CO15: Population and Health: Determinants and Interventions

The group was formed through the merger of three previous research groups in Public Health and Epidemiology, two of which were primarily c Composition d of researchers from the UCA and the third of researchers from the SSPA. The group pursues four main lines of research related to social and demographic determinants, diet and nutrition, and the prevention and surveillance of communicable and noncommunicable diseases, with a special emphasis on mental health.

Responsible researcher

Juan Antonio Córdoba Ms.:
- E-mail: jantonio.cordoba.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1755-6510

Lines of research

Line 1: Epidemiology of Diet and Nutrition. Determinants of eating behavior. Diet and health inequalities. Health promotion in diet and nutrition. Applicability and impact of the Mediterranean diet. Obesity and eating disorders. Antioxidants, complementary foods, and nutritional supplements. Dietary preventive measures against various diseases. Food and gastronomy.
Line 2: Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Social Determinants and Mental Health. Research focuses on: methodological issues (studying the validity and reliability of measurement instruments; developing information systems and indicators; research design and data analysis), mental health epidemiology (distribution of mental disorders, evaluation of mental health care services in Europe), and population-based studies of morbidity and mortality.
Line 3: Social determinants and health inequalities. The study of social determinants of health—both individual and contextual—has allowed us to understand their impact on the distribution of diseases such as diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, and suicide. Knowledge about the geographic distribution of social inequalities in health has facilitated the identification of areas at high risk for morbidity and mortality. The results obtained have led to interventions aimed at reducing regional and gender inequalities, involving collaboration between healthcare and public health services. Assessing the consequences of the economic crisis on the health of the population of Andalusia (mortality, mental health) and on equity in access to health services is a key part of the research activity in this line.
Line 4: Prevention and Health Promotion. Research activities have been conducted in various areas of public health, particularly occupational diseases and risks, surveillance of communicable and noncommunicable diseases, outbreak investigations, tobacco control interventions, identification of health assets, and early detection of breast cancer.

Keywords

# Food
# Nutrition
# Methodology
# Determinants
# Inequality
# Epidemiological Surveillance
# Mental Health

CO15: Population and Health: Determinants and Interventions

Responsible researcher

Juan Antonio Córdoba Ms.:

Head of the Preventive Medicine Section. Jerez University Hospital. Jerez, Northwest Coast, and Sierra de Cádiz Health Management Area. Andalusian Health Service.

E-mail: jantonio.cordoba.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
ORCID: 0000-0002-1755-6510
Scopus ID: 6603188914

Members of the Team

Principal Investigators:
- Juan Antonio Córdoba (PI).
Researchers:
- Antonio Escolar Pujolar.
- Carolina Lagares Franco.
- Cristina O’Ferrall González.
- Estrella Figueroa Murillo.
- José Almenara Barrios.
- José Pedro Novalbos Ruiz.
- Josefa Abellán Hervás.
- Juan Luis González Caballero.
- Luis Salvador Carulla.
- Manuel Muñoz Márquez.
- Manuel María Ortega Marlasca.
- Sergio Villagrán Pérez.
- Cristina Marín Estrada.
- Daniel Jesús López Vega.
- María del Mar Gómez Sánchez.
- Isabel Román Romera.
- Lucía Treceño Fernández.
- María Ángeles Arjones Peña.

CO15: Population and Health: Determinants and Interventions

Production

Find all of the group's publications ( Projects, Patents , and Publications) on the I+Salud Portal of the Andalusian Public Health System: