Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics lab

The Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health and the Department of Nursing of Cyprus University of Technology  announce the launch of aresearch project on the topic “The role of social gradient and area indicators on arterial health”, as part of a doctoral dissertation of Galatia Photiou at the International Institute under the supervision of  Dr. Andrie Panayiotou .The project  will assess the impact of the community social environment, as well as individual characteristics of the community, such as access to parks, pedestrian zones, etc, on the health of the cardiovascular system.

If you have been living in any of the following streets in Limassol for the past 5 years, you are eligible to take part:

1) Palmyras	10) Antaiou	19) Porphyriou Dikaiou	28) Konstantinou   Kanari	37) Road Street 132
2) Kopernikou	11) Ioanni Kyriakide	20) Pamblo Nerounta	29) Tatoiou	38) Georgiou Kalamatianou
3) Electras	12) Elpidos	21) IakovouTombazi	30) 1st of  October	39) Deukalionos
4) Grigori Afxentiou 1 – 23, 2 – 24	13) Epaminondou	22) Elianthemou	31) Charalambou Fteroudi	40) Pyrrou
5) Georgiou Christoforou	14) Simon de Beauvoir (Nikou Pantelidi)	23) Axiou 47 – t.48-t.	32) Achillea Pylioti	41) Karmiou Parodos
6) Giagkou Tornariti	15) Metamorphoseos	24)Amfilochias(Anaximandrou)	33) Kokkinogias (Adamantiou Diamanti)	42) Kalosynis
7) Serifou	16) Georgiou Drosini	25) Kroytser (Ikarou)	34) Fokaias	43) Astronauton
8) Spyrou Loui	17) Inachou	26) Oikonomou Dositheou	35) Thalias (Polymnias / Efterpis)	44) Kassianou
9) Ergasias (Pythagorou Drousioti)	18) Andrea Karkavitsa	27) Vasiliou Alexandrou (Evrou)	36) Patron (Pythagora)	45) Macedonias

During the next few weeks researchers will come by your neighborhood and distribute informational leaflets. Your participation is essential to the success of the project.

For more information you can also visit our  facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cveglab/.

This project has been approved by the National Bioethics Committee.