Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) The world's largest project network studying the impact of environmental exposure on health ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.humanexposome.eu/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Ethical and legal topics in exposome research in the EU - final report from EHEN Ethics and Law working group](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/03/ethical-and-legal-topics-in-exposome-research-in-the-eu-final-report-from-ehen-ethics-and-law-working-group/) - The EHEN Working Group on Ethics & Law examined the Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications (ELSI) in exposome research, particularly focusing on GDPR and data protection issues such as cross-border data sharing, anonymisation, and consent. On these topics, the group’s primary objective was to learn from the experiences in the various projects and to provide - ["HPV-meta" bioinformatics pipeline for HPV detection](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/10/15/hpv-meta-bioinformatics-pipeline-for-hpv-detection/) - A bioinformatics pipeline to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) transcripts in RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data. Designed to enhance the accuracy of HPV detection and minimise false positives due to contamination, HPV-meta is particularly valuable in cancer genomics research. Ure A, Mukhedkar D, Arroyo Mühr LS. Using HPV-meta for human papillomavirus RNA quality detection. Scientific Reports. - [Exposure Quiz](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/exposure-quiz/) - Simple quiz to raise awareness on which daily activities and associated exposures can damage health, with simple solutions to mitigate these threats and stay healthy. Go to tool - [EXIMIOUS cohort questionnaire](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/eximious-cohort-questionnaire/) - Questionnaire for collection of exposome information in the different EXIMIOUS cohorts. Go to tool - [Portable Hyperspectral Microscopy as Exposure Assessment Tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/portable-hyperspectral-microscopy-as-exposure-assessment-tool/) - Presents the development work for a portable cost-efficient transmission microscope, compatible with hyperspectral imaging. Go to tool - [Webinar - Ethical and legal lessons from HEAP](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/24/webinar-ethical-and-legal-aspects-of-exposome-research-lessons-from-heap/) - This webinar was delivered in June 2025 by Daniel Groos, legal researcher at the HEAP Consortia partner Lygature for their Health Law, Privacy and Ethics portfolio and coordinator of the EHEN Ethics and Law Working Group. His research is focused on privacy and data protection in large-scale research consortia. Daniel worked with researchers from the - [Webinar - Responsible use of wearables in observational studies](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/24/webinar-responsible-use-of-wearables-in-observational-studies-ethical-and-legal-aspects-of-exposome-research/) - Learn about responsible data practices and participant protections in wearable-based research, grounded in insights from the Ethics and Law Working Group of the European Human Exposome Network. In this webinar, Mr Evert-Ben van Veen – a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in health and privacy law – explores the legal and ethical - [Webinar - Pseudonymised data and the GDPR. Implications for exposome research.](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/10/23/webinar-pseudonymised-data-and-the-gdpr-implications-for-exposome-research/) - This webinar presents a legal assessment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision (Sept 4th 2025) that pseudonymised data are not by definition also personal data, focusing on its implications for the exposome research community and hospitals which make health data available for secondary use. Key takeaways: Whether data are - [School outreach activity - Biobanking and broad consent](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/26/school-outreach-activity-biobanking-and-broad-consent/) - Secondary school outreach toolkit on biobanking and broad consent, from the HEAP project Education and Dissemination Work Package at IARC. The tool consists of: Presentation introducing biobanking. Suitable for “Researchers in Schools” or STEM clubs A guided group activity on broad consent to participate in biomedical research, suitable for delivery alongside a school visit to - ["Epigenetic age prediction" - R package](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/18/epigenetic-age-prediction-r-package/) - This tool enables researchers to estimate epigenetic age from Illumina DNA methylation microarray data. The WID_clocks function uses a methylation beta matrix and returns the WID general, epithelial and immune clocks. It also returns the WID-relative-epithelial-age (WID-REA) and WID-relative-immune-age (WID-RIA). The tool’s developers have used it to accurately predict chronological age and to capture - [Raman Spectra Reference Library for Microplastics](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/raman-spectra-reference-library-for-microplastics/) - Supporting environmental and human exposure studies with an open-access Raman database. Go to tool - [Exposure assessment from an exposome approach](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/exposure-assessment-from-an-exposome-approach/) - Occupational exposure assessment strategy, as performed in the EXIMIOUS project. Go to tool - [Exposure assessment in disease cohorts](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/09/23/exposure-assessment-in-disease-cohorts/) - Methodology for assessment of exposure in a diseased population. Go to tool - ["Metagenome assembly" - parallel computing pipeline](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/20/metagenome-assembly-parallel-computing-pipeline/) - Pipeline for parallel computing of improved metagenomic assembly using Spark-based computing and the Hopsworks platform Go to tool - [BIBBOX - Basic Infrastructure Building Box for biomedical informatics tools](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/05/18/fair-toolbox-for-research-workflows/) - This tool enables easy access and use of biomedical informatics tools for researchers and healthcare professionals. The BIBBOX provides an integration platform for open-source software, allowing users to test open-source software before committing to their deployment in their local servers. European guidelines recommend that scientific data should be made FAIR. However, it might not - [FAIR data self-assessment tool for research datasets](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/05/18/fair-data-self-assessment-tool-for-research-datasets/) - This tool enables researchers to assess how Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) their data is. It is an on-line survey for researchers about the FAIRness level of their data. On submitting their responses, researchers receive a visual summary of their “FAIRness level” by e-mail, showing them how well their data performs under each - [HEAP Hopsworks](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/09/14/hopsworks-exposome-platform-as-a-service/) - Data-Intensive AI platform with a Feature Store. Open-source PaaS for distributed data management, data analysis, and machine learning based on Hopsworks: https://www.hopsworks.ai/ https://docs.hopsworks.ai/latest/ Deployed at CSC–IT Center for Science: https://heap-hopsworks.csc.fi/login Go to tool - ["Biopipe" - a parallelised pipeline for taxonomy classification in RNA/DNA sequencing data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/10/15/biopipe-a-parallelised-pipeline-for-taxonomy-classification-in-rna-dna-sequencing-data/) - This tool is a pipeline for taxonomy classification of microbiome profiles (bacteria, virus, fungi) and subsequent diversity analysis. Biopipe comprises the following steps: Quality trimming (trimmomatic and cutadapt) Human genome filtering (nextgenmap and samtools) Taxonomy classification (Kraken2) Cut-off settlement and downstream analysis (R scripts including: Kraken biom, Phyloseq, Metagenomeseq). The pipeline is suitable for both WGS and RNA-Seq. Bash and R - ["VIBE-UPAS" data visualisation tool for use with UPAS wearable devices](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/19/vibe-upas-data-visualisation-tool-for-use-with-upas-wearable-devices/) - Visualisation of Integrated Biological Exposures from UPAS wearable devices. Shiny app for visualizing the personalized exposome. Go to tool - ["Abiotic" pipeline for the chemical exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/19/abiotic-pipeline-for-the-chemical-exposome/) - Pipeline for chemical exposome integration and analysis with biotic data. Go to tool - ["Biotic" pipeline for environmental taxonomic classification](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/19/biotic-pipeline-for-environmental-taxonomic-classification/) - Pipeline for comprehensive environmental taxonomic classification application, including control of false-positive taxa detection. Go to tool - ["My Purchases" pipeline for matching, validating and enriching Consumer Purchase Data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/10/15/my-purchases-cohort-pipeline/) - Consumer Purchase Data (CPD) from shopping receipts is a promising instrument to assess the impact of purchases on health. The “My Purchases” pipeline enables enrichment of product databases and assessment of household lifestyle exposures from Consumer Purchase Data (CPD). It also removes the need for manual scanning and fragmented information across several consumer product - ["KITE" - Java application to detect any combination of microbe genomes](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/19/kite-java-application-to-detect-any-combination-of-microbe-genomes/) - This tool is a Java application enabling detection of any combination of microbe genomes from metagenome data. Go to tool - ["HPV-KITE" for HPV genotype detection in DNA/RNA sequence data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/19/hpv-kite-for-hpv-genotype-detection-in-dna-rna-sequence-data/) - This tool enables fast, simple classification of target molecules for deep-sequence data. HPV-Kite can be used for virtually any microorganism with known genome information. “HPV-KITE” is a bioinformatics tool that uses k-mer data analysis and Tversky indexing for DNA and RNA sequence data. For more information on how the HEAP team developed and used the - ["Methylation Preprocessing" - R package](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/18/methylation-preprocessing-r-package/) - This tool enables preprocessing and quality control of Illumina DNA methylation microarray data (450K, EPIC v1.0, EPIC v2.0). Two-step preprocessing of raw array data (.idat files): (1) for each methylation bead chip (containing several arrays/samples), (2) combines information from individual bead chips. Go to tool - [LongITools Innovation Toolbox](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/longitools-innovation-toolbox/) - This Innovation Toolbox provides information about and access to key outputs developed by LongITools. Go to tool - [LongITools policy options](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/longitools-policy-options/) - Resources for policymakers, supported by scientific evidence and economic analysis, to inform the development of future policies. This tool is a policy briefing with policy options, backed up by robust scientific evidence generated during LongITools project. The options will consider current policy and help inform the development of future policies at local, regional, national and - [Exposome data analysis toolbox](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/exposome-data-analysis-toolbox/) - A novel, online toolbox that enables researchers to search for and use multiple exposome data analysis tools and visualisation methodologies via a single platform. It contains tools and methodologies to analyse multiple exposome variables. These data analysis tools and visualisation methodologies include causal inference, machine learning, hierarchical modelling, data visualisation and summary measures, and are - [LongITools health risk assessment system](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/longitools-health-risk-assessment-system/) - A personalised and precise monitoring system integrating exposome-based data from users, environmental sensors, and wearables to estimate an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Go to tool - [European Health Research Data and Sample Catalogue - Molgenis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/european-health-research-data-and-sample-catalogue/) - The projects of the European Human Exposome Network) have published the metadata from their cohorts in the MOLGENIS catalogue.The European Health Research Data and Sample Catalogue is an online searchable tool which collates metadata – data about the data. This tool enables exposome researchers to access multiple catalogues containing rich metadata about data sets, for - [Reducing urban and chemical exposures: a toolkit for action](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/15/reducing-urban-and-chemical-exposures-a-toolkit-for-action/) - This toolkit provides a range of resources for the general public, schools, and policymakers seeking to reduce environmental exposures. It includes guidance on interventions that can be implemented at individual, community, and policy levels, along with recommendations and insights into best practices for implementation to inform decision-making and promote healthier environments. Go to tool - [Web application to query and download findings from exposome-outcome-wide association study](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/15/web-application-to-query-and-download-findings-from-exposome-outcome-wide-association-study/) - This web application can be used to query and download findings from the Outcome-Wide Exposome Association Study conducted in the Human Early Life Exposome (HELIX) project, including 586 mother-child pairs from 6 European cohorts in the UK, France, Spain, Lithuania, Norway and Greece (https://www.projecthelix.eu), with data on environmental exposures during pregnancy and childhood (6-11 years), - [Tutorial: Exposome analysis techniques](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/08/15/tutorial-exposome-analysis-techniques/) - We have developed an interactive online tutorial that demonstrates the application of various exposome analysis techniques. Crucially, a sample dataset is included to facilitate hands-on practice. Go to tool - [Atmospheric simulation chamber](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/atmospheric-simulation-chamber/) - The health impacts of the external exposome identified in the other parts of REMEDIA will be identified and quantified in naïve, COPD or CF preclinical models. Our strategy is to couple an atmospheric simulation chamber, where the complexity of real atmosphere is reproduced, to cabinets where preclinical models are exposed. Two complementary simulation chambers are - [Guidance on using low-cost sensors for OSH professionals](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/guidance-on-using-low-cost-sensors-for-osh-professionals/) - Low-cost sensors offer new opportunities to manage occupational exposures. This guidance helps OSH professionals in the implementation of sensors at the workplace. Sensors play a vital role in a preventive health. They can continuously monitor workplace conditions, detect harmful substances, and provide real-time data on potential hazards. This allows for immediate corrective actions, reducing the - [1H NMR spectrometry for analysis of biological samples](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/1h-nmr-spectrometry-for-analysis-of-biological-samples/) - A 500 MHz spectrometer dedicated to metabolomics of biological samples, with standard protocols for faecal, urine, and plasma analysis, is a powerful tool capable of monitoring the concentrations of 30-60 small molecular metabolites in each sample. It is suitable for robust screening of biological samples in clinical studies or epidemiological cohorts. This spectrometer allows for - [Array-in-Well (AiW) Multiplex Assay Platform](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/array-in-well-aiw-multiplex-assay-platform/) - The Array-in-well (AiW) platform is a high-throughput array-based multiplex assay platform that offers a sample-saving alternative to replacing or complementing ELISA in serological analyses. The AiW platform consists of dot arrays printed at the bottom of microtiter plate wells. Each well can contain nearly a hundred dots of different bio-affinity reagents, such as antibodies, antigens, - [Allergens Screening Tool: Portable Fluorescence Biosensing Reader](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/allergens-screening-tool-portable-fluorescence-biosensing-reader/) - The multiplex system for allergen screening from CSEM, including a microfluidic platform and a custom readout system, aims to detect allergen-specific antibodies in patient serum using fluorescent markers. The device is a portable tool for measuring specific IgE-mediated fluorescence responses in serum samples, indicating the likelihood of an allergic response to multiple allergens deposited on - [Hedimed Research Platform on immune-mediated diseases](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/02/hedimed-research-platform-on-immune-mediated-diseases/) - HEDIMED Research Platform concept aims to create researcher friendly centralized data analytics solution with local like user experience. The system is designed to be scalable and can be deployed with any container supporting environment. The proof of concept deployed in HEDIMED project runs on 5 virtual machines with isolated container runtimes, and the final release - [Hedimed Public Platform on immune-mediated diseases](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/23/hedimed-public-platform/) - The HEDIMED Public platform is a GDPR-compliant analytics platform for sensitive cohort data, that works in conjunction with the HEDIMED research platform. The platform aims to include visualizations, interactive graphs, correlation between different factors, risk factors showcasing, dissemination of scientific articles, and educational Materials to facilitate researchers and scientists by offering open access. It offers - [Review of allergy guidelines](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/review-of-allergy-guidelines/) - A comparison and assessment of allergy guidelines, including recommendations, based on up-to-date scientific expertise in the HEDIMED consortium. Go to tool - [Population Dynamics Model for Type 1 Diabetes](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/population-dynamics-model-for-type-1-diabetes/) - Simulation model of natural history of T1D with primary and / or secondary prevention that shows how disease incidence can be reduced significantly if currently assessed interventions prove efficacious enterovirus vaccine (teplizumab). Go to tool - [Open-source simulation model for cost-effectiveness of preventing and screening celiac disease](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/open-source-simulation-model-for-cost-effectiveness-of-preventing-and-screening-celiac-disease/) - This tool enables users to compare the cost-effectiveness of various population-based screening strategies for celiac disease. The screening strategies can be varied by screening age, frequency, and the inclusion of HLA genotyping to target the at-risk population. Additionally, the tool can be used for assessing the cost-effectiveness of hypothetical preventative measures that lower the incidence - [Human intestinal organoid model for celiac disease research](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/human-intestinal-organoid-model-for-celiac-disease-research/) - Protocols to initiate and maintain celiac patient-derived organoid cultures and how to grow them in alternative ways allowing their exploitation in different kind of experiments. Protocols to infect organoids with enteroviruses in endeavours to study how they are implicated in in celiac disease pathogenesis. Go to tool - [Geosampler](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/geosampler/) - Terramonitor Geosampler calculates the zonal statistics (mean, maximum, minimum etc.) from a raster file containing geographical information, around coordinate points defined in the input file with a given radius in meters. Produces a csv file in the output directory with zonal statistics added to the points. The method is based on the QGIS Zonal Statistics - [Geocoder](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/geocoder/) - The geocoder converts addresses to coordinates and produces a csv file with coordinates in the output directory. The method is based on the geopy Python package, see https://geopy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ for detailed information. Requirements Ubuntu operating system + Python3 Usage python3 geocoder.py [csv filename with addresses in input directory] Example: python3 geocoder.py sample_input.csv The input csv file should - [Exposome-Disease Association](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/exposome-disease-association/) - Relations between exposome and risk factors and IMDs based on scientific evidence with expert comment. Go to tool - [Data analysis methods for analysing Olink proteomics data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/21/data-analysis-methods-for-analysing-olink-proteomics-data/) - A set of interlocked functions used to accelerate analysis of Olink proteomics data including endpoints. Olinks Proteomics takes the success of genomics further, offering dynamic, real-time insights into human biology and its changes—key for advancing precision medicine. The idea is to have a standard syntax to enable the same types of analyses with multiple cohorts, - [Tutorial - Non-disclosive federated exposome data analysis with DataSHIELD and Bioconductor](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/21/tutorial-non-disclosive-federated-exposome-data-analysis-with-datashield-and-bioconductor/) - This R package allows us, among others, the analysis of exposome data since we can define a resource as an ExposomeSet. This specific method can encapsulate exposome data in R. Go to tool - [EXPANSEEKER mobile phone application](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/09/14/expanseeker-mobile-phone-application/) - An App developed by Games for Health called Expanseeker, used in the Urban Labs study to collect data from individuals in five European cities. Help scientists understand the relationship between the exposome and health! With Expanseeker you actively take part in Challenges and Activities to help researchers measure vast amounts of exposome data. Get to - [HELIX cohort overview and access](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/helix-cohort-overview-and-access/) - The Human Early Life Exposome (HELIX) cohort study gathers longitudinal population-based birth cohort data from six European countries. It includes biomarkers, omics signatures, and health outcomes. Researchers can get access to this data upon request. Go to tool - [Protocol and SOPs for exposure data, health outcome data, and biological samples collection in adolescents (HELIX cohort)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/protocol-and-sops-for-exposure-data-health-outcome-data-and-biological-samples-collection-in-adolescents-helix-cohort/) - This tool is for researchers looking for guidance on cohort data collection protocols aimed at adolescents. It presents the protocol and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the collection of data on cardiometabolic, respiratory and neurodevelopment/mental health outcomes, exposures, and biological samples collection for the follow-up of the HELIX cohort into adolescence. Go to tool - [ShinyDataSHIELD—an R Shiny app to perform federated non-disclosive data analysis in multicohort studies](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/shinydatashield-an-r-shiny-app/) - ShinyDataSHIELD is an R Shiny application to perform federated non-disclosive data analysis in multicohort studies. It has an R backend that serves as a graphical user interface (GUI) to the DataSHIELD infrastructure. Go to tool - [Protocols to collect, store and ship biosamples](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/06/03/protocols-for-collection-storage-and-shipment-of-biological-samples/) - The EXIMIOUS SOP tool is a collection of protocols which describe the collection, storage and shipment of biological samples for analysis of internal exposome markers. EXIMIOUS involves collection of large amount of data, including biological samples, for the characterization of external and internal exposome markers. Samples are collected, stored and shipped at different sample collection - [Checklist for developing a Data Management Plan](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/06/03/checklist-for-developing-a-data-management-plan/) - DMP-Check – Data management and protection in occupational and environmental exposome research a case study from the EU-funded EXIMIOUS project In collaborative projects like the EU-funded Horizon 2020 EXIMIOUS project, managing large volumes of data poses ethical and legal challenges. Researchers often lack the tools and understanding to address these independently. This led to developing - [Commentary: Regulatory challenges of exposomic research in the EHDS era](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/02/13/commentary-regulatory-challenges-of-exposomic-research-in-the-ehds-era/) - Advancing the use of health data in a secure and collaborative manner is critical for driving innovation in exposome research. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is an EU initiative designed to facilitate the secure sharing and utilization of health data for healthcare, research, and policymaking across member states. It will play a pivotal role - [EHEN Policy Brief](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/03/ehen-policy-brief/) - The European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) policy brief highlights key findings from EHEN’s extensive research, emphasising that environmental factors, from air pollution to chemical exposure, significantly contribute to the burden of non-communicable diseases. It calls for targeted interventions and transformative policies that prioritise health and sustainability, including: Expanding urban green spaces and designing walkable neighbourhoods to - [Data access protocols - Athlete project](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/data-access-protocols-athlete-project/) - This tool is a technical explanation for the implementation and maintenance of the federated data access system developed by the Athlete project. The tool is intended for members of technical teams within institutions or cohorts taking part in or wishing to join the FAIR data infrastructure. Go to tool - [Exposure assessment protocols - Athlete project](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/exposure-assessment-protocols-athlete-project/) - This document describes the protocols for obtaining personal monitoring data in cohort and intervention study subjects developed during the project, on personal air pollution, physical activity, sleep, and mobility. It also includes protocols for assessing the external exposome using geospatial modelling. Go to tool - [EXPOApp3 and EXPOHub for personal monitoring of physical activity and localisation](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/expoapp3-and-expohub-for-personal-monitoring-of-physical-activity-and-localisation/) - The smartphone app ExpoApp3 and its software platform EXPOHub were developed for use within ATHLETE by SME Bettair Cities. The app monitors location (GPS), physical activity, and screen status (on/off) in real-time. It also has an accelerometer. The app can be used alone or as part of a larger set of data collection tools to record personal exposure data in epidemiological and intervention studies. Go to tool - [Tutorial: Privacy protected federated omic data analysis in multi-center studies with DataSHIELD](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/tutorial-privacy-protected-federated-omic-data-analysis-in-multi-center-studies-with-datashield/) - This tutorial covers the use of OmicsSHIELD to conduct privacy protected federated omic data analysis in multi-center studies with DataSHIELD. This material is intended to be a quick reference guide for new researchers interested in this technology. It also serves as an online companion for the publication – Federated privacy-protected meta- and mega-omics data analysis in multi-center studies with a fully open-source analytic platform. Go to tool - [Exposome Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) "The Exposome - Cracking the science about what makes us sick"](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/exposome-massive-online-open-course-mooc-the-exposome-cracking-the-science-about-what-makes-us-sick/) - In this Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) from Utrecht University, the Expanse project and the Dutch Consortium Exposome-NL, researchers introduce the exposome concept; the non-genetic drivers of health and disease, since our genes alone do not determine our fate. Exposome research requires transdisciplinary approaches. Therefore, this MOOC will be of interest to current and prospective - [Case studies - protocols for exposome studies on respiratory health](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/case-studies-protocols-for-exposome-studies-on-respiratory-health/) - Study protocols for working life exposome and respiratory health, and for studying the health effects of night shift work, comprising: A case study to investigate the effects of working-life exposures on respiratory health in the general population. Effects of short-term exposures, in relation to the working life exposome, biological pathways, early markers of disease and - [Guidebook - concepts of the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/guidebook-concepts-of-the-exposome/) - Explore concepts and definitions of the exposome as investigated in Equal-Life and its impacts on children’s mental health and cognitive development. This information provides essential background to delve deeper to