Joan Ballester
Biographic Data
| ID | 6172592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan Ballester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ballester |
| SIGNATURE | BALLESTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Barcelona Institute for Global Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0009-437X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sleep loss in a warming world
Trends in population exposure to compound extreme-risk temperature and air pollution across 35 European countries
Quantifying the short-term mortality effects of wildfire smoke in Europe
The European Commission, EU Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, and the Research Council of Finland
The differential effect of ambient temperature on age-specific and sex-specific mortality in the 300 largest cities of Russia, 2000–19
Eligibility criteria for the UK Winter Fuel Payment
BACKGROUND: Cold weather remains a serious health threat in the UK and elsewhere, particularly for older adults. The Winter Fuel Payment has been a key government strategy to mitigate health risks linked to cold homes in the UK, but recent policy shifts have raised questions about whether income-based eligibility criteria effectively identify those most at risk. METHODS: We analysed cold-related mortality in adults aged ≥75 across 324 local autho…
Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022
Over 70,000 excess deaths occurred in Europe during the summer of 2003. The resulting societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect at-risk populations. We aimed to quantify heat-related mortality burden during the summer of 2022, the hottest season on record in Europe. We analyzed the Eurostat mortality database, which includes 45,184,044 counts of death from 823 contiguous regions in 35 European cou…
Climate Trends at a Hotspot of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Causes in Nicaragua, 1973–2014
An ongoing epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) afflicts large parts of Central America and is hypothesized to be linked to heat stress at work. Mortality rates from CKDu appear to have increased dramatically since the 1970s. To explore this relationship, we assessed trends in maximum and minimum temperatures during harvest months between 1973 and 2014 as well as in the number of days during the harvest season for which…
Changing the urban design of cities for health
BACKGROUND: Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Barcelona Superblock model is an innovative urban and transport planning strategy that aims to reclaim public space for people, reduce motorized transport, promote sustainable mobility and active lifestyles, provide urban greening and mitigate effects of climate chan…
Spatial Variability of Heat-Related Mortality in Barcelona from 1992–2015
Numerous studies have demonstrated the relationship between summer temperatures and increased heat-related deaths. Epidemiological analyses of the health effects of climate exposures usually rely on observations from the nearest weather station to assess exposure-response associations for geographically diverse populations. Urban climate models provide high-resolution spatial data that may potentially improve exposure estimates, but to date, they…
Evaluation of an Early-Warning System for Heat Wave-Related Mortality in Europe
Heat waves have been responsible for more fatalities in Europe over the past decades than any other extreme weather event. However, temperature-related illnesses and deaths are largely preventable. Reliable sub-seasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) climate forecasts of extreme temperatures could allow for better short-to-medium-term resource management within heat-health action plans, to protect vulnerable populations and ensure access to preventive measure…
Evaluating the Performance of a Climate-Driven Mortality Model during Heat Waves and Cold Spells in Europe
The impact of climate change on human health is a serious concern. In particular, changes in the frequency and intensity of heat waves and cold spells are of high relevance in terms of mortality and morbidity. This demonstrates the urgent need for reliable early-warning systems to help authorities prepare and respond to emergency situations. In this study, we evaluate the performance of a climate-driven mortality model to provide probabilistic pr…
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Evaluating the Performance of a Climate-Driven Mortality Model during Heat Waves and Cold Spells in Europe
The impact of climate change on human health is a serious concern. In particular, changes in the frequency and intensity of heat waves and cold spells are of high relevance in terms of mortality and morbidity. This demonstrates the urgent need for reliable early-warning systems to help authorities prepare and respond to emergency situations. In this study, we evaluate the performance of a climate-driven mortality model to provide probabilistic pr…
Evaluation of an Early-Warning System for Heat Wave-Related Mortality in Europe
Heat waves have been responsible for more fatalities in Europe over the past decades than any other extreme weather event. However, temperature-related illnesses and deaths are largely preventable. Reliable sub-seasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) climate forecasts of extreme temperatures could allow for better short-to-medium-term resource management within heat-health action plans, to protect vulnerable populations and ensure access to preventive measure…
Changing the urban design of cities for health
BACKGROUND: Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Barcelona Superblock model is an innovative urban and transport planning strategy that aims to reclaim public space for people, reduce motorized transport, promote sustainable mobility and active lifestyles, provide urban greening and mitigate effects of climate chan…
Spatial Variability of Heat-Related Mortality in Barcelona from 1992–2015
Numerous studies have demonstrated the relationship between summer temperatures and increased heat-related deaths. Epidemiological analyses of the health effects of climate exposures usually rely on observations from the nearest weather station to assess exposure-response associations for geographically diverse populations. Urban climate models provide high-resolution spatial data that may potentially improve exposure estimates, but to date, they…
Climate Trends at a Hotspot of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Causes in Nicaragua, 1973–2014
An ongoing epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) afflicts large parts of Central America and is hypothesized to be linked to heat stress at work. Mortality rates from CKDu appear to have increased dramatically since the 1970s. To explore this relationship, we assessed trends in maximum and minimum temperatures during harvest months between 1973 and 2014 as well as in the number of days during the harvest season for which…
Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022
Over 70,000 excess deaths occurred in Europe during the summer of 2003. The resulting societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect at-risk populations. We aimed to quantify heat-related mortality burden during the summer of 2022, the hottest season on record in Europe. We analyzed the Eurostat mortality database, which includes 45,184,044 counts of death from 823 contiguous regions in 35 European cou…
Trends in population exposure to compound extreme-risk temperature and air pollution across 35 European countries
Quantifying the short-term mortality effects of wildfire smoke in Europe
The European Commission, EU Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, and the Research Council of Finland
The differential effect of ambient temperature on age-specific and sex-specific mortality in the 300 largest cities of Russia, 2000–19
Eligibility criteria for the UK Winter Fuel Payment
BACKGROUND: Cold weather remains a serious health threat in the UK and elsewhere, particularly for older adults. The Winter Fuel Payment has been a key government strategy to mitigate health risks linked to cold homes in the UK, but recent policy shifts have raised questions about whether income-based eligibility criteria effectively identify those most at risk. METHODS: We analysed cold-related mortality in adults aged ≥75 across 324 local autho…
Sleep loss in a warming world
Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Environmental Science (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Climate change (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Meteorology (5 works) · Population (5 works)