The Supportive Environments for Individuals’ Lifespan Development (SEILiD) research group studies how natural and built environments, along with lifestyle factors, impact health across the lifespan, extending applications beyond traditional health outcomes. Positioned at the intersection of environmental health and preventive medicine, SEILiD’s research emphasizes interventions—like green urban spaces, food safety, physical activity, and occupational health—that enhance disease prevention and promote wellbeing.
SEILiD also focuses on advancing methods for exposure assessment, particularly through human biomonitoring, to better understand the relationship between environment and health. The group’s findings guide innovative actions and policies that support healthier lifestyles and wellbeing, offering insights relevant to various sectors influencing the environmental factors that shape health and behavior.
Recent publications:
Cerqueira, A., Guedes, F. B., Gaspar, T., Godeau, E., Simões, C., & Matos, M. G. (2024). Psychosocial Factors and Quality of Life of Portuguese Adolescents With Chronic Conditions - Increased Risk for Victims of Bullying. Continuity in Education, 5(1), 128-141. htps://doi.org/10.5334/cie.131
Loureiro, N., Marques, A., Simões, C., Coelhoso, F., Gaspar, S., Virgolino, A., Santos, O., & Matos, M. G. (2024). Promoting health behavior change across different environments: Universal principles of behavior modification at individual and community level. In O. Santos, R. R. Santos, A. Virgolino (eds), Environmental Health Behavior (pp. 61-79). Academic Press
Guedes, F. B., Cerqueira, A., Marques-Pinto, A., Branco, A., Galvão, C., Sousa, J., Goulao, L. F., Bronze, R., Viegas, W., Gaspar, T., Moreno, C., & de Matos, M. G. (2024). School and family ecosystem: Incentives and barriers to school–family communication. European Journal of Education, 59, e12620. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12620
Head: Celeste Simões