understand the findings and tools we have developed in Equal-Life. Navigate through the menu to access sections on the various exposures, mediators and outcomes related - [Glossary - definitions of the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/glossary-definitions-of-the-exposome/) - A glossary developed by the Equal-Life team to demystify common exposome-related terms, words and ideas. Suitable for beginners. Go to tool - [5-minute FAIR data video tutorials](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/5-minute-fair-data-video-tutorials/) - FAIR frog and Data Gator are scientific researchers from two very different institutions – Swamp Institute, and FAIR Labs. Through their adventures, FAIR Frog and Data Gator show why good data management is essential for open science, and for managing the ever-larger datasets available to researchers. The Swamped? series is an engaging introduction to - ["Your Exposome" survey - outreach tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/your-exposome-survey-outreach-tool/) - An outreach tool for science communicators and researchers to explain to citizens what the exposome is, to find out what aspects of the environment, such as air pollution, food additives etc, are most of concern to people, and to provide examples of exposome research. This survey requires no prior knowledge of the exposome, and takes - [Data-analyses: Exposure-time-response (ETR)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/01/20/data-analyses-exposure-time-response-etr/) - Tutorials and decision to support Exposure Time Response (ETR). This tool is part of the WeExpose (Working Life Exposome for Policy, OSH and Science) toolbox for studying the working life exposome Go to tool - [Searchable inventory of Job Exposure Matrixes JEMs](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/01/20/searchable-inventory-of-job-exposure-matrixes-jems/) - Overview of existing Job Exposure Matrixes (JEMs). This tool is part of the WeExpose (Working Life Exposome for Policy, OSH and Science) toolbox for studying the working life exposome Go to tool - [Measuring external exposures and context in the occupational setting](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/01/20/measuring-external-exposures-and-context-in-the-occupational-setting/) - Protocols and guidelines for using sensors, passive sampling and ecological momentary assessments, including ethical considerations. This tool is part of the WeExpose (Working Life Exposome for Policy, OSH and Science) toolbox for studying the working life exposome Go to tool - [European Occupational Exposure Viewer (OEV)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/european-occupational-exposure-viewer-oev/) - OEV is a tree-map style interactive tool that allows the exploration of work exposures by European country, year, and sex. Occupational exposures included in OEV are based on exposures included in the EuroJEM, which is a series of job-exposure matrices (JEMs) created under the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR) project. To use - [Substance information system (SIS)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/substance-information-system-sis/) - An open tool for information on hazardous substances and exposures Substance Information System (SIS) allows users to search and find information on hazardous substances. The tool collects and organizes information from diverse data sources using AI including text mining to provide an integrative resource on substance properties, safety, health effects, exposure, and application by business - [OccupationalCohorts.net - Inventory of occupational cohorts in Europe and worldwide](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/occupationalcohorts-net-inventory-of-occupational-cohorts-in-europe-and-worldwide/) - There are abundant population-based cohorts in Europe and globally with sample sizes ranging from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands that have collected information on occupation or employment. In addition, there are industry/occupation based cohorts and intervention studies in the work environment. Together these cohorts provide a treasure trove of information that can be - [Automated job coding - Harmonization of job histories across cohorts](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/automated-job-coding-harmonization-of-job-histories-across-cohorts/) - This tool is part of a collection of automated job coding tools. This mega cohort protocol provides guidance on harmonisation of occupational variables relating to Job title and EuroJEM defined exposures between cohorts. Population, industry or occupational cohorts are an invaluable resource for studying the working life exposome in relation to health. Combining evidence - [Automated job coding - Automatic cross walk tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/automated-job-coding-automatic-cross-walk-tool/) - This tool is part of a collection of automated job coding tools. This R tool is for cross walking between different occupational coding systems (ISCO-08 to ISCO-88). If you have job codes in the incorrect classification and want to translate this into a new classification, use this tool to translate your file from ISCO-08 into - [Automated job coding - Dynamic job coding](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/automated-job-coding-dynamic-job-coding/) - This tool is part of a collection of automated job coding tools. The TNO-AOC is a tool for automatic assignment of job codes. It uses OpenAI’s latest large language model (LLM), GPT4-o, in a secure environment to process free-text job descriptions to standardised occupation codes. Currently, TNO-AOC accepts occupation description text input in different languages - [Automated job coding - AI-based job coding](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/automated-job-coding-ai-based-job-coding/) - This tool is part of a collection of automated job coding tools. It is a report on different automated job coding tools for assigning job codes to free texts. Population, industry or occupational cohorts are an invaluable resource for studying the working life exposome in relation to health. Combining evidence from multiple cohorts enables - [OccupationalExposureTools.net - searchable inventory of Job Exposure Matrices (JEMs)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/job-exposure-matrices-searchable-inventory-of-jems/) - This tool is part of a collection of job exposure matrices. It is a searchable inventory of existing Job Exposure Matrixes (JEMs). This tool aims to provide an inventory of all meta-data on existing occupational exposure information and tools, to support research on occupational epidemiology. It includes meta-data on job exposure matrices (JEMs), national - [EuroJEM - harmonised Job Exposure Matrices based on job code](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/eurojem-harmonised-job-exposure-matrices-based-on-job-code/) - This tool is part of a collection of job exposure matrices. EuroJEM is a set of harmonised job exposure matrices for the assessment of occupational exposures in cohorts based on job code. EuroJEM is an advanced instrument designed for the systematic evaluation of occupational exposure in extensive populations where individual-level data is not accessible. - [Update of Job Exposure Matrices (JEMs)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/update-of-job-exposuer-matrices-jems/) - This tool is part of a collection of job exposure matrices. It is a protocol on the use of new data for updated JEMs. Population, industry or occupational cohorts are an invaluable resource for studying the working life exposome in relation to health. Combining evidence from multiple cohorts enables the study of multiple working - [Occupational cohorts - guidance on missing lifestyle factors](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/occupational-cohorts-guidance-on-missing-lifestyle-factors/) - This tool is a report providing guidance on job-exposure matrices addressing lifestyle to be applied in register-based occupational health studies. Objectives Information about lifestyle factors in register-based occupational health studies is often not available. The objective of this study was therefore to develop gender, age and calendar-time specific job-exposure matrices (JEMs) addressing five selected lifestyle - [Data analyses - Multiple exposures-response (MER)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/data-analyses-multiple-exposures-response-mer/) - It is well recognised that workers are usually exposed to multiple exposures at workplaces and related non-occupational exposure risk factors (e.g., environment, lifestyle, behavioural and socio-economic). The multiple exposure-response relationships that can be captured with the working-life exposome would lay the groundwork for evidence-based and cost-effective preventions, and ultimately improve working life health by reducing the burden - [Data analyses - Exposure-time-response (ETR) models](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/data-analyses-exposure-time-response-etr-models/) - This tool focuses on the methods for exposure-time-response modelling. Often epidemiologists summarise a subject’s exposure history using the metric of cumulative exposure. However, using cumulative exposure, it assumes stability of effects and independence of effects. This tool is an inventory of existing Exposure-Time-Response (ETR) models. Go to tool - [Data analyses - Hierarchical regression](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/data-analyses-hierarchical-regression/) - Part of the We-expose toolkit produced by the Ephor project, this tool provides tutorials and decisions support for hierarchical regression data analyses. Tool in development - [Tools and guidance for calculation of Working Life Expectancy](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/tools-and-guidance-for-calculation-of-working-life-expectancy/) - Part of the We-expose toolkit produced by the Ephor project, this tool contains guidance for calculation of Working Life Expectancy (WLE), and illustrative graphics. Tool in development - [Measuring the occupational exposome - external exposures and context](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/measuring-the-occupational-exposome-external-exposures-and-context/) - This tool is a study protocol for using the following external exposome measurement methods: Sensors: A personal device measuring in real time one or several exposures. Passive samplers: An optimized method to measure individual’s (semi-) volatile organic compounds (VOCs) exposure over prolonged periods. EMA questionnaires: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) for repeated sampling of more qualitative - [Biomarkers - Non-invasive biological sampling](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/biomarkers-non-invasive-biological-sampling/) - This tool provides protocols for collecting, pre-processing and storing biological samples. In the EPHOR project, the relation between the working-life exposome (occupational as well as non-occupational factors) and non-communicable diseases is studied. This includes the targeted and agnostic common biomonitoring, omics and bioassays on traditional biological matrices in addition to method development for non-invasive monitoring. - [Biomarkers - Internal exposome data visualisation](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/biomarkers-internal-exposome-data-visualisation/) - Tool to visualize biological networks based on internal exposome data (biomarkers). Tool in development - [Guidance on impact assessment - decay functions](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/guidance-on-impact-assessment-decay-functions/) - Conceptual models for health impact assessment We focused on conceptual epidemiological and health impact assessment models where we introduced half-life decays in calculating cumulative exposure. The half-life decays refer to applying weighting factors to gradually decrease the contribution of exposures that are more chronologically distant (i.e. occurred longer in the past). Within a pooled lung - [Tools and guidance for exposome HIA simulation studies](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/tools-and-guidance-for-exposome-hia-simulation-studies/) - This is an impact assessment tool providing guidance and recommendations, R & STATA codes and illustrative case study results, for exposome Health Impact Assessment (HIA) simulation studies. We focused on a simulation study to investigate the influence of typical exposure interventions on a health outcome. Full details of the simulation methodology and results can - [The working life exposome - main results for policy making](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/05/ehen-policy-brief-duplicate/) - The exposome paradigm will result in 1) a shift from a ‘one exposure-one disease’ hypothesis-driven approach to a data-driven integrative approach revealing the complex picture between multiple exposures and health effects also including the more rare exposures and diseases; and 2) investigation of vulnerable life stages and population subgroups (e.g. based on gender, region or - [Urban analytics - ChildsPlayAccessibility - play space access calculator](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-childsplayaccessibility-play-space-access-calculator/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. ChildsPlayAccessibilty is a Python tool for calculating the ease - [Urban analytics - Co-accessibility - social encounter prediction tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-co-accessibility/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. This tool is a Python library for calculating prospective social - [Urban analytics - Eyes on the Street - natural surveillance asssessment tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-eyes-on-the-street/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. This tool is a fully reproducible workflow for calculating natural - [Urban analytics - Greenspace accessibility - reproducible workflow](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-greenspace-accessibility-reproducible-workflow/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. This “Greenspace accessiblity” tool is a fully reproducible workflow - [Urban analytics - CTwalk Map for neighbourhood walkability](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-ctwalk-map/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. CTwalk Map is an interactive web tool that maps - [Urban analytics - cWalk for street network metrics](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/06/urban-analytics-cwalk-for-street-network-metrics/) - This is one of a set of Urban Analytics tools developed by the Equal-Life team to link new data with data from birth cohorts. These tools can offer new insights into aspects of the built and natural environment that are not covered by conventional datasets. cWalk is a Python library for calculating various street - [Exposome maps](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/09/14/exposome-maps/) - Here we provide an overview of External Exposome data that has been inventoried by the Exposome-NL and EXPANSE projects and that have been used in epidemiological studies conducted by these projects. For background information on our conceptualization of the exposome and the categorization into four dimensions, please read these openly accessible publications: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aay3164 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8367039/ Go - [Exposome Explorer database](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/exposome-explorer-database/) - Exposome-Explorer is a database dedicated to biomarkers of exposure to environmental risk factors for diseases. It aims to provide comprehensive data on all known biomarkers of exposure to dietary factors, pollutants, and contaminants measured in population studies. Data are systematically and manually collected from the scientific literature. The database includes detailed information on the nature - [Agent based model to assess the urban exposome interventions](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/agent-based-model-to-assess-the-urban-exposome-interventions/) - An agent based modeling (ABM) approach was developed for the assessment of urban exposome interventions. Theoretical backgound and implementation of the model are described in Sonnenschein et al. