Health Sciences; Social Sciences and Humanities; Environment and Sustainable Development; Humanities; Social Sciences and Social Action; Environmental Planning and Design
Chaire en santé publique appliquée : interventions urbaines et santé des population
Chaire de recherche contractuelle
École de santé publique
Secondary number:
514 528-2400 #3968
(Information)
Secondary email:
yan.kestens@umontreal.ca
(Personne contact)
Profile
Affiliations
Research units
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Team
Directors
At Université de Montreal
- Yan Kestens - Titulaire
Members
At Université de Montreal
Richard Masse
(Chercheur principal)
Louis Drouin
(Chercheur principal)
Expertise
Research focus
Interventions et processus
Quels changements?
Mécanismes et influences
Publications and presentations
Publications
Kestens, Y., Chaix, B., Gerber, P., Despres, M., Gauvin, L., Klein, O., . . . Wasfi, R. (2016). Understanding the role of contrasting urban contexts in healthy aging: an international cohort study using wearable sensor devices (the CURHA study protocol) (en anglais seulement). BMC Geriatr, 16(1), 96. doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0273-7
Kestens, Y., Chaix, B., Shareck, M., & Vallee, J. (2016). Comments on Melis et al. The Effects of the Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Cohort Study in a Large Northern Italian City (en anglais seulement). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 14898-14915. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13(3). doi:10.3390/ijerph13030250
Disciplines
- Public Health
- Urban Studies
- Environment and Sustainable Development
Areas of expertise
- Population’s health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Environmental Health
- Health systems analysis
- Health care/Healtcare services organization
- Neighborhoods (Urbanism)
- Environmental health
- Living environment
- Health Promotion
- Méthodes de recherche
- Lifestyles
- Canada