Dr Andrea Lutz
Research Fellow, Unisanté (University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health in Lausanne), Switzerland
Email: andrea.lutz@unisante.ch
Profile
Andrea Lutz, PhD, is a Research Fellow at Unisanté (University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health in Lausanne). A sociologist by training, his research focuses on health promotion, social inequalities in health, and participatory approaches, with a particular interest in child and adolescent health and the experiences of people with disabilities. He specializes in qualitative and mixed-methods research, and has led and contributed to projects on childhood obesity, health literacy, and inclusive health promotion tools. Andrea is committed to applied, collaborative research that bridges academic inquiry and community-based practice.
Research
Publications
Charvoz, L., Guignard, M., Lutz, A. 2024.Pour une promotion de la santé accessible aux personnes résidant en établissement socioéducatif : Développement d'un prototype de livre interactif. Revue suisse de pédagogie spécialisée, 14 (04), pp. 18-24.
Lutz A., Duperrex O., Gendre A., Zürcher K. 2024. Health promotion and prevention in early times of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a Delphi study in Switzerland. Global Health Promotion.
Lutz, A. et al. Integrating sustainability in professionals' training in the field of health promotion and prevention. European Journal of Public Health.
Lutz, A. 2020. Internalising dietary norms and transforming food practices: social inequalities in the management of childhood obesity. Health sociology review, 29(1):16-30.
Lutz, A. 2019. Patients’ autonomy as a negotiated order: an ethnographic perspective on the clinical management of childhood obesity, Sociology of Health & Illness.
Lutz, A. 2018. The Weight of Social Position: the Unequal Health Trajectories of Children With a Diagnosis of Overweight or Obesity. Swiss Journal of Sociology.