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7615180/) and EXPANSE Deliverable D4.3 (November 2023). The EXPANSE ABM approach uses open source tools for the underlying methods and example applications, and as such can be - [Stability Selection and Consensus Clustering in R: The R Package sharp](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/stability-selection-and-consensus-clustering-in-r-the-r-package-sharp/) - The R package sharp (Stability-enHanced Approaches using Resampling Procedures) provides an integrated framework for stability-enhanced variable selection, graphical modelling and clustering. In stability selection, a feature selection algorithm is combined with a resampling technique to estimate feature selection probabilities. The package offers flexibility in the modelling, includes diagnostic and visualisation tools, and allows for parallelisation. - [Tutorial: Federated lasso for feature-selection with the control of covariates in DataSHIELD (dsLassoCov)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/tutorial-federated-lasso-for-feature-selection-with-the-control-of-covariates-in-datashield-dslassocov/) - This tutorial presents a showcase with real cohort data from the HELIX cohort illustrating how to perform feature selection with regularized regression methods (LASSO and ElasticNet) in DataSHIELD. Go to tool - [Tutorial: Implementation of outcome-wide analysis methods](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/tutorial-implementation-of-outcome-wide-analysis-methods/) - This resource includes a tutorial, scripts, and a simulated multivariate dataset for running outcome-wide analysis methods in the context of the exposome. The steps including data standardisation, model parameters calibration, output curation strategies, and output visualization are explained. Go to tool - [Tutorial: Repeated exposome data analysis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/tutorial-repeated-exposome-data-analysis/) - This resource is composed of a Github repository where we provide R codes and simulated data to compare the performance of different statistical approaches to detect exposome-health associations in the context of multiple exposure variables repeatedly assessed in time (longitudinal data). Go to tool - [Tutorial: Exposome data analysis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/tutorial-exposome-data-analysis/) - A collaborative project combining both plain text explanations and R code chunks for running analyses. Explanations include different exposome analysis steps, namely 1) descriptive analysis, 2) visualization, and 3) association analysis. This material is only available in Spanish and is for researchers in environmental epidemiology. Go to tool - [Workshop series: Multi-omics data integration in human exposome studies](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/workshop-series-multi-omics-data-integration-in-human-exposome-studies/) - In this series of virtual workshops, we introduced novel designs and analytical approaches for multi-omics integration that were recently developed and applied in the exposomics field to address critical data analysis challenges, e.g. dimensionality reduction approaches, mediation, predictive modelling, feature selection, networks. The focus is on the practical application of these methods. Go to tool - [Machine learning code to compute health environmental-clinical risk scores in European children](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/machine-learning-code-to-compute-health-environmental-clinical-risk-scores-in-european-children/) - In this notebook, Python files are provided to compute Environmental-Clinical risk scores (ECRS) for three main outcomes: behavioural problems (p-factor), metabolic syndrome and lung function. Reference: Guimbaud JB et al. (2024). Machine learning-based health environmental-clinical risk scores in European children. Communications Medicine 4(98). Go to tool - [Catalogue – Blood eQTMs in children](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/catalogue-blood-eqtms-in-children/) - Web application to download correlations between DNA methylation and expression of nearby genes (eQTMs) in child blood. It will help biological interpretation of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) in children. Go to tool - [Web application to query and download findings from exposome-omics-wide association study (ExWAS)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/web-application-to-query-and-download-findings-from-exposome-omics-wide-association-study-exwas/) - A comprehensive and unique resource of exposome-omics associations that serves to replicate findings from other studies and to guide future investigation into the biological imprints of the early life exposome. Go to tool - [Table of dose-response relationships in children - European exposure levels](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/04/table-of-dose-response-relationships-in-children-european-exposure-levels/) - The dose-response relationships that you can find in this downloadable file can be found in the systematic review of Rocabois et al.(2024) , which focused on chemical exposures occurring during pregnancy and childhood, and different health outcomes– metabolic, neurodevelopmental, respiratory – occurring before a child‘s 18th birthday. This study is one of the largest systematic reviews on dose-response relationships of chemical exposures focusing on children, in terms of number of exposome components considered and could help - [Plausibility database - evidence levels on environmental effects on child health](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/plausibility-database-evidence-levels-on-environmental-effects-on-child-health/) - This plausibility database summarises the level of evidence regarding the effects of environmental hazards (chemical and urban) linking the exposome’s effect on children’s health. This assessment of evidence levels can synthesise findings across many exposure factors and outcomes, identify understudied domains in children’s environmental health, highlight emerging concerns, or help perform health impact assessment studies. - [Workshop - Statistical analysis to study the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/21/workshop-statistical-analysis-to-study-the-exposome/) - This workshop provides a brief overview of available statistical methods to study exposome‐health outcome associations. The R exposome package (ExWAS and data visualisation) is explained, including the data pre‐processing steps required to perform such an analysis. Download workshop informationGo to tool - [Workshop: DataSHIELD OMICs analysis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/21/datashield-omics-analysis-workshop/) - This workshop covers how to perform state-of-the-art methods in omic data using non-disclosive approaches implemented in DataSHIELD, including GWAS, gene expression and methylation data analysis. Download workshop informationGo to tool - [Workshop: DataSHIELD resources](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/21/datashield-resources-workshop/) - This workshop covers how to use resources in DataSHIELD, an extension that allows for management of large data sets. Target audience: Researchers interested in more advanced features of DataSHIELD. Download workshop informationGo to tool - [Workshop: DataSHIELD for beginners](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/21/datashield-beginners-workshop/) - The beginners workshop covers the basics of how to begin to use DataSHIELD statistical software. The first part focuses on getting the training environment set up, followed by working through several sections on various statistical techniques. Target audience: Newcomers and beginners to DataSHIELD statistical software. Download workshop informationGo to tool - [exposomeShiny—a toolbox for exposome data analysis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/02/22/exposomeshiny-a-toolbox-for-exposome-data-analysis/) - ExposomeShiny is a standalone web application implemented in R. It is available as source files and can be installed in any server or computer avoiding problems with data confidentiality. It is executed in RStudio which opens a browser window with the web application and provides a bridge between researchers and most of the state-of-the-art exposome analysis - [An integration of multiple datasets](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/integration-of-multiple-datasets/) - This part of the project is dedicated to the collection and integration of multiple datasets with all pre-existing health and environmental data relevant to REMEDIA’s research objectives from the participating cohorts and registries. The integration of multiple datasets will be achieved from five well-designed existing cohorts and populations registries; 2 mother-child cohorts (Avon Longitudinal Study - [Eximious data cohort factsheets](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/02/eximious-data-cohort-factsheets/) - The Factsheets have been created by EXIMIOUS researchers – and are primarily intended for researchers in epidemiology and clinical fields who wish to reuse the high-quality data collected in EXIMIOUS. However, they are also valuable for teaching purposes, offering accessible examples of different cohort types, and for stakeholder events where it can help clarify the - [Pan-European multi-criteria risk assessment tool](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/05/18/post-5/) - The objective of this tool is to construct a synthetic risk indicator for comparing European countries by overall level of risk of pulmonary diseases. Classical additive scores of risk are unable to properly assess countries for the following reasons: Additive scores are unable to distinguish opposite risk profiles Qualitative risk variables can not be taken - [Two sensor devices, one environmental sensor and a biomarker sensor, flexible in terms of targeted pollutants and biomarkers](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/06/01/two-sensor-devices-one-environmental-sensor-and-a-biomarker-sensor-flexible-in-terms-of-targeted-pollutants-and-biomarkers/) - The environmental sensor is going to be a portable device including a battery that is supposed to be worn at the arm. COPD- and CF-patients are the intended users as well as healthy subjects. The sensor measures different environmental values and concentrations in a variable frequency. The values are temperature and relative humidity, particulate matter as well - [Machine Learning supervised analysis](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/machine-learning-supervised-analysis/) - This tool is a machine learning supervised analysis using artificial intelligence techniques to predict health outcomes according to risk profiles. It aims to identify the most predictive exposome components of lung disease and their effect on lung diseases occurrence and severity. Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence that provides systems the ability to - [Cost-effectiveness models for lung-disease prevention](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/cost-effectiveness-models/) - The objective of this tool is to establish the added value of potential public interventions of exposome risk prevention by assessing both costs and effectiveness. Uncertain values will be managed by probabilistic sensitivity analyses using Monte-Carlo simulations based on inputs from selected stakeholders. Specific to lung disease prevention, results generated by such modelling approach will - [Econometric models for pulmonary diseases](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/econometric-models/) - The objective of this tool is to test interactions between economic, environmental and epidemiological variables using the econometric approach. Econometrics is the quantitative application of statistical and mathematical models using data to test existing hypotheses to forecast future trends from historical data. This approach would allow to test not only the impact of the exposome - [Causal inference model](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/causal-inference-model/) - Building upon an integration of multiple datasets, and experimental work, the objectives here are to develop new predictive tools and etiologic models (causal inference modeling) useful for assessing the main risk factors and implementing effective preventive interventions. For updates on the development of this tool, click the button. Go to tool - [New guidelines and recommendations based on REMEDIA findings to better predict disease risks](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2022/08/31/guidelines-and-recommendations/) - All the results will be used to develop guidelines to better predict disease risks. Deciphering the impact of environmental components throughout life on the phenotypic variability of COPD and CF could represent a major breakthrough in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with these two non-curable diseases and would lead to the identification of modifiable risk - [Data-analyses: Multiple exposure-responses (MER)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2025/01/20/data-analyses-multiple-exposure-responses-mer/) - Tutorials and decision to support Multiple exposures response (MER). This tool is part of the WeExpose (Working Life Exposome for Policy, OSH and Science) toolbox for studying the working life exposome Go to tool - [RESEARCH GOVERNANCE - Challenges of participant engagement](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2023/02/03/ethics-and-law-blog-post/) - One of challenges of conducting exposome research with volunteers is how to organise and manage participant consent over the long term. This issue of participant facing governance is being explored by the EHEN Ethics and Law Working Group in an online questionnaire to find out how researchers working with data cohorts are addressing consent and participant - [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - environmental exposures and autoimmune