GeKo-Win – Shaping health and climate through cooperation: A community health concept for Winterthur Climate Week (GeKo-Win)

Climate change has long been felt in Switzerland: hot days and heatwaves are on the rise, and have been shown to lead to increased morbidity and mortality. For the people of Winterthur, this means increasing heat stress in summer and the associated health risks.

Key data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Andrea Glässel

Co-Projectlead

Andrea Bärlocher

Project team

Lena Jasmin Kuttler, Nicole Anja Baur, Dr. Alice Inauen Lehner, Verena Biehl, Beate Wöhrle

Project partners

Living Lab Lokstadt Partner; Digital Health Design Living Lab; Fachstelle Klima Stadt Winterthur

Project status

ongoing, started 02/2026

Institute/Centre

Institute of Public Health (IPH); Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER); Institute of Nursing (IPF); Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health (IHG); Institute of Physiotherapy (IPT)

Funding partner

Internal

Project budget

61'240 CHF

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