Exploring the potential of CARTaGENE databanks for GIS-based epidemiology: a pilot study

This project explored how CARTaGENE data can be used to study the relationships between the environment, lifestyle factors, and health. By combining health, lifestyle, residential and occupational history data with geographic and administrative data sources, the research team demonstrated the feasibility of reconstructing long-term residential histories to estimate environmental exposures over time. The project examined how neighbourhood characteristics, including access to urban green spaces, may influence mental health and cognitive function. The findings showed that people living in greener environments were less likely to experience depression and anxiety, although no clear association was observed with cognitive performance. Overall, the project demonstrated the value of CARTaGENE as a resource for environmental health research and for investigating how living environments can affect health and well-being

• Public health and epidemiology

• Biochemical and hematological data
• Physical and cognitive measures
• Questionnaire data