diseases](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2023/04/25/artificial-intelligence-environmental-exposures-and-autoimmune-diseases/) - In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover patterns and correlations of disease in large datasets, especially in projects within the European Union’s research and innovation programmes Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe that fund cutting-edge research in various fields. One such project is EXIMIOUS, which - [HEALTHY WORK LIFE – an exposome approach](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2023/11/16/ephor-an-exposome-approach-for-a-healthy-work-life/) - The Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR) is a five-year research project that studies the working life exposome as a key cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As part of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN), EPHOR consists of 20 partners who have bundled their individual strengths to develop a unique toolbox that uses - [LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS - essential to exposome research](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/01/31/remedia-laboratory-experiments-are-essential-to-exposome-research/) - The REMEDIA project studies the impact of the exposome on the course of lung diseases, with a particular focus on two chronic lung diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). Our research aims to determine how and to what extent the exposome affects the severity and morbidity of COPD and CF. In - [DATA ANALYSIS - Decoding lifetime environmental exposures](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2024/06/07/athlete-decoding-lifetime-environmental-exposures-transforming-data-analysis-in-exposome-research/) - Understanding our lifetime exposure to various chemicals through the exposome offers a more comprehensive approach to protecting public health, supported by the ATHLETE project’s advanced data analysis toolbox. This blogpost provides an overview of the Athlete toolbox and how exposome researchers can use it to analyse data. The impact of our environment on health People - [THE URBAN EXPOSOME - Building healthier towns and cities](https://www.humanexposome.eu/2023/10/30/building-healthier-more-equitable-urban-areas-through-exposome-research/) - In a world where over 55% of the population currently resides in urban areas – a figure expected to rise to 68% by 2050* – understanding the relationship between health and increasingly urbanised environments is crucial. While life in an urban area offers many advantages, it also presents unique health challenges. For example, an alarming ## Pages - [Home](https://www.humanexposome.eu/) - EHEN TOOLBOX POLICY BRIEF FINAL NEWSLETTER PROJECTS REMEDIA studied the contribution of the exposome to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). Go to project website ATHLETE measured multiple environmental exposures during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence and linked them to children’s biological responses and cardiometabolic, respiratory, and mental health. Go to project website - [Exposome Toolbox](https://www.humanexposome.eu/exposome-toolbox/) - EHEN TOOLBOX The virtual exposome toolbox is a signposting hub for the tools developed by the European Human Exposome Network projects. Explore the toolbox by keyword, type, audience and exposure with the search box and filters. Clear Hide all filters Load More PROJECTS Focus: Lung diseases including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Cystic Fibrosis - [News](https://www.humanexposome.eu/newsletter/) - Video explainer – LongITools Metadata Catalogue March 6, 2025 Read more Occupational Exposome Week 20-26th March 2025 EXIMIOUS and EPHOR focus on delivering a new way of assessing the human exposome, specifically the occupational exposome. The symposia are open to all audiences and will explore key topics related to occupational exposure. Each session will feature one or two presentations, - [Toolbox search](https://www.humanexposome.eu/toolbox-search/) - The virtual exposome toolbox is a signposting hub for the wide variety of tools being developed by the European Human Exposome Network projects. The tools include data models, guidelines and protocols, and all are designed to help researchers, policymakers and citizen scientists understand how the exposome affects our health. You can explore the toolbox with - [BLOG](https://www.humanexposome.eu/blog-all/) - In-depth articles from EHEN researchers on challenges and opportunities in exposome research. - [Terms of Use](https://www.humanexposome.eu/terms-of-use/) - Terms of Use and Conditions The European Human Exposome Network (the “Network”), maintains the Network’s website (hereinafter called the “Site”) in which information, data, publications, documents, and materials (hereinafter collectively called "Materials", individually called “Material”) are made available for general distribution. The Network is pleased to allow users ("Users") to visit the Site and to - [Privacy Policy](https://www.humanexposome.eu/privacy-policy/) - Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to the European Human Exposome Network (the “Network”). This privacy statement describes the Network’s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through the Network website. WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE NETWORK COLLECT? Normal website usage In general, you can browse the Network site without telling ## News - [Highlights from the EHEN Scientific Meeting and Policy-Research Event 2023](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/highlights-from-the-ehen-meeting-2023/) - EHEN Scientific Meeting Around 140 attendees from the nine EHEN projects gathered to talk and exchange on everything exposome. Held in Leuven, Belgium and online from 30th May to 1st June, the focus of the first two days was to share the progress and results of the projects’ research with members of the network. The - [Video explainer - LongITools Metadata Catalogue](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/video-explainer-longitools-metadata-catalogue/) - The LongITools Metadata Catalogue enables exposome researchers to assess all the data sets available from LongITools, and the suitability of the data sets to answer specific research questions. The catalogue is an online searchable tool which collates metadata – data about the data. Part of the European Health Research Data and Sample Catalogue, it allows - [Occupational Exposome Week 20-26th March 2025](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/occupational-exposome-week-20-26th-march-2025/) - EXIMIOUS and EPHOR focus on delivering a new way of assessing the human exposome, specifically the occupational exposome. The symposia are open to all audiences and will explore key topics related to occupational exposure. Each session will feature one or two presentations, followed by a dedicated Q&A session to address your questions and/or a discussion on future application. Register - [Exposome reseach in the EHDS era - public consultation](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/exposome-reseach-in-the-ehds-era-public-consultation/) - Advancing the use of health data in a secure and collaborative manner is critical for driving innovation in exposome research. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is an EU initiative designed to facilitate the secure sharing and utilization of health data for healthcare, research, and policymaking across member states. It plays a pivotal role in - [Unravelling the exposome – the final EHEN Stakeholder Event](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/unravelling-the-exposome-the-final-ehen-stakeholder-event/) - Scientific researchers met EU policy and civil society representatives for the final European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) stakeholder event, “Unravelling the exposome – towards a new systematic understanding of the cause of diseases”, on 28th November 2024. The event, hosted by the European Commission’s DG Research & Innovation in Brussels, aimed to leverage scientific evidence - [View Eximious Symposium on microplastics and indoor air quality](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/view-eximious-symposium-on-microplastics-and-indoor-air-quality/) - Insights from the final EXIMIOUS Symposium on Health Risks of Emerging Contaminants: Microplastics and Indoor Air Quality The EXIMIOUS project hosted its seventh and final symposium titled “Emerging Contaminants: Health Risks Associated with Microplastics and Indoor Air Quality” on 31 October 2024. Conducted online, this event brought together over 50 experts and attendees from across - [View Policy Forum - Bright beginnings – the impact of the exposome on early life](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/view-policy-forum-bright-beginnings-the-impact-of-the-exposome-on-early-life/) - Globally, more than half of the population, including 1.5 billion children, live in urban areas. An alarming 91% of urban residents breathe polluted air. In 2019, air pollution in Europe was linked to 472 deaths among children and adolescents, with infants under one year old being most affected. The first 1,000 days of life, from - [View the HEAP Symposium 2024 on YouTube](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/the-heap-symposium-2024-on-youtube/) - The HEAP project has launched a YouTube playlist featuring videos and summaries of all 18 presentations from the symposium, “Humanity and the Environment: Moving Exposome Research from Information to Action”, hosted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) in Lyon, France, in May 2024. The Symposium showcased the HEAP research projects, that together - ["From Information to Action" - announcing the final HEAP Symposium](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/from-information-to-action-announcing-the-final-heap-symposium/) - Talks and insights on exposome research infrastructures and data, public health ethics, governance of research projects, and engagement with research participants. “Humanity and the Environment: Moving Exposome Research from Information to Action” The final HEAP Symposium, hosted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on-line and at the IARC Nouveau Centre building in Lyon, France, - [Out now! The May 2024 EHEN newsletter](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/out-now-the-may-2024-ehen-newsletter/) - The sixth issue of the EHEN newsletter has a preview of the HEAP Symposium, which will cover results from the EHEN Working Group on Ethics and Law as well as scientific results from the HEAP project, and initial results from a citizen science survey about the exposome. It also includes progress updates from each project, - [Takeaways from "Internal effect markers: immune, genetics and epigenetics" Symposium](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/symposium-highlights-internal-effect-markers-immune-genetics-and-epigenetics/) - The sixth EXIMIOUS Symposium, “Internal effect markers: immune, genetics and epigenetics”, was held online on 7 March 2024 and attracted around 40 participants. The Symposium focused on the health impacts of environmental and occupational exposures, and featured three talks by the invited experts Dr. Unni Cecilie Nygaard from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Dr. Mariona - [Results from the first ever public survey on the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/results-from-the-first-ever-public-survey-on-the-exposome/) - The first 100 responses from the “Your Exposome” citizen science quiz are in! Launched in December 2023, this 5-minute, on-line quiz aimed to understand ordinary people’s concerns about the effect of the environment on their health, and to gather feedback on exposome research topics. Click to download the results so far Air pollution and diet - [Feb update: Spotlight on the latest exposome research](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/spotlight-on-the-last-exposome-research/) - Across Europe, exposome researchers behind the nine projects of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) are examining a range of environmental effects on people’s health throughout the lifespan. Here are the highlights of recent EHEN scientific publications on the human exposome. The link between urban land use and depressive symptoms in young adulthood Mental health - [Take the "Your exposome" quiz!](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/take-the-your-exposome-quiz/) - Test your knowledge of the exposome! Exposome research needs the support and participation of members of the public. But has the average person in the street heard of the exposome? And when it comes to the environment and its impact on health, what are the things that matter most to people? How concerned are they - [Out now! The November 2023 EHEN newsletter](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/out-now-the-november-2023-ehen-newsletter/) - The fifth issue of our newsletter showcases some of the research tools being developed by EHEN scientists, including a road traffic prediction model for air and noise pollution, and a cloth patch that can measure workers’ exposure to chemicals. As the potential of these tools to understand our environmental exposures becomes clearer, EHEN’s work is - [Risk assessment of mixed exposures - takeaways from the 5th Eximious Symposium](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/risk-assessment-of-mixed-exposures-takeaways-from-the-5th-eximious-symposium/) - The fifth EXIMIOUS Symposium was held online on Thursday, 28 September 2023, attracting 60 participants. Entitled “Risk assessment of mixed exposures: particles, carcinogens, and EU policies”, this event focused on the topic of combined exposure and featured three talks by Prof. Ulla Vogel (National Research Centre for the Working Environment), Prof. Tiina Santonen (Finnish Institute - [Register now! EHEN events on city life, consumer products, and chemical “cocktails”](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/register-now-ehen-events-on-health-effects-of-city-life-consumer-products-and-chemical-cocktails/) - The “exposome” approach to research looks at the impact of multiple, simultaneous exposures. This month, three EHEN events, on-line and open to all, will showcase this approach in action. Click here to register for the HEAP project’s First International Consumer Purchase Data and Health (CPD) Symposium on 27th September (pm). Presenters will explore the vast array - [The WHO Europe Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health: putting a spotlight on the benefits of Exposome research for policy action](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/the-who-europe-ministerial-conference-on-environment-and-health-putting-a-spotlight-on-the-benefits-of-exposome-research-for-policy-action/) - Countries across Europe committed to take urgent action to stop millions of preventable deaths every year linked to climate change and pollution during the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe during 5-7 July in Budapest, Hungary. ATHLETE, EXPANSE and EQUAL-LIFE, partners in the - [Diabetes and the Exposome: Bridging Knowledge Gaps for Improved Health](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/diabetes-and-the-exposome-bridging-knowledge-gaps-for-improved-health/) - The diabetes