Lourdes Cantarero Arévalo

PhD project

The objective of this PhD project is to examine whether social and psychosocial factors are predictive of medicine use among ethnic minority children in order to increase the understanding of cultural differences in medicine use. We will also explore the association between medicine use other health risk behaviors.  Data derives from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) World Health Organization cross-national survey The aim of the HBSC study is to describe young people’s health behavior and to analyze how these behaviors were related to social circumstances.

Education

• European Master in Public Health, National School of Public Health, France & University of Copenhagen, 2006-2008
• Post-Graduate Studies in International Politics, University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium, 2006
• Master in Development Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain,  1995
• Master in Economics and Business Studies, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain,  1989-1994

Work Experience

• Consultant for the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 2008-2009
• External monitor for the European Commission Cooperation Office, EuropeAid, 2002-2007
• Consultant for the World Bank and Spanish Ministry of Economy, 2001
• Project manager for Spanish international development agencies, 1996-2001

Contact

University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Section for Social Pharmacy
Universitetsparken 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45-3533 6172
E-mail: lca@farma.ku.dk
www.farma.ku.dk/samfundsfarmaci
www.farma.ku.dk/socialpharmacy