The role of academia in promoting healthy eating and physical activity at community level: the case of the Greek National Action against Childhood Obesity within AUTh’s multidisciplinary academic team

Webinar Title: The role of academia in promoting healthy eating and physical activity at community level: the case of the Greek National Action against Childhood Obesity within AUTh’s multidisciplinary academic team In this webinar, it is our honor to host two special experts: Dr. Zoi Tsimitsiou, Associate Professor of Hygiene, Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, AUTh, Greece, Coordinator […]

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Federated resources and analytics for child health research

Webinar Title: Federated resources and analytics for child health research Dr. Demetris Avraam Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkAbstract: Child health research increasingly relies on large-scale, multi-country cohort data to understand the complex interplay of biological, environmental, and social determinants of health. In Europe, the EU Child Cohort Network (ECCN) alogside the DataSHIELD federated analytics infrastructure, brings […]

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Real-World Data (RWD) and AI – The OHDSI-GR initiative

Webinar: Real-World Data (RWD) and AI – The OHDSI-GR initiative Dr. Pantelis Natsiavas, Electrical and Computer Engineer, MEng, MSc, PhD, Researcher (Grade C), Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (INAB|CERTH) Abstract: The secondary use of Real-World Data (RWD) has been identified as one of the two main pillars of the emerging European Health Data Space (EHDS). […]

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The Generation R Study – design, developmental trajectory and selected results of an urban early-life cohort

Webinar Title: The Generation R Study – design, developmental trajectory and selected results of an urban early-life cohort Friday 26 September 2025 12 PM – 1 PM (CET) (13:00 – 14:00 CY time)Dr. Janine Felix, MD PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MCAbstract: The Generation R Study is a population-based prospective cohort from early fetal life onwards, set in Rotterdam, […]

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Α nontargeted metabolomics approach to investigate the effects of an intervention in children after 2 and 8 years: the PANIC study

Webinar Title: Α nontargeted metabolomics approach to investigate the effects of an intervention in children after 2 and 8 years: the PANIC study Ιman Zarei, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition. Wednesday, 30 April 2025 12 PM – 1 PM (CET) (13:00 – 14:00 CY time)Abstract: The molecular mechanisms through which long-term lifestyle […]

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Developing Climate Change Surveillance Systems

Webinar Title: Developing Climate Change Surveillance Systems Dr Behrooz BehbodConsultant EpidemiologistIntegrated Climate & Environmental (ICE) Epidemiology TeamPublic Health Wales Wednesday, 25 June 2025 12 PM – 1 PM (CET) (13:00 – 14:00 CY time)Abstract: Insights from our work in Wales on building innovative public health surveillance systems to monitor the health impacts of climate change. Evidence reviews on the health […]

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From the Oldest to the Youngest: What the Global Supercentenarian Cohort Network Study Can Offer Regarding Healthy Beginnings

As part of the 2025 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍_𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬., it was our honor to host:Sungsoo Chun, Professor and Associate Director, Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, American University in Cairo, Egypt.Insights from Supercentenarian Data Semi-Supercentenarian research focuses on individuals aged 105+, many lived through:– Childhood in low-toxin environments (natural environments) – Physically active lifestyles from a young age – Strong social […]

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WEBINAR: Emerging Climate Hazards for Children

In this webinar, it was our honor to host: Dr. Matthew Gribble, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Associate Chief for Research in Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Climate change is reshaping the environmental exposures encountered by populations now and in the future. This includes exposures linked to climate disasters such as floods and wildfires, and […]

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WEBINAR: Promoting Children’s Ocean Literacy to Prevent Disease in Coastal Communities

Harmful algal blooms are proliferations of algae that harm human health or the environment: Some of these produce poisons that can be ingested through seafood and may be especially harmful to children due to smaller body size. In Alaska, there are regular blooms of Alexandrium sp. that produce the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, which can be lethal. Indigenous […]

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Lack of Magnesium in Drinking Water: Impacts on Public Health and the Economy

The topic of desalinated water in Mediterranean countries, like Israel and Cyprus and its effect on human health, because of the reduced content of magnesium in the final treated water was brought up. The First Scientific Webinar in 2025 was completed successfully. The CHILDREN_FIRST and the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health held the first webinar of the […]

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