challenge Worldwide, over half a billion people live with diabetes and this is expected to increase by 46% by 2045. This increase equates to around 1 in 8 adults predicted to be living with the disease. Even more alarming is that a high number of people live with the disease without even knowing - [Registration open for EHEN’s 2023 event](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/registration-open-for-ehens-2023-event/) - Join us for the 2023 European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) event “Exposome Research: Understanding and Addressing Policy Challenges” on 1st June 2023 at 09:00-12:00 CEST. As part of our annual meeting, this year EHEN is hosting an open event to facilitate the two-way exchange between policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders with an interest in the health effects - [EHEN newsletter #4 - Reaching out to policy makers](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/ehen-newsletter-4-reaching-out-to-policy-makers/) - In this fourth edition of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) newsletter, we present the new EHEN blog and preview our EHEN Stakeholder event which is aimed at understanding the needs of policy makers. You can also read about some of the key recent publications from the EHEN projects. Subscribe to the EHEN Newsletter: Email - [EHEN newsletter #3 - the exposome toolbox](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/out-now-ehen-newsletter-third-edition/) - In this third edition of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) newsletter, we share more on the EHEN Toolbox and explain the breadth of diseases being studied in the EHEN projects. You can also read progress updates from each project and EHEN working group, as well as hear about the latest news, events and publications - [Webinar on prenatal exposure to nonpersistent chemical mixtures and fetal growth](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/webinar-on-prenatal-exposure-to-nonpersistent-chemical-mixtures-and-fetal-growth/) - The ATHLETE research project in collaboration with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) organised a webinar where Dr. Kelly Ferguson (NIEHS) presented her work on prenatal exposure to nonpersistent chemical mixtures and fetal growth. Click here to download the presentation slides Pregnant women are ubiquitously exposed to a plethora of nonpersistent chemicals found in commonly - [Eximious symposium - do chemicals penetrate human skin?](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/eximious-symposium-do-chemicals-penetrate-human-skin/) - More than 80 participants joined the fourth EXIMIOUS Symposium “Do chemicals penetrate human skin? How skin absorption of chemicals contributes to human exposure” held online last Thursday, 26 January 2023. The three guest speakers, Dr. Jos Bessems (VITO, Belgium), Dr. Anneli Julander (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden), and Dr. Jeroen Vanoirbeek (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), each zoomed in on a - [The Exposome - video highlights reel](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/the-exposome-video-highlights-reel/) - Collectively, the EHEN projects have produced 56 videos, covering everything from the exposome itself, to presentations of research tools, training materials, symposia and more... The Exposome in under five-minutes … This animated explainer from LongITools is a handy overview of the exposome, while EXPANSE presents some short interviews with scientists summarising the challenges and opportunities - [EHEN Newsletter #2 - focus on data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/exposome-data-explained-ehen-newsletter-spring-2022/) - Earth observation data, cohort studies, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) and occupational registries are just a few of the types of data that can offer insights into how environmental exposures, such as air pollution, our lifestyles and our workplaces, affect our health. In the second European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) newsletter, we look at how the - [EHEN newsletter, launch edition](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/hot-off-the-press-ehen-newsletter-first-edition/) - The launch issue of the European Human Exposome Network newsletter is out! In a handy PDF format, it showcases all the EHEN projects, starting with an overview of the exposome concept, and moving on to introduce the Network Coordination Team who will be leading EHEN over the coming years, and the collaborative aims of the - [EXIMIOUS Symposium on immune-mediated diseases](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/eximious-symposium-on-immune-mediated-diseases/) - More than 70 participants joined the second EXIMIOUS Symposium “Immune-mediated diseases: an interplay between environment and genetics” held online on Thursday, 3 February 2022. Click on the image to watch the full recording on the EXIMIOUS YouTube channel. The Symposia aim to make topics accessible for a non-expert audience, while also sharing new insights for - [EXIMIOUS Symposium “Immune differentiation linked to age and exposure”](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/eximious-symposium-immune-differentiation-linked-to-age-and-exposure/) - The third EXIMIOUS Symposium “Immune differentiation linked to age and exposure” was held online on 23 June 2022. The full recording of the event is available on the EXIMIOUS YouTube channel. Three invited guest speakers, Prof. Niels Hellings (Hasselt University, Belgium), Dr. Juan Aguilera (Stanford University, USA) and Dr. Tobias Stöger (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany), presented their latest research on the - [Full summary of profile publications from the EHEN projects](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/profile-publications-from-the-european-human-exposome-network-projects/) - All nine profile papers from the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) have been published in the journal of Environmental Epidemiology. We present an overview of these papers here. Expanse Published in August 2021, the profile paper from the Expanse project, entitled “Developing the building blocks to elucidate the impact of the urban exposome on cardiometabolic-pulmonary - [HEAP launch "Swamped?" - an unexpectedly adventurous video series on FAIR data](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/heap-launch-swamped-an-unexpectedly-adventurous-video-series-on-fair-data/) - Meet the newest members of the HEAP project team! FAIR frog and Data Gator are scientific researchers from two very different institutions – Swamp Institute, and FAIR Labs. Join them as they escape from the Swamp, and find out from HEAP project manager Roxana how important FAIR data principles are to successful research collaborations. Through - [What happens at a "Bring Your Own Data" workshop?](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/what-happens-at-a-bring-your-own-data-workshop/) - Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) workshops are an essential element of the HEAP project. Typically lasting between two and four days, the BYOD brings together project members from different disciplines, enabling them to work in a “hands on” environment. BYOD workshops are inspired by the “Bring Your Own Device” movement and involve: • Attendees bringing - [Everyone's invited! EHEN toolbox showcase from the HEAP project](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/everyones-invited-ehen-toolbox-showcase-from-the-heap-project/) - The Hopsworks Informatics platform and the FAIR data toolbox from HEAP feature in the European Human Exposome Network’s recently launched Exposome toolbox series. To present these tools to EHEN researchers and colleagues in the EHEN partner institutions, the HEAP project team are hosted two open sessions at their Bring Your Own Data workshop on 22nd and - [The Challenges of Cardiovascular disease and the unworried unwell](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/the-challenges-of-cardiovascular-disease-and-the-unworried-unwell/) - On World Heart Day 2022, the LongITools project hosted its third policy forum “An exposome approach to understanding cardiovascular disease risks across the life-course”. This forum brought together a broad range of stakeholders from clinicians, researchers and policymakers to patient representatives, each offering a different perspective on cardiovascular disease (CVD). Birgit Beger, (European Heart Network) - [EHEN in the news - marking World Lung Day on 25th September](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/ehen-in-the-news-marking-world-lung-day-on-25th-september/) - In an interview with Pharmaceutical Technology, Sophie Lanone (REMEDIA) and Sylvain Sebert (LongItools) give an overview of their research with the European Human Exposome Network, and outline how environmental and social exposures can affect human health in an era of climate change. - [Data cohort owners are invited to participate in ELSI research](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/data-cohort-owners-are-invited-to-participate-in-elsi-research/) - The EHEN Ethics and Law Working Group and the HEAP project are reaching out to data cohort “owners” across Europe to invite them to participate in a 20-minute on-line questionnaire, focusing on how cohorts manage participant health data and tissue samples. The questionnaire is part of a ELSI research focusing on: Participant consent, and how - [HEAP symposium 2022: Frontiers in Human Exposome Research](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/heap-symposium-2022-frontiers-in-human-exposome-research/) - The “Frontiers in Human Exposome Research” symposium, hosted by the Human Exposome Assessment Platform project, took place in June 2022 and was an official partner event of EU Green Week. All the videos of the Symposium presentations are available via the HEAP website. The symposium presented the latest exposome research on epigenomics, microbiomics, metabolomics, explores - [EHEN Scientific Meeting, Barcelona, 24-25 May 2022](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/ehen-scientific-meeting-barcelona-24th-25th-may-2022/) - EHEN SCIENTIFIC MEETING | 24 – 25 MAY | BARCELONA After two years of online meetings, the EHEN scientific meeting, held in a hybrid format at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, was a welcome opportunity for many of the researchers and delegates from the nine EHEN projects to meet face-to-face. A total number of 143 people were - [Joint Policy Forum on Obesity from LongITools and Athlete](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/joint-policy-forum-on-obesity-from-longitools-and-athlete/) - The EHEN projects LongITools and Athlete held a policy forum in March 2022, focusing on obesity and its impact across the life-course. Both projects are studying the effects of different environmental factors and lifestyle on health in determining the risks of developing metabolic diseases such as obesity. LongITools focuses on air pollution, noise and the - [HEAP Symposium 2022](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/heap-symposium-2022/) - The Human Exposome Assessment Platform (HEAP) project extends a warm welcome to all to attend their Symposium 2022 on the theme of "Frontiers in Human Exposome Research". The symposium is an official EU Green Week partner event. Through a series of presentations from leading exposome researchers, the symposium will provide an snapshot of the exposome - [Watch Ephor and Eximious joint symposium on external exposome assessment](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/sensors-and-spectral-imaging/) - External exposome assessment – sensors and spectral imaging European Human Exposome Network projects Ephor and Eximious joined forces in a symposium on exposure assessment, focusing on the use of sensors and spectral imaging techniques to monitor the Exposome. The symposium delved deeper into how a more holistic approach to exposure assessment can be developed for - [EXPANSE project interview - Gerard Hoek on new WHO air quality guidelines](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/expanse-project-interview-gerard-hoek-on-new-who-air-quality-guidelines/) - On 22 September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised its guidelines for air quality. The conclusion is clear: the limit values for air pollution must be lowered considerably in order to prevent damage to health and mortality in humans. EXPANSE researcher Gerard Hoek (Utrecht University) was involved in the study leading to the new WHO - [EU Green Week 2021 - Zero Pollution and the European Green Deal](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/eu-green-week-2021-zero-pollution-and-the-european-green-deal/) - Understanding the Human Exposome’s effect on our health can aid the EU in reaching its Zero Pollution ambition. Pollution harms our health and knows no borders. It affects everybody - through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the products we buy and the environment we work and live in. The totality of exposures - [EHEN virtual conference 2021 - Decoding the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/ehen-virtual-conference-2021-decoding-the-exposome/) - The European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) is organising an EU Green Week Partner Event on 11 June 2021, an open virtual conference that will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and citizen representatives. On the programme are talks from Prof. Annette Peters (Helmholtz Zentrum München), Dr. Rick Woychik (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) and Dr. - ["Exposome" - a new field, a new journal](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/exposome-a-new-field-a-new-journal/) - The exposome is now recognised as a critical driver of human health and disease. The journal “Exposome”, published by Oxford Academic and officially launched in March 2021, seeks to publish cutting edge research that contributes and extends our understanding of the human exposome, which can be defined as all the exposures of an individual in - [The European Human Exposome Network Launch Event](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/the-european-human-exposome-network-launch-event/) - The launch event of the European Human Exposome Network on 11-February was attended by around 240 on-site participants from 23 countries. In addition, the event's webcast registered 674 unique page views and 1129 total page views The interest generated by the event also extended to social media such as Twitter; more than 90 tweets about - [Watch the Launch Event Online](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/watch-the-launch-event-online/) - For those who could not travel to Brussels, the launch event of the European Human Exposome Network will be broadcasted online. Consult the agenda and the list of speakers here. Watch the conference! Launch event attendance: If you have travelled in China, Hong Kong and Macao at some time during the last 14 days, the - [Launch of the European Human Exposome Network](https://www.humanexposome.eu/news/launch-of-the-european-human-exposome-network/) - Launch event attendance: If you have travelled in China, Hong Kong and Macao at some time