Resum
Citizen science can accelerate the translation of data into public‑health action amid escalating climate pressures. This session shows how communities, researchers and institutions co‑produce knowledge across the full research cycle—hypothesis framing, data collection and mapping, analysis, and dissemination—using digital tools and participatory methods. Case examples span mHealth prototypes for climate‑aware, health‑promoting mobility; school and adult‑education projects that embed inquiry in everyday contexts; and EU initiatives that build capacity and standards for wider engagement. By linking population‑based datasets with environmental indicators and lived experience, citizen science enhances responsiveness, equity and policy relevance in communicable‑ and non‑communicable‑disease prevention. Methodological considerations and governance lessons will be distilled to guide rigorous, scalable practice that turns community data into meaningful, climate‑aware interventions.
Hosted by Victoria Porthe – Tobacco control research group
Biografia
Maria Grau Magaña is an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona, specialising in epidemiology, preventive medicine and public health. Her research focuses on climate‑related health risks, communicable‑disease epidemiology and digital public‑health innovation. She has led competitive national projects and serves as Local Principal Investigator for the University of Barcelona in several EU‑funded initiatives. With more than 120 peer‑reviewed publications (h‑index 34) and extensive experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams, she integrates population‑based data, environmental indicators and citizen‑science approaches to advance prevention and health equity. Her trajectory includes a Fulbright fellowship at Columbia University, leadership roles in academic programmes, and participation in national and international research networks. She is also co‑Principal Investigator of Group 1 of CIBERESP.