Gloria Pérez

Biographic Data

ID3777058
NAMEGloria Pérez
GIVEN NAMESGloria
FAMILY NAMEPérez
SIGNATUREPEREZ G
AFFILIATIONSUniversitat Pompeu Fabra
ORCID0000-0001-6653-3393
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS45
TOTAL CITATIONS37
WORKS AS AUTHOR45
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Cómo Promover Relaciones Saludables Y Equitativas en La Educación Formal

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, L Forcadell-Díez et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2025

  • Gestionar futuras pandemias en un contexto urbano

    Open AccessGloria Pérez, Raúl Salobral et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2025

    La pandemia de COVID-19 representó un desafío para el cual muchos países y ciudades no estaban preparados. Las ciudades, debido a sus entornos físicos y sociales, son especialmente vulnerables a los efectos de las crisis de salud. Sin embargo, no existen planes específicos de preparación y respuesta en crisis de salud para las ciudades. Cuatro años después del inicio de la pandemia, es crucial identificar los logros y los aspectos de mejora en Ba…

  • The interplay between gender identity and sex assigned at birth in adolescents’ health and wellbeing

    Open AccessGemma Drou-Roget, Marina Bosque-Prous et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    TGE adolescents have worse health outcomes than cisgender peers and, simultaneously, adolescents who were AFAB (cisgender girls and TGE AFAB) have worse health outcomes than those AMAB (cisgender boys and TGE AMAB, respectively). In health research, gender identity should complement, not substitute, sex assigned at birth

  • Territorial and social inequalities in mental distress and self-perceived health among schooled adolescents

    Open AccessHelena González-Casals, Carmen Vives-Cases et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Adolescents' overall health is associated to factors such as gender, sexual orientation, migration status, socioeconomic position, bullying victimization, and problematic internet use. This study underscores the importance of taking a holistic approach when developing preventive and promotion strategies for adolescent health, addressing different levels of intervention while focusing on the most vulnerable populations

  • Effective and Affordable Methodologies for the Optical Characterization of Envelope Materials Within Urban Contexts

    Open AccessNoelia Liliana Alchapar, Fernando Martín-Consuegra et al.ARTICLEUrban Science2025

    The optical properties of urban envelope materials play a significant role in determining the energy balance of cities. The effective management of solar energy through these materials can help mitigate the urban heat island effect (UHI) and improve thermal comfort in urban spaces. The main objective of this study is to determine reliable methodologies for the optical characterization of opaque façade and pavement materials within urban enclosure…

  • Façade Strategies for Climate Resilience

    Open AccessNoelia Liliana Alchapar, Emanuela Giancola et al.ARTICLEUrban Science2025

    The intensification of thermal stress in cities due to urbanization and climate change underscores the urgent need to improve outdoor habitability. This study analyses the influence of three opaque façade technologies—traditional, lightweight and external thermal insulation composite systems—combined with two albedo levels (0.30 and 0.80), on summer outdoor conditions in Mendoza (Argentina), Madrid (Spain) and Campinas (Brazil). Using a calibrate…

  • City PROFILE

    Open AccessCarme Borrell, Jean Carrere et al.ARTICLECities2025References: 1

  • Perceptions of the Effect of Covid-19 on the Health of Mapuche Young Adults in Chile

    Open AccessMarc Olivella-Cirici, Xaviera Molina et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2025

    We aimed to investigate the perceptions of Mapuche young adults in Araucanía, Chile, regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities, adherence to restrictions, and coping responses. Eight Mapuche individuals were included in this qualitative study, segmented by gender. Interviews with a semi-structured script were carried out between February and May 2023. A thematic analysis of the discourse was used with subsequent triangula…

  • Evaluation of the Let's Focus! (Posem el Focus) Socioeducational Intervention

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, Vanesa Pérez-Martínez et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Gender-based violence is a worldwide problem. School-based socio-educational interventions could be effective in preventing gender-based violence. We assessed the effectiveness of the Let's focus! program, aimed at health and equitable interpersonal relationships among high school students. METHODS: We conducted a quasi-experimental study in an intervention group (IG, n = 560) and a comparison group (CG, n = 366) of secondary school…