during the last 14 days, the EC recommends that you attend the Launch Event only through the Live Streaming (webcast) at https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/launch-of-the-european-human-exposome-network  ## Portfolio Items - [HEAP](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/heap/) - The Human Exposome Assessment Platform project is developing an informatics platform to analyse large datasets on environmental exposures and their health effects. Project video (4 mins) Key publications Published in Environmental Epidemiology, the HEAP profile paper introduces the HEAP informatics platform and the sub-projects being used to test it. A full list of scientific publications linked - [ETHICS AND LAW](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/ethics-and-law/) - Aims of the Ethics and Law Working Group The aim of the Ethics and Law Working Group is, through discussion and exchange between the EHEN projects, to develop a joint understanding and position on ethical and legal issues relating to exposome research. These discussions take place in the wider context of how exposome research can - [REMEDIA](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/remedia/) - The objective of the REMEDIA project is to better understand the contribution of the exposome to two untreatable respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). Starting from the study of patient cohorts throughout life, REMEDIA will develop a toolbox to help identify modifiable risk factors and therefore better predict disease risk. - [LONGITOOLS](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/longitools/) - The LongITools project is measuring how exposure to air and noise pollution and the built environment, and an individual’s lifestyle, psychological and social situation, interact with genetic factors, and contribute to the risk of developing diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and atherosclerosis. The project will take an “exposome” or holistic approach - [HEDIMED](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/hedimed/) - The HEDIMED project aims to identify the exposomic determinants that are driving the rapid increase of immune-mediated diseases (IMDs) such as type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, allergies and asthma. The project uses data and samples from unique large clinical cohorts and trials from countries with both high and low IMD incidence. Key publications Published in - [EXPANSE](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/expanse/) - The EXPANSE project is studying the complex mixture of social and environmental factors in the urban environment that collectively have an impact on health. The aim of the project is to address one of the central dilemmas facing urban planners, policy makers, and European citizens: “How to improve one’s health and wellbeing in a modern - [EQUAL-LIFE](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/equal-life/) - The Equal-Life project will develop and test combined exposure data using a new approach to multi-modal exposures and their impact on children’s mental health and development. A combination of birth cohort data with new sources of data will provide new insights into aspects of physical and social exposures. It will do this for a range - [EPHOR](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/ephor/) - The EPHOR project will develop methods and tools to characterise the working-life exposome. By applying these to both existing data and for collection of new data, we will enhance our knowledge of the working-life exposome. Key publications Read the Ephor project profile paper published in Environmental Epidemiology. A full list of scientific publications linked to the - [ATHLETE](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/athlete/) - The ATHLETE project is measuring a wide range of environmental exposures to better understand how the exposome impacts human health from pregnancy to adolescence. The project is following 80,000 pairs of mothers and children across Europe to study the health effects of early-life exposure to environmental hazards. Project video (2 mins) Key publications Read the - [EXIMIOUS](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/eximious/) - The EXIMIOUS consortium—gathering experts in immunology, toxicology, clinical medicine, environmental hygiene, epidemiology, bioinformatics and sensor development—will bring about a new way of assessing the human exposome by linking innovative ways of characterizing and quantifying multiple and combined environmental exposures (exposomics) with high-dimensional immunophenotyping and profiling platforms to map early immune effects induced by these exposures (immunomics). - [METADATA](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/metadata/) - Aims of the Metadata Working Group The aim of the Metadata Working Group is to lead a collaborative effort to harmonise and standardise the different metadata models used by exposome researchers. This will enable interoperability between the data sets, which include data cohorts, biobanks and exposure databases. The group also develops recommendations on data sustainability - [COMMUNICATION](https://www.humanexposome.eu/portfolios/communication/) - Aims of the Communication and Dissemination Working Group The aim of this Working Group is to promote the visibility, awareness and impact of the work and results produced by the EHEN network, over and above that which can be achieved by individual projects. The main tasks of this working group are: * To implement a ## Events - [Webinar - Children's Health: Assessing impacts of the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/webinar-childrens-health-assessing-impacts-of-the-exposome/) - We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on health impact estimates of the exposome on children's health, taking place on Tuesday, April 15, from 19-19h30 CEST. Please register here. In this webinar, Dr. Rémy Slama will present his work on the health impact of the exposome on children's health in the EU, and - [LongITools Science for Policy Workshop: Health and Environment Dynamics across the Life-course](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/longitools-science-for-policy-workshop-health-and-environment-dynamics-across-the-life-course/) - The LongITools team invites you to join us at our second and final Science for Policy Workshop to hear first-hand the results emerging from the project and to discuss their implications for policy and real-world application. Registration link Taking place in Gothenburg, a Nordic city renowned for its sustainability and ranked the world’s most sustainable - [Environment & Immune-Mediated Diseases: Exposomic Insights from the HEDIMED Project](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/environment-immune-mediated-diseases-exposomic-insights-from-the-hedimed-project/) - HEDIMED aims to identifying exposomic determinants that can contribute to the ongoing epidemic of immune-mediated diseases focusing on type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, allergies, and asthma, all of which have increased rapidly over the past few decades. HEDIMED utilized extensive prospective sample and data series collected from pregnant women and children in large birth cohort - [Occupational Exposome Week 20-26 March 2025](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/occupational-exposome-week-20-26-march-2025/) - Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, EXIMIOUS and EPHOR focus on delivering a new way of assessing the human exposome, specifically the occupational exposome. Both projects are part of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN). The symposia are open to all audiences and will explore key topics related to occupational exposure. Each session will - [7th Eximious Symposium on microplastics and indoor air quality](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/7th-eximious-symposium-on-microplastics-and-indoor-air-quality/) - The seventh and final EXIMIOUS Symposium, titled “Emerging contaminants: health risks associated with microplastics and indoor air quality” will take place on 31st October 2024. Register now and join us online at 15:00 – 17:00 (CEST) to learn more. This EXIMIOUS Symposium is open to all audiences and will ease into the topic of Emerging contaminants - [LongITools Policy Forum - Understanding the Impact of the Exposome on Early Life](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/longitools-policy-forum-understanding-the-impact-of-the-exposome-on-early-life/) - To register click here The seventh and final LongITools Policy Forum, “Bright Beginnings: Understanding the Impact of the Exposome on Early Life,” will take place on Thursday, 19th September 2024, from 09:30 to 11:00 am BST. In 2019, air pollution in Europe was linked to 472 deaths among children and adolescents, with infants under one - [EHEN Scientific Meeting 2024](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/ehen-scientific-meeting-2024/) - The meeting is open to EHEN Network members only. Register to attend via this link. The registration deadline is October 15th 2024. Preliminary agenda Day 1- Tuesday Nov 26th 2024 (13.00- 18.00, followed by conference dinner) • Welcome • Scientific presentations • Social event (Dinner) Day 2- Wednesday Nov 27th 2024 (9.00- 17.00) • Scientific - [Free on-line 12-week course: Multi-omics data integration in human exposome studies](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/free-on-line-12-week-course-multi-omics-data-integration-in-human-exposome-studies/) - This series of virtual workshops is aimed at Master/PhD students, researchers, clinicians, and other professionals working in the fields of exposomics, epidemiology, or toxicology with an interest in understanding how omics data can be integrated in epidemiological research. Held on-line on Wednesdays from 16:30-17:30 over 12 weeks, the speakers include Arthur Tenenhaus, Augusto Anguita, Congrong - [Symposium. "Humanity and the environment. Moving exposome research from information to action"](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/symposium-humanity-and-the-environment-moving-exposome-research-from-information-to-action/) - "Humanity and the Environment: Moving Exposome Research from Information to Action" The final HEAP Symposium, hosted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the HEAP YouTube channel and at the IARC Nouveau Centre building in Lyon, France, will take place on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th May 2024. View full agenda Day 1: "Research infrastructures - [6th Eximious Symposium on](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/6th-eximious-symposium-on/) - The sixth EXIMIOUS Symposium, titled “Internal effect markers: immune, genetics and epigenetics” will take place on 7th March 2024. Register now and join us online at 15:00 – 17:00 (CEST) to learn more. People are often exposed to multiple substances from different sources at the same time. Several of these environmental and occupational factors (exposures) have significant impact - [USA Exposome Symposium 2024 - Children’s Health, Environmental Justice, and the Exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/usa-exposome-symposium-2024/) - Environmental injustice is the inequitable and disproportionate exposure of poor, minority, and disenfranchised populations to toxic chemical and non-chemical stressors in the natural, built, and social environments, over time. Toxic environmental exposures are key components of the social determinants of health and underlying health inequities that are also higher among these populations. Infants and children - [EXIMIOUS Symposium ‘Risk assessment of mixed exposures: particles, carcinogens, and EU policies’](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eximious-symposium-risk-assessment-of-mixed-exposures-particles-carcinogens-and-eu-policies/) - This fifth EXIMIOUS Symposium is open to all audiences, and this time, we will focus on the topic of combined exposures. People are often exposed to multiple substances from different sources at the same time. What kind of "cocktail effects" arise when several chemicals mix? And how can we accurately and efficiently assess the health - [LongITools policy forum “Navigating the Urban Exposome for Policy Solutions”](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/longitools-policy-forum-navigating-the-urban-exposome-for-policy-solutions/) - In an increasingly urbanised world, where 80% of Europeans are forecast to live in urban environments by 2030, understanding the interplay of urban environments, social dynamics, and health factors becomes paramount. The LongITools project is at the forefront of studying these interactions to further understand the risks of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, - [The First International Consumer Purchase Data Symposium](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/the-first-international-consumer-purchase-data-symposium/) - HEAP Consortia partner Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is hosting a Consumer Purchase Data and Health (CPD) Symposium on Wednesday, 27th September 2023, from 12:30-17:00 CEST, to be held in Copenhagen and online. With topics ranging from practical uses of CPD via outbreak investigations to chemical exposures, and nutrition, the symposium will touch upon the vast array - [European Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Conference (EPEC)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/european-perinatal-and-pediatric-epidemiology-conference-epec/) - The first ever European Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Conference (EPEC), to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, will create an arena for collaboration, development, and fostering of perinatal and pediatric epidemiological research in Europe by bringing together world-class researchers in the field. It is aimed at researchers interested in epidemiologic research into reproduction, early life, and - [Exposome Research: Understanding and Addressing Policy Challenges](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/exposome-research-understanding-and-addressing-policy-challenges/) - Join us for the 2023 European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) event “Exposome Research: Understanding and Addressing Policy Challenges” on 1st June 2023 at 09:00-12:00 CEST. The European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) is the world’s largest network of projects studying the impact of environmental exposure on human health. EHEN brings together nine EU-funded projects, to undertake - [Diabetes and the Exposome: Identifying Challenges and Solutions for Action](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/diabetes-and-the-exposome-identifying-challenges-and-solutions-for-action/) - The LongITools project is holding its next policy forum “Diabetes and the Exposome: Identifying Challenges and Solutions for Action” on Wednesday 10th May 2023, 09.30-11.00am BST. Diabetes is a growing public health challenge and places a huge burden on individuals affected, their families, and governments. People living with diabetes are at increased risk of developing - [EHEN Scientific meeting - Leuven](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/ehen-scientific-meeting-leuven/) - [51st