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José Chen
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👨‍💻Public Health Doctor | Lancet Countdown Research Fellow | Postdoc IS Global 🌍 Foodie. Traveler. ♻️ Climate. Health. Politics. Europe. Tech. 🗣️ Opinions my own.
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 4d
⏰ Reminder! There’s still time to shape the Lancet Countdown in Europe 2027 Indicator Report 🌍

We’re calling for #climate #health indicator proposals on projections and attributions
📅 Deadline 16 Oct
✅ Check criteria
🤝 Connect with WG Lead
📝 Prepare your submission

Join us to improve the report! 🚀
Final call for indicators! WG1 and 2 Lead contacts WG3-5 contacts
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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 The US government has stopped the funding PubMed, one of the most comprehensive databased of biomedical literature.

Try using Europe PMC (europepmc.org) — the European alternative to PubMed with 46M+ articles.
A screenshot of the landing pages of PubMed and Europe PMC.
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
#EHFG2025: “We need a more sophisticated understanding of what vulnerability is. It’s a superficial approach and de facto exclude the most marginalised. In the health work from @ec.europa.eu, the groups I work with are consistently overlooked” @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
#EHFG2025: “Health literacy is a human rights concern. We talk about vulnerable populations, but it is in fact a great portion of the population. And if the system is not designed to listen to you or accommodate your needs, then we fail“ @kristinesorensen.bsky.social at @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
#EHFG2025: “We produced a report on the role of healthcare to reduce inequalities - a tool to design more equitable healthcare policies and interventions. We strive for a system that doesn’t wait for them to come and ask for help” Cristina Modoran from @ec.europa.eu @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
“Social vulnerability is not limited to marginalised groups. In fact, at least 1/4 are in such situation when they meet the healthcare system. We need to see patients as persons to give adequate solutions to improve their health” @thomasmaribo.bsky.social at #EHFG2025 @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
@thomasmaribo.bsky.social at #EHFG2025: “We need socially differentiated interventions”. The social vulnerability index helps identify individuals and communities with higher risk of #social inequalities, leading to poorer #health outcomes.
#education #finance #support
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 10d
#EHFG2025: “1/3 of the population reported having poor health, and the less educated have double the risk to have these outcomes” reports @carocostongs.bsky.social from @eurohealthnet.bsky.social. What can the EU institutions do to address #socialinequalities in #health? @gasteinforum.bsky.social
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 24d
⏰ Reminder: The call for new indicators for the Lancet Countdown Europe 2027 Report is open until 16 Oct! 🌍
Focus: projections & attribution
👉 Check our criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b...
👉 Connect with WG Leads
👉 Submit your idea

Let’s build the strongest evidence for #ClimateHealth 💡
How to submit an idea for the next indicator report for Europe!
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 18d
Last week, the European Centre joined the annual @lancetcountdown.bsky.social meeting in London 🌍
A great chance to plan ahead, set priorities, and connect with colleagues. Excited to keep building the evidence on #ClimateChange & #Health for #policy impact! 💡
#strategy #planning #publichealth
The Global Lancet Countdown Team and its collaborators from across six regions The European Regional Centre team of the Lancet Countdown present at the Academic Meeting, in London.
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 11d
Last week, our Research Fellow @josecx.bsky.social joined the 2025 New Mobility Congress in Katowice 🇵🇱, the largest European event on sustainable transport.