  • Housing conditions and Covid-19 in Barcelona

    Open AccessGloria Pérez, Lluís Forcadell‐Díez et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    This study highlights the association between housing conditions and COVID-19 in Barcelona, with a pronounced impact on young people, women from low-income countries, and women experiencing energy poverty

  • Teen sexual harassment, sexual orientation, and health in an urban setting

    Open AccessMar Bosch-Arís, Brenda Biaani León-Gómez et al.ARTICLEViolence An International Journal2024References: 7

    In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from the Survey of Risk Factors in a Secondary School Students (FRESC) representative survey among secondary school students aged 13 to 19 in the city of Barcelona. At all school grades, sexual harassment was more commonly reported by girls than by boys (17% of girls vs 4.2% of boys). The factors associated with sexual harassment were higher school grade, having a mental health disorder, cannabis ab…

  • Evaluación de la formación a profesorado para promover relaciones saludables y equitativas

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, Lluís Forcadell-Díez et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2023

    Evaluar el impacto de la formación en la capacitación del profesorado para implementar Posem el Focus, una intervención socioeducativa adaptada de Lights4Violence para prevenir la violencia de género durante la adolescencia. Estudio de evaluación de una formación mediante metodología cualitativa en Terrassa en 2019-2021. La perspectiva socioconstruccionista permitió comprender su impacto en el profesorado y su traslación en la praxis educativa. S…

  • Sexismo y violencia de pareja en adolescentes

    Open AccessRaquel Madrona-Bonastre, Belén Sanz-Barbero et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2023

    A pesar de los esfuerzos para reducir la desigualdad de género, el sexismo persiste. Todavía son escasos los estudios sobre este fenómeno que contemplen variables como el deseo sexual o los antecedentes migratorios. El objetivo del estudio es analizar las circunstancias sociales (individuales y del contexto inmediato) asociadas al sexismo y su relación con la conducta violenta en la pareja en población adolescente. Estudio transversal con 1421 es…

  • Estrategia de promoción de relaciones equitativas y saludables en centros educativos de Barcelona

    Open AccessGloria Pérez, Montse Bartrolí et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2023

    El sistema educativo es uno de los agentes de socialización más potentes. Puede contribuir a perpetuar el sistema de género o por el contrario reducir la violencia mediante la promoción de modelos de relación más equitativos y saludables. La Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona se propuso diseñar una estrategia de prevención de la violencia mediante la promoción de las relaciones equitativas y saludables en los diferentes niveles educativos de l…

  • Germina

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, Lluís Forcadell-Díez et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2023

    La pandemia de COVID-19 evidenció que la vigilancia epidemiológica no disponía de recursos para responder a los aumentos de casos ni a los brotes. La alta transmisibilidad comunitaria entre la población escolar en la ciudad de Barcelona al inicio de la sexta ola tensionó la unidad de vigilancia de COVID-19 de la ciudad. Mediante metodología SCRUM se desarrolló e implementó Germina, una herramienta informática capaz de capturar, armonizar, integra…

  • Healthy and Equitable Interpersonal Relationships, Health Inequalities and Socio‐Educational Interventions

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, Olga Juárez Martínez et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Interpersonal relationships undoubtedly have a bidirectional connection with the health of individuals and communities. Relational models based on equity contribute to well-being, while asymmetrical relationships based on hierarchies and differences of power negatively impact mental, physical, and social health. METHODS: A conceptual framework for understanding the determinants of interpersonal relational models was developed. RESULTS…

  • Un sistema de vigilancia de salud pública para el cambio climático en las ciudades

    Open AccessLilas Mercuriali, Laura Oliveras et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2022

    Se presenta una primera propuesta de sistema de vigilancia de salud pública aplicado al cambio climático en el contexto urbano, y el proceso que llevó a su definición. Tras varios años de seguimiento de los diversos aspectos del cambio climático y de su impacto, desde los servicios de salud pública de Barcelona se formuló una propuesta preliminar y se reunió un grupo de trabajo de personas expertas que discutieron y valoraron su contenido. Se par…

