Mireia Gascón is coordinating the community interventions research for BlueHealth. Since joining the project in 2016, Mireia has focused on improving scientific understanding of the health impacts of the built environment and transport planning.

Mireia started by conducting epidemiological studies on both occupational (Costa Rica – MSc project) and population-based studies (Spain – PhD). During her PhD, she focused on estimating the impact of pre-and postnatal exposures to chemicals on child health, participating in several epidemiological projects.

Since 2019, Mireia has been coordinating ISGlobal’s postnatal follow-up of the birth cohort “Barcelona Life Study Cohort (BiSC)” to uncover the impacts of prenatal exposure to air pollution on children’s neurodevelopment and other health outcomes.

Mireia Gascon on BlueHealth

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Urban access: Besòs River

This small-scale research project assessed the effects of improved access to an urban river, the Besòs in Barcelona, Spain.

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Getting office-workers walking

This research project has analysed the health and wellbeing benefits of walking in blue environments in Barcelona, Spain.

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Modernist spring: Catalonia

This research project has restored an old spring and its surrounding area in Catalonia, Spain, working in collaboration with landscape architects, charities and the public.