Leonie de Bruijn holds a master’s degree in Nutritional Epidemiology. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology at the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Leonie’s research is connected to both the Dutch Heart Foundation and EXPOSOME-NL project. Her research focuses on development of a neighborhood walkability index suitable for elderly (65+), and its relation to physical activity and cardiovascular disease.
Leonie is a PhD Candidate. Her goal is to show how residential neighborhoods contribute to the exposome and health of elderly. She looks forward to engaging with the EXPOSOME-NL community!
The neighborhood where you live is something you’re exposed to everyday. I want to make every street an invitation to move!
UMC Utrecht, Julius Centre
Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology
The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. Where we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the air we breathe and whom we associate with; all of these environmental factors play a role. The combination of these factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention and ...
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