European Mathematical Genetics Meeting (EMGM)](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/51st-european-mathematical-genetics-meeting-emgm/) - This annual meeting offers an informal environment to exchange ideas on the use of mathematical techniques in the field of genetics. The 2023 edition will put an emphasis on the use of Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Big Data approaches for multi-omic data, from humans and other species, with the highlighted theme “Bringing - [EXIMIOUS Symposium “Do chemicals penetrate human skin? How skin absorption of chemicals contributes to human exposure”](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eximious-symposium-do-chemicals-penetrate-human-skin-how-skin-absorption-of-chemicals-contributes-to-human-exposure/) - This fourth EXIMIOUS Symposium is open to all audiences and will focus on the topic of human skin exposure. What happens when the skin comes into contact with particular chemicals? To what extent do they get absorbed into the body, and what are the health effects? Register on-line. Our invited speakers will present their latest - [Demonstration of the Hopsworks Informatics Platform – HEAP Bring Your Own Data open session](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/demonstration-of-the-hopsworks-informatics-platform-heap-bring-your-own-data-open-session/) - The HEAP project team are presenting the latest version of the Hopsworks Informatics Platform at an on-line open session of the HEAP Bring Your Own Data (BYOD#3) workshop on Tuesday 22nd November from 15:30-16:45 CEST. Hopsworks is part of the European Human Exposome Network’s recently launched Exposome toolbox series. The presentation will be of interest to all researchers, bioinformaticians and - [FAIR data management in exposome research - the HEAP project presents the FAIR toolbox](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/fair-data-management-in-exposome-research-the-heap-project-presents-the-fair-toolbox/) - The HEAP project team are presenting their FAIR Toolbox at an open session of the HEAP Bring Your Own Data (BYOD#3) workshop. The HEAP FAIR Toolbox is a modular component-based toolkit for life sciences, which integrates open-source software with ID- and user-management to record provenance graphs for data quality and reproducibility reasons. It enables researchers - [Symposium - Emerging challenges in implementing the exposome](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/symposium-emerging-challenges-in-implementing-the-exposome/) - The purpose of the symposium is to gather scientists involved in exposome research in fields ranging from clinical medicine, epidemiology, toxicology and omics, to statistics and bioinformatics, to review the state of the science in the emerging field of exposomics. The workshop will present ongoing exposomics projects and initiatives, including the GLOBAL EXPOSOME PLATFORM. - [LongITools on-line policy forum on cardiovascular disease risks](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/longitools-on-line-policy-forum-online-policy-forum-an-exposome-approach-to-understanding-cardiovascular-disease-risks-across-the-life-course/) - “An exposome approach to understanding cardiovascular disease risks across the life-course”. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing, accounting for 45% of all deaths in Europe, and is estimated to cost the EU economy €210 billion a year. There are multiple, cross-cutting risk factors for CVD including age, diet, smoking, social and environmental factors, - [Data for a learning healthcare system - on-line symposium](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/data-for-a-learning-healthcare-system/) - Healthcare and health protection have always evolved by learning from learning form patients' experience. The loop from practice to improved health care and health (protection) policies mediated by patient data and patient experiences being used for benchmarking, research, and public debate, is nowadays recognised as a ‘learning health care system’. How does this work in - [HEAP Symposium: "Frontiers in Human Exposome research"](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/heap-symposium-frontiers-in-human-exposome-research/) - The Human Exposome Assessment Platform (HEAP) project extends a warm welcome to all to attend their Symposium 2022 on the theme of "Frontiers in Human Exposome Research". The symposium is an official EU Green Week partner event. Through a series of presentations from leading exposome researchers, the symposium will provide an snapshot of the exposome - [Atlantic Exposome Summer School](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/atlantic-exposome-summer-school/) - IRSET, in collaboration with ANSES and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB, Grenoble) are pleased to announce that the 6th edition of the European Doctoral College on Environment and Health (EDCEH) / Atlantic Exposome Summer School ALEXS 2022 will be held from 8 to 10 June 2022 at EHESP School of Public Health in Rennes. Devoted to the exposome concept, this 3-day event - [Conference: EXPOSOME & PREVENTIVE HEALTH: TACKLING COMPLEXITY](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/conference-exposome-preventive-health-tackling-complexity/) - At the first edition of the Exposome-NL conference, amongst others Gary Miller, Giulia Menichetti and Joreintje Mackenbach will share the latest insights and future perspectives in the field of exposome research. A number of break-out sessions will take place in both the morning and afternoon. Experts will cover topics such as the internal exposome, the external exposome (e.g. food environment, - [Online forum ‘Researching the Roots of Obesity and the Impact Across the Life-course’](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/online-forum-researching-the-roots-of-obesity-and-the-impact-across-the-life-course/) - The LongiTools project is hosting an online forum ‘Researching the Roots of Obesity and the Impact Across the Life-course’ on Wednesday 30th March 2022, 10.00-11.30am BST. Obesity is a chronic disease and can be attributed to a number of factors including, biology, genetic risk, life events, food and the environment. The LongITools project is studying - [ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference 2022](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/one-health-environment-society-conference-2022/) - The four-day scientific programme, consisting of plenary and break-out sessions held online and in person, will bring together participants with diverse backgrounds and expertise to discuss and share insights on the following topics: Key themes and objectives Examining food and feed safety from a broader perspective of sustainability. Exploring possible developments in risk assessment science. - [People and Planet – From Theory to Solutions - on-line conference](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/people-and-planet-from-theory-to-solutions-on-line-conference/) - This Conference will bring together researchers, decision makers and stakeholders from the environmental, health and other sectors. The online conference is hosted from Lahti, the European Green Capital for 2021. Participation includes 3 days of multidisciplinary sessions, discussions and expert presentations which are all available for registered participants until the end of the year 2021. The Conference - [The Clean Air Debate - The lifelong impact of air pollution](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/longitools-science-connecting-policy-workshop-clean-air/) - Organised by the LongITools project, this forum aims to bridge the gaps between science, citizens and policy by ensuring effective dialogue and exchange of information between policy stakeholders and researchers. This forum will provide an overview of the LongITools exposome research in this area and enable stakeholders to develop relationships and to share knowledge and - [TEDxOulu - "Spotlight on Health"](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/tedxoulu-spotlight-on-health/) - This event is open to the public. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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Confirmed speakers Per Ashorn, University of Tampere, Finland Jennifer Barnett, University of Cambridge, UK Adam Butterworth, University of Cambridge, UK Mark Daly, Universities of Harvard and Helsinki, - [Eximious-Ephor Joint Symposium - External exposure assessment](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eximious-ephor-joint-symposium-external-exposure-assessment/) - Exposure assessment in the Exposome context- need for precise – broad-scope - external exposure assessment This symposium, which is part of the 12th IOHA International Scientific Conference (IIOHA 2021), on the theme of "Bridging Gaps in OH Development, Opening New Horizons", will present the EXIMIOUS/EPHOR experience of developing and applying exposome tools (dermal patches, sensors - [International Summer School on Advanced methods in Global Health](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/international-summer-school-on-advanced-methods-in-global-health/) - The online ISGlobal Summer School proposes a unique interdisciplinary teaching program, organized in six different modules among which participants can choose. The objective is to give an in-depth overview of cross-cutting methods for global health, including quantitative health impact assessment methods, data science algorithms applied to health and biology, eHealth tools, and innovative methods for predicting health and diseases in exposome studies. Specific modules - [EXIMIOUS Symposium “Exposome-immunome interactions: A broad introduction”](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eximious-symposium-exposome-immunome-interactions-a-broad-introduction/) - As part of the EXIMIOUS project we will periodically organise topical symposia (webinars) covering topics related to environmental and occupational exposures and measurements, exposure and immunity, and gene-immune-environment interactions. This first EXIMIOUS Symposium will explore key aspects of the exposome-immunome interactions, providing a broad introduction to the topic and aiming to foster an interactive and - [Filling the knowledge gaps on exposure to pollution: a holistic approach with the Human Exposome Network](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/filling-the-knowledge-gaps-on-exposure-to-pollution-a-holistic-approach-with-the-human-exposome-network/) - This session will discuss the role that Exposome Research plays in the EU Green Deal Strategy. Questions to be asked include, How can we curtail the risk from chemicals? How can we make healthier cities and workplaces? How can we use novel technologies to provide actionable data for politicians and citizens? How can we guarantee - [EHEN virtual conference 2021](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/ehen-virtual-conference-2021/) - Decoding the exposome, the biggest influencer on health Following the successful launch event in March 2020, the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) is organising an EU Green Week Partner Event on 11 June 2021, that is of interest to researchers, policy makers and citizen representatives. Check out the programme, mark your calendar and join us! - [Presentation of the studies: ‘Health impact of 5G’ and ‘Environmental impacts of 5G’](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/presentation-of-the-studies-health-impact-of-5g-and-environmental-impacts-of-5g/) - Over the last decades, novel wireless communication technologies, such as mobile telephones, cellular networks, and Wi-Fi, have been developed at unparalleled speed. The forthcoming rollout of 5G technology across the EU is expected to bring new opportunities for citizens and businesses by enabling faster internet browsing, streaming and downloading, as well as by ensuring better - [Health and Environment Dynamics - Webinar](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/health-and-environment-dynamics-webinar/) - Join us on Wednesday 9th June 2021 for the LongITools Webinar “Health and Environment Dynamics: Translating Exposome Research to Support Integrated Policymaking”. The aim of the workshop is to raise awareness of the importance of the exposome with policymakers. We will explore how research outputs could contribute to reducing the burdens associated with the - [Children's mental health - guided conversation](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/equal-life-research-project-guided-conversation-as-part-of-european-public-health-week/) - European Public Health Week event - Equal-Life research and stakeholder involvement on children’s mental health and cognitive development The European Equal-Life research project invites researchers in the fields of children’s mental health and cognitive development – but also in fields such as environment and social exposures – from ALL European countries, to share their expertise - [EU Green Week 2021](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eu-green-week-2021/) - The European Green Week 2021 will be dedicated to the ‘zero pollution ambition’. It will also look at other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such as the climate initiatives, the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, as well as initiatives in the fields of energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity. EU Green Week 2021 will be an opportunity to - [ECO2021 28th European Congress on Obesity](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/eco2021-28th-european-congress-on-obesity-virtual/) - ECO2021 is more than a scientific congress. It is a learning platform for disseminating the best obesity research and practice in Europe, and a platform for discussion, collaboration and sharing. We have developed a programme structure that will enable delegates to interact as much as possible with presenters, so we will have plenary discussion sessions, - [Exposome Data Challenge Event](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/exposome-data-challenge-event/) - [The metabolome meets the exposome - workshop 2021](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/the-metabolome-meets-the-exposome-workshop-2021/) - The Metabolomics Society Precision Medicine Task Group in partnership with the Nordic Metabolomics Society, Metabolomics Association of North America (MANA) and other organizations and interest groups is organizing a virtual workshop The Metabolome meets the Exposome, to be held on Wednesday April 28, 2021 13:45 – 17:30 CET. Human health and well-being are intricately linked to environmental quality. Environmental exposures can have lifelong consequences. External exposures, - [Exposome Cycle Chapter 2 - Perceptible and known effects on populations: links between exposure and disease](https://www.humanexposome.eu/event/exposome-cycle-chapter-2-perceptible-and-known-effects-on-populations-links-between-exposure-and-disease/) - Foundation of the French Academy of Medicine (FAM) organises debates open to the public and the media. This cycle will allow the audience to better understand the complex issue of the Exposome, its ambitions and the major associated health issues. 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