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Julia Dratva is a medical doctor with a background in internal medicine. She holds a master’s in public health and the specialist certification (FMH) for "Prevention and Public Health". Next to her research focus on child and adolescent health, early life factors of health and chronic disease, she has acquired extensive expertise on health monitoring and observational cohort studies. Lately, she developed a particular interest digital public health and health literacy.
She co-leads the Institute of Public Health at the School of Health Sciences, ZHAW Zürich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, and heads of the research division at the same institute. Next to her professorship in Public Health at ZHAW, Julia Dratva holds an assistant professorship position at the medical faculty of the university of Basel, where she habilitated in 2016. She is vice-president of the Child and Adolescent Public Health Section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA). Further, she presides the Swiss Society of Public Health Doctors (FMH) and belongs to the academic faculty of the Swiss School of Public Health+.

Activities

Employment (2)

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences: Winterthur, CH

2022-06-01 to present | Co-head of institute (Institute of Public Health)
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ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences: Winterthur, CH

2016-11-01 to present | Head of Research (Institute of Public Health)
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Professional activities (4)

European Public Health Association: Utrecht, NL

2020 to present | vice-president (EUPHA Section "Child and Adolescent Public Health")
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Medical Society of Specialists in Prevention and Public Health (SPHD): Bern, CH

2016-07 to present | President
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Swiss School of Public Health: Zurich, CH

2016 to present | faculty member
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Robert Koch Institute: Berlin, DE

2024-06 to 2028-05 | Mitglied (Beirat für Gesundheitsmonitoring und Gesundheitsberichterstattung)
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Funding (30)

Evaluating, Identifying and REducing determinants MHC in Youth (EARLY)

2023-12 to 2027-11 | Grant
HORIZON Europe/SERI (Bern, SZ)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Project 101095392 — EARLY

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Swiss Infant Feeding Study (SWIFS)

2023-12 to 2025-07 | Contract
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) (Bern, CH)
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Development of a machine-learning model for the extraction of accidents related information in children and adolescents

2023-09 to 2024 | Contract
Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung (BFU) (Bern, CH)
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Julia Dratva

National Survey MenuCH kids

2022-05 to 2025-05 | Contract
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (Bern, CH)
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Utilization of pediatric health care during the Corona pandemic - PedCov

2022-04 to 2024-04 | Contract
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Feasability Study - Data base on Child- and Adolescent Injuries

2022-03 to 2022-12 | Grant
Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung (Bern, CH)
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REACH - Development of target group profiles in tobacco prevention

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Selecting home care quality indicators based on the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC) for Switzerland: A public health and healthcare providers' perspective

2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 202636
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Public COVID 19 pandemic discourses - a focus on vector populations (COVIDisc)

2020-06-01 to 2021-09-30 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 196328
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Literature Screening: Secondary health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents

2020-05 to 2021-07 | Contract
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Julia Dratva

National Health Report 2020 "Health in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults"; Chapter "Physical health and development"

2018-10 to 2019-10 | Contract
Observatoire de Santé (OBSAN) (Neuchatel, CH)
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Julia Dratva

Wissenschaftliche Übersichtsarbeit frühe Kindheit (0-4 J.): Gesundheit und Prävention

2018-06 to 2019-01 | Grant
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Swiss Home Care Data: patient profiles and quality measures for home care

2017-01-01 to 2020-09-30 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 167499
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National Health Report 2020 "Health in Children, Adolescent and Young Adults"; Chapter “Chronic disease and disabilities"

2017 to 2020 | Contract
Observatoire de Santé (OBSAN) (Neuchatel, CH)
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Psychiatric screening in primary care - evaluation and development of a screening tool

2017 to 2019 | Grant
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Digital Parent Counsellor

2017 to 2018 | Grant
SAMW-Käthe-Zingg-Schwichtenberg-Fonds (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER:

KZS 07/17

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Digitalization of the child health booklet

2017 to 2018 | Contract
pädiatrie schweiz (Freiburg, CH)
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Towards a national child and adolescent health surveillance system

2016-06 to 2017-05 | Grant
Swiss School of Public Health (Zürich, CH)
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Quality of Life in Patients with Myeloma

2016 to 2021 | Contract
Celgene (Zürich, CH)
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Bestandsaufnahme zu aktuellen und geplanten Kommunikationsaktivitäten in den Bereichen NCD, Sucht, psychische Gesundheit

2016 to 2016 | Grant
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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SAPALDIA Cohort on Healthy Aging

2014-04-01 to 2018-03-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 148470
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Swiss Infant Feeding Study (SWIFS)

2013-07 to 2014-10 | Contract
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Health Monitoring in Children and Adolescents in Switzerland

2013-01 to 2013-05 | Contract
Federal Office of Statistics (Neuchatel, CH)
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"Women&Heart 2012"

2012-07 to 2012-07 | Award
Heart Foundation Olten (Olten, CH)
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SAPALDIA Off-spring study

2012-06-01 to 2012-11-30 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 141671
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COPD, asthma and allergy in three generations: genetics, environment and lifestyle

2012 to 2015 | Grant
Helse Vest, Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Stavanger, NO)
GRANT_NUMBER:

REK 2012/1077

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Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA)

2011-04-01 to 2014-03-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 134276
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SAPALDIA Off-spring study

2010-06-01 to 2012-05-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 129021
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Lifestyle and environmental risk factors for COPD

2010-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Stavanger, NO)
GRANT_NUMBER: 911579
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Competencies in interprofessional Collaboration and educational formatsrichtsformats in the Swiss context – a mixed-methods study

Grant
Federal Office of Public Health (Bern, CH)
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. (1)