The medical University of Lodz (the leader) in partnership with the Medical University in Sofia (Bulgaria) and the University in Tartu (Estonia) are involved in joint implementation of the project within Seed Fund Alliance4Life_ACTIONS (https://alliance4life.ceitec.cz/), whose aim is to design a handbook on the interplay between environmental pollution and the reginal incidence of diseases as a health-promoting tool.

According to the European Green Deal, human-made environmental pollution is an increasing threat to our health and lives. In 2018 it was noted that environmental pollution accounted for approximately 16% of all deaths worldwide. It is estimated that over 7 million people die annually as a result of exposure to polluted air i.e. particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.

The pilot study was carried out using a diagnostic survey questionnaire appropriately adapted to cultural conditions and translated, i.e. the General Scale of Ecological Behaviour and the Questionnaire of Environmental Problems and Climate Change.

The people responsible for the project deployment at the Medical University of Lodz:

The project coordinator: Anna Lipert, PhD Prof of MUL, Department of Preventive Medicine, coordinator of Living LAB (MOLecoLAB),

Magdalena Kwaśniewska MD PhD Prof of MUL, Head of Department of Preventive Medicine,

Joanna Ruszkowska MD PhD, Head of Department of Preventive Medicine,

Anna Zalewska-Janowska, Head of the Department of Psychodermatology,

Bartłomiej Tarkowski MD PhD, the Department of Psychodermatology,

Edyta Borkowska MD PhD, the Department Clinical and Laboratory Genetics,

Tomasz Jasiński MA, the Office for Research, Strategies and Development, Coordinator for sustainable development.

As part of the project ,on 26–28 February 2024 a stationary meeting was held in Estonia with a view to planning further international collaboration including the continuation of the ongoing activities and expanding the project to include other regions of Europe and joint development and submission of the project within European Union’s Horizon funds.

The A4L_ACTIONS project funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 964997 is gratefully acknowledged for the financial support of the project MaRePoDi.