&Spain. ISPUP M Triguero-Mas (now mtrigueromas.bsky.social) Francesc Baró BCNUEJ

A decorrer! Seminário Final EXALAR XXI! EXALAR XXI Project (PTDC/GES-AMB/30193/2017 ) ISPUP Inês Paciência João Cavaleiro Rufo Andre Moreira Ainda se podem juntar a nós: us02web.zoom.us/j/83998978642?…

News coverage of EXALAR Project results. Congrats Inês Paciência et al! Quer evitar que os seus filhos desenvolvam alergias? Viva junto da “vegetação” expresso.pt/sociedade/2021… via Expresso ISPUP Health&Society_ISPUP

What a great way to spend the afternoon! 😃 Thank you for the opportunity of presenting findings of the EXALAR XXI Project (PTDC/GES-AMB/30193/2017 ) project at the LAND virtual #seminar. It was great to discuss the work with such an incredible panel of researchers @emilytmurray Jamie Pearce S.M. Labib etc! ISPUP

📣New paper is out! 👇Living in neighbourhoods with high land use mix has a protective effect on wheezing symptoms among urban children. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Andre Moreira Inês Paciência João Cavaleiro Rufo

📣I am happy to announce that I launched together with @emilytmurray and @pgullon a Special Issue on Neighbourhood influences on population health in the #PublicHealth Reviews Journal. We invite Reviews and Policy Briefs until Dec 31, 2022. More at tinyurl.com/2s6nn8ed #PHR