Remo Fortunato, MSc ETH
Remo Fortunato, MSc ETH
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Public Health
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Experience
Scientific Collaborator
City Government Zurich
08 / 2020 - 05 / 2024
Education and Continuing education
Education
- MSc Health Science & Technology
ETH Zurich
2017 - 2020 - BSc Health Science & Technology
ETH Zurich
2014 - 2018
Continuing Education
CAS Data Analysis
ZHAW Winterthur
2023
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Projects
Home care workers’ health risks of exposure to heat waves / Team member / ongoing
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Fortunato, R. et al. (2026) 'Occupational heat strain among home health care workers : a cross-sectional study', BMC Public Health, 26(1), p. 2690. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28969-8.
- Gerosa, T. et al. (2025) 'An app-based intervention to protect home care workers from heat-related health risks : protocol for a randomized controlled trial', INQUIRY. doi: 10.1177/00469580251405766.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Fortunato, R. et al. (2025) 'Heat protection strategies at the workplace : evidence from a Swiss survey on home care workers', in Swiss Public Health Conference (SPHC), Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2025.
- Fortunato, R. et al. (2025) 'Home care workers' perceived heat strain at work', in Swiss Public Health Conference (SPHC), Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2025. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34831.
- Fortunato, R. et al. (2025) 'Home care workers' perceived heat strain at work', in Beat the Heat Conference, Allschwil, Switzerland, 28 August 2025. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34830.
Other publications
Fortunato, R. et al. (2026) 'The effect of ambient temperature and an app-based heat intervention on stress in home health care workers', in Beat the Heat Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 9 September 2026. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Fortunato, R. and Ragettli, M. (2025) 'Gesund durch die Hitzetage', in Gesund altern in Baar, Schweiz, 20. Mai 2025.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
Physiotherapy use and access-barriers in persons with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional analysis