He highlighted solutions with health co-benefits, like active transport 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️, to cut air pollution, lower emissions & boost physical activity. 🌍
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · 11d
Strengthening Primary Healthcare in the EU @gasteinforum.bsky.social highlighted:
➡️ ageing workforce as a barrier of #innovation implementation
➡️ the importance of embedding #equity in healthcare innovation
➡️ the importance of multistakeholder engagement in providing #health4all
#EHF2025
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 15
📊 Climate action makes economic sense—it saves lives & improves livelihoods.
🌍💶 Led by Prof. Anil Markandya (#BC3), WG4 brings #economics to the #climatehealth story: from the cost of inaction to the economic gains of healthier diets.
Check our report here: doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 21
🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Hannah Klauber as Co-Lead of our Economics & Finance Working Group! Joining from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, she brings her expertise to strengthen indicators, connect researchers, and shape climate-health action. 🌍 #Leadership #ClimateChange #HealthEconomics
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 27
📢 Join our Webinar on Economics of Climate & Health
Learn how indicators are built, see which ones track #economics & #health, and know how to contribute!
Help shape the evidence for healthier, climate-resilient economies.🌍💶
📅 9 Sept | 9:30 CEST
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lancet Countdown in Europe: Health & Environmental Economics Webinar
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Sep 3
📢 Open Call for the 2027 report
🌍 Shape the next Indicator Report! We invite proposals on #climate & #health, focusing on #projections & #attribution. 💡 How?
1️⃣ Check criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b...
2️⃣ Pitch your idea and submit the proposal by 16/10
Contact: [email protected]
Watch back: Contribute to the development of new Lancet Countdown Europe indicators - Lancet Countdown
Find out more about submitting new indicator proposals to monitor the connections between health and climate change in Europe.
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Kim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · Aug 8
🌍🌱 New for young readers (8–15): How climate change affects health, and how climate action helps!

Our new Frontiers for Young Minds article turns @countdowneurope.bsky.social findings into clear, hopeful insights.

🔗 Read: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
📊 Infographics: shorturl.at/wmt0X
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 6
Ticks are sensitive to #climate conditions, thriving in wooded and grassy areas.
📢 Our 2024 #LancetCountdown #Europe report revealed that 96% of Europe’s districts showed increased #climate suitability for #Ixodes ticks, primary vectors for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). #OneHealth
Climate change is increasing climatic suitability for Ixodes ticks - a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 8
🌱🧠 Today’s youth will live longest with #climatechange.
They must understand its impact on #health. Our new article breaks it down for them.

💡 Climate education is empowering to act, advocate & lead

Infographics: lancetcountdown.org/multimedia-resources
Full text: doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1556941
The cover of the article "Protecting Health Through Climate Action in Europe" Climate change can impact people's health in Europe Actions that help slow down climate change are also good for our health
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 16
🌟 Stakeholder Consultations
In June we hosted #strategicplanning consultations, gathering 38 representatives from 28 organisations in Europe. They helped identify priorities, uncover challenges, and explore opportunities for growth and impact in #climate & #health
Thank you for the contributions!
Stakeholder Consultations of the Lancet Countdown in Europe: 3 consultations involving 38 people from 28 organisations, resulting in more than 50 ideas and proposals discussed
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 23
Out of 53 WHO EURO countries and territories, 7 (13.2%) have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions to this date, only +3 since March
✅ NDCs must integrate evidence on #health impacts of #climatechange. This contributes to reduce emissions, build resilience and address health #inequalities
Only 7 out of 53 countries and territories in the WHO EURO region have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement (13.2%)
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 30
Led by @ctonne.bsky.social, Working Group 3 focuses on #climate #mitigation & #health co-benefits:
⚡️Phase out fossil fuels from #energy systems
💨 Premature mortality linked to particulate matter
🚌 Sustainable transport and diet shifts
🏥 Health systems emissions
#LancetCountdown #Europe #PublicHealth
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 2
Our Fellow @josecx.bsky.social attended the #UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings in Bonn, Germany.
Some key points:
📌 Relevant #climatechange & #health topics i.e. agriculture, adaptation
📌 Support evidence-based climate-health policies
📌 Health included in an intersectoral approach to #climate
Stay tuned!
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José Chen @josecx.bsky.social · Jun 30
Health @ #JuneClimateMeetings
#Bonn #SB62 #UNFCCC #ClimateChange #LancetCountdown #Europe #health
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jun 27
🌡️ Extreme heat takes lives, and it’s getting worse. Vulnerable groups are at risk, ie elderly and outdoor workers.
Reframing the narrative is key:
🧠 #climatechange is a #healthcrisis
🏙️ It's about #urbanplanning, #equity and #resilience
Know more here: doi.org/10.1016/S246...
#LancetCountdown #Europe
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