  • Tackling health inequalities in a public health organization

    Open AccessGloria Pérez, M Isabel Pasarín et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2022

    The participation of ASPB public health professionals and staff allowed the organization to design a shared plan of actions to address health inequalities. This experience could be useful for other municipalities whose political agendas include tackling inequalities in health

  • Multi-level policy responses to tackle socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of Covid-19 in a European urban area

    Open AccessDavide Malmusi, M Isabel Pasarín et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2022

    COVID-19 hit Barcelona neighborhoods unequally, with variations between waves. The rapid availability of geolocalized data and by socioeconomic level helped public authorities to implement targeted policies and collaborative interventions for the most vulnerable populations. Further studies would be needed to evaluate their impact

  • Prevalence of sexual harassment among young Spaniards before, during, and after the Covid-19 lockdown period in Spain

    Open AccessLaura Vall-llosera, Laura Serra et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    These findings highlight that sexual harassment presents a high prevalence among young people, especially cyber-harassment, and workplace harassment and it is important to be aware that young women are more likely to suffer harassment and even more if they do not have a partner or have LGB orientation. During the lockdown sexual harassment has moved from public spaces to the social network

  • Social Capital and Self-Perceived Health in Lone Mothers

    Open AccessSara Trujillo-Alemán, Åsa Tjulin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2022References: 42

    This study aimed to explore the distribution of social capital and its relation to self-perceived health in lone mothers across Europe. Data were drawn from the European Social Survey Round 5. The sample was restricted to women (15–64 years), not cohabiting with a partner, and with children (≤ 18 years) living in the household. Social capital was measured using variables, representing both structural (political engagement, social support, and soc…

  • Maximizing Response Rates to Ads for Free At-Home HIV Testing on a Men-for-Men Geosocial Sexual Networking App

    Open AccessChristian Grov, Matthew Stief et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2020

    Internet-based recruitment can be effective in reaching large numbers of geographically diverse individuals. Geosocial sexual networking apps on smartphones have emerged as the modal way in which men who have sex with men (MSM) meet sex partners, and as venues for sexual health research. We report on the performance of three types of ads—text-only, text with male figure (no face), and text with male figure (with face)—used on a geosocial sexual n…

  • Las desigualdades en salud como prioridad política en Barcelona

    Open AccessCarme Borrell, M Isabel Pasarín et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2020

    Existe abundante información e investigaciones sobre las desigualdades en salud en Barcelona, pero este tema no estuvo claramente priorizado en la agenda política. Con la llegada al gobierno de un partido de la nueva izquierda (Barcelona en Comú) en 2015 hubo un impulso importante de la agenda política para reducir las desigualdades, también las de salud. El objetivo de esta revisión es describir el avance realizado respecto a las desigualdades e…

  • Superando la dificultad de captar jóvenes. Claves para la obtención de datos cualitativos en un estudio de sexualidades

    Open AccessLluís Forcadell‐Díez, Lluís Forcadell-Díez et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2020

    Las sexualidades son un aspecto central de la vida de las personas jóvenes. Es una labor de la salud pública entender cómo se construyen —con toda su diversidad— para dar respuestas satisfactorias en el ámbito de la salud sexual. Las características propias de la investigación cualitativa (flexible, abierta y reflexiva) brindan la oportunidad de diseñar estudios aceptados y adaptados a las realidades juveniles, especialmente en un campo sensible.…

  • Decline in fertility induced by economic recession in Spain

    Open AccessVanessa Puig‐Barrachina, Vanessa Puig-Barrachina et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2020

    To describe trends in fertility in Spain before (pre-recession; 1998-2008) and during (recession period; 2009-2013) the economic crisis of 2008, taking into account women's age and regional unemployment in 2010. The study consisted of a panel design including cross-sectional ecological data for the 17 regions of Spain. We describe fertility trends in Spain in two time periods, pre-recession (1998-2008) and recession (2009-2013). We used a cross-s…