Our Team

José Chen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ISGlobal and a Lancet Countdown in Europe Research Fellow. José has a medical degree with specialization in Public Health, a master's degree in Health Economics and Management and a postgraduate diploma in European Union Law. His research focuses on climate change and health, sustainable healthcare, One Health, health systems strengthening, and knowledge translation for policymaking.

Lines of research

• Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation
• Sustainable Healthcare
• Urban environment and health
• Environmental economics
• Planetary Health
• Health policy and systems research

Main publications

• Chen-Xu J, Varga O, Mahrouseh N, et al. Subnational inequalities in years of life lost and associations with socioeconomic factors in pre-pandemic Europe, 2009-19: an ecological study. Lancet Public Health. 2024;9(3):e166-e177. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00004-5
• Chen-Xu J, Grad DA, Varga O, Viegas S. Burden of disease studies supporting policymaking in the European Union: a systematic review. Eur J Public Health. 2024;34(6):1095-1101. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckae133
• Chen-Xu J, Corda MO, Varga O, Viegas S. Health burden and costs attributable to the carbon footprint of the health sector in the European Union. Environ Int. 2024;190:108828. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108828
• Chen-Xu J, Jakobsen LS, Pires SM, Viegas S. Burden of lung cancer and predicted costs of occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium in the EU - The impact of different occupational exposure limits. Environ Res. 2023;228:115797. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.115797
• Chen-Xu J. The Role of Ethical Responsibility in the Management of Environmentally Sustainable Health Care. Acta Med Port. 2024;37(9):582-584. doi:10.20344/amp.20883