Ângela Freitas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3668024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ângela Freitas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ângela |
| FAMILY NAME | Freitas |
| SIGNATURE | FREITAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Territorio |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1081-2147 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond the care home walls
Maintaining meaningful access to the surrounding community is increasingly recognised as a key component of well-being, quality of life, independence, identity, and social citizenship for people living with dementia. Institutions often act as gatekeepers, mediating residents' access to the surrounding neighbourhood. Yet little empirical evidence exists on how residential care facilities act as institutional mediators of of residents' access to th…
Putting Health at the Heart of Local Planning Through an Integrated Municipal Health Strategy
As a cross-sectoral issue, the promotion of health needs to be addressed across all policies. In Portugal, as more competencies are being transferred to local governments, the integration of health considerations into municipal plans remains a challenge and guidance on how to develop an integrated municipal health strategy is absent. The aim of this study is to describe the conceptual and methodological approach that informed the development of a…
Local governments' use of social media during the Covid-19 pandemic
While the use of social media by local governments has gained relevance in recent years, crises are critical situations that reinforce the need to reach citizens to disclose information, demonstrate the government's commitment, and increase the citizens' level of preparedness and awareness of resources. This paper examines the factors that influenced local governments' e-disclosure during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. To accomplish thi…
The Association between Material Deprivation and Avoidable Mortality in Lisbon, Portugal
There is considerable evidence pointing to the existence of a socioeconomic gradient in mortality, which tends to be steeper in urban areas. Similar to other European cities, Lisbon is far from homogeneous since considerable geographical inequalities exist between the more advantaged and the more deprived neighborhoods. The main goals of this study are to describe the geographical pattern of premature deaths (before 65 years old), avoidable death…
The Role of Cohesion Policy Funds in Decreasing the Health Gaps Measured by the Euro-HEALTHY Population Health Index
Social, economic, and environmental differences across the European Union significantly affect opportunities to move forward in achieving greater equity in health. Cohesion Policy (CP) funds can contribute positively through investments in the main determinants of health. The aim of this study is to analyze to what extent the planned investments for 2014-2020 are addressing the regional health gaps, in light of the population health index (PHI), …
Assessing Urban Health Inequities through a Multidimensional and Participatory Framework
Population Health Inequalities Across and Within European Metropolitan Areas through the Lens of the Euro-HEALTHY Population Health Index
The different geographical contexts seen in European metropolitan areas are reflected in the uneven distribution of health risk factors for the population. Accumulating evidence on multiple health determinants point to the importance of individual, social, economic, physical and built environment features, which can be shaped by the local authorities. The complexity of measuring health, which at the same time underscores the level of intra-urban …
Scenarios for population health inequalities in 2030 in Europe
The EURO-HEALTHY scenarios were designed to inform both policy design and appraisal. They broaden the scope, create awareness and generate insights regarding the evolution of PH inequalities across European regions
Indicators for evaluating European population health
The high levels of participation observed in this study, by involving experts and stakeholders and ascertaining their views, underpinned the added value of using a transparent Web-Delphi process to promote agreement on what indicators are relevant to appraise population health
The socio-spatial context as a risk factor for hospitalization due to mental illness in the metropolitan areas of Portugal
This study's aims are: (i) identifying spatial patterns for the risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and for the potential risk resulting from contextual factors with influence on mental health; and (ii) analyzing the spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and potential risk resulting from contextual factors in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. A cross-sectional ecological study was …
Local governments' use of social media during the Covid-19 pandemic
While the use of social media by local governments has gained relevance in recent years, crises are critical situations that reinforce the need to reach citizens to disclose information, demonstrate the government's commitment, and increase the citizens' level of preparedness and awareness of resources. This paper examines the factors that influenced local governments' e-disclosure during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. To accomplish thi…
The socio-spatial context as a risk factor for hospitalization due to mental illness in the metropolitan areas of Portugal
This study's aims are: (i) identifying spatial patterns for the risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and for the potential risk resulting from contextual factors with influence on mental health; and (ii) analyzing the spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and potential risk resulting from contextual factors in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. A cross-sectional ecological study was …
Indicators for evaluating European population health
The high levels of participation observed in this study, by involving experts and stakeholders and ascertaining their views, underpinned the added value of using a transparent Web-Delphi process to promote agreement on what indicators are relevant to appraise population health
Population Health Inequalities Across and Within European Metropolitan Areas through the Lens of the Euro-HEALTHY Population Health Index
The different geographical contexts seen in European metropolitan areas are reflected in the uneven distribution of health risk factors for the population. Accumulating evidence on multiple health determinants point to the importance of individual, social, economic, physical and built environment features, which can be shaped by the local authorities. The complexity of measuring health, which at the same time underscores the level of intra-urban …
Scenarios for population health inequalities in 2030 in Europe
The EURO-HEALTHY scenarios were designed to inform both policy design and appraisal. They broaden the scope, create awareness and generate insights regarding the evolution of PH inequalities across European regions
The Association between Material Deprivation and Avoidable Mortality in Lisbon, Portugal
There is considerable evidence pointing to the existence of a socioeconomic gradient in mortality, which tends to be steeper in urban areas. Similar to other European cities, Lisbon is far from homogeneous since considerable geographical inequalities exist between the more advantaged and the more deprived neighborhoods. The main goals of this study are to describe the geographical pattern of premature deaths (before 65 years old), avoidable death…
The Role of Cohesion Policy Funds in Decreasing the Health Gaps Measured by the Euro-HEALTHY Population Health Index
Social, economic, and environmental differences across the European Union significantly affect opportunities to move forward in achieving greater equity in health. Cohesion Policy (CP) funds can contribute positively through investments in the main determinants of health. The aim of this study is to analyze to what extent the planned investments for 2014-2020 are addressing the regional health gaps, in light of the population health index (PHI), …
Assessing Urban Health Inequities through a Multidimensional and Participatory Framework
Local governments' use of social media during the Covid-19 pandemic
While the use of social media by local governments has gained relevance in recent years, crises are critical situations that reinforce the need to reach citizens to disclose information, demonstrate the government's commitment, and increase the citizens' level of preparedness and awareness of resources. This paper examines the factors that influenced local governments' e-disclosure during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. To accomplish thi…
Putting Health at the Heart of Local Planning Through an Integrated Municipal Health Strategy
As a cross-sectoral issue, the promotion of health needs to be addressed across all policies. In Portugal, as more competencies are being transferred to local governments, the integration of health considerations into municipal plans remains a challenge and guidance on how to develop an integrated municipal health strategy is absent. The aim of this study is to describe the conceptual and methodological approach that informed the development of a…
Beyond the care home walls
Maintaining meaningful access to the surrounding community is increasingly recognised as a key component of well-being, quality of life, independence, identity, and social citizenship for people living with dementia. Institutions often act as gatekeepers, mediating residents' access to the surrounding neighbourhood. Yet little empirical evidence exists on how residential care facilities act as institutional mediators of of residents' access to th…
Medicine (9 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Global Health Care Issues (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works)