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SUMMARY:Searchathon 'Health inequalities in history'
DESCRIPTION:Archives Portal Europe (www.archivesportaleurope.net) is the online search portal of the archival heritage from Europe and about Europe; it hosts millions of archival descriptions from more than 25 countries\, in more than 20 languages\, and from thousands of archival institutions. In this searchathon\, you will test the portal to find documents related to medical history\, in order to help The Great Leap project\, a EU-funded project to study in the long term (1800-2022) the roots and drivers of health inequalities across regions and countries in Europe and beyond. This workshop will present the project and how Archives Portal Europe works\, in order to search for documents – and the best archival digger will win a £40 voucher !\n  \n\nClick here for the Google Meets Link\nPowerpoint of GREATLEAP with examples\n\n\nObjective\nThe goal of this Searchaton is to identify and locate historical archival sources that document causes of death and disease-related information across Europe. By bringing together archivists\, researchers\, and data specialists\, we aim to map out the wealth of materials preserved in European archives that can shed light on public health patterns\, medical practices\, and mortality trends from the past two centuries. The Searchaton will focus on uncovering collections that contain systematically recorded health information\, both in textual and tabular forms\, and that could potentially be used for research on the history of medicine\, demography\, and epidemiology.\n  \nContext\nSince the early 19th century\, the systematic recording of causes of death became an important component of population monitoring and public health administration. Records documenting deaths and diseases were produced in many contexts – through parish registers\, civil registration systems\, hospital logs\, and mortality reports. However\, despite their historical significance\, the extent and nature of these sources remain only partially known. In many countries\, it is still unclear where and how information on individual deaths (rather than aggregated statistics) was recorded\, preserved\, or digitized. Existing documentation practices varied widely across time and place\, reflecting differences in administrative organization\, medical knowledge\, and legal requirements. As a result\, much remains to be discovered about the availability\, accessibility\, and structure of individual-level records that could reveal detailed insights into historical causes of death. Mapping and understanding these sources is therefore essential to reconstructing the health status and medical history of past populations\, and to enabling comparative studies across regions and periods.\n  \nWhat We Are Looking For\nDuring the Searchaton\, participants will search for and identify archival sources (both digitized and in physical form) that contain any of the following types of information:\n\n\nRegisters of deaths (parish\, civil\, or municipal) that include causes of death or related annotations.\n\n\nHospital and infirmary records\, such as patient admission logs\, treatment records\, and mortality registers.\n\n\nPublic health reports issued by local or national authorities\, including mortality statistics or outbreak reports.\n\n\nMedical officer reports or epidemiological surveys documenting disease prevalence or causes of mortality.\n\n\nMilitary health and casualty records containing medical diagnoses or death causes.\n\n\nBurial and cemetery registers with cause-of-death references.\n\n\nSpecialized databases or digitized collections that aggregate such records from specific regions or periods.\n\n\nExpected Outcomes\nThe results of the Searchaton will contribute to a data paper to be submitted to Open Research Europe as part of the special collection “Multidisciplinary approaches to historical health inequalities\, 1800–2022”. All participants that contribute findings are encouraged to contribute as co-authors to this paper. Furthermore\, a summary and synthesis of the findings will be included in the introduction to a special issue of Historical Life Course Studies on sources and databases for the study of historical populations.
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/searchathon-health-inequalities-in-history/
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Tim Riswick":MAILTO:For inquiries, please contact Dr. Tim Riswick, tim.riswick@ru.nl
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SUMMARY:Workshop ‘Accuracy of Cause-of-Death Registration: Everyday Conditions\, Crises\, and Epidemics
DESCRIPTION:The accurate registration of deaths has long been a challenge for researchers. Crises\, such as epidemics\, often led to a systematic underestimation of the disease itself- either to downplay its spread or due to misclassification – while illnesses with similar symptoms were overreported. Likewise\, long after the epidemic had passed\, diseases with comparable symptoms could be mistaken for new epidemic outbreaks when they were not. Moreover\, these kind of crises brought overwhelming workloads\, administrative breakdowns\, and\, in many cases\, the deaths of the very officials responsible for maintaining death records. In this sense\, death certificates and other records provide crucial insights into mortality patterns\, yet their reliability is often compromised by inconsistent reporting practices\, evolving medical knowledge\, the complex nature of causes-of-death and the social context.\n  \nThis workshop seeks contributions that explore the reliability of (historical) death registration\, the handling of multiple causes of death\, and the methodological challenges of working with such data within an epidemic context.\nWe invite submissions that engage with a range of questions\, including but not limited to:\n\n\nHow reliable were death registration practices during crises (such as the Black Death\, cholera or yellow fever outbreaks\, the 1918 influenza pandemic\, or the HIV/AIDS crisis)?\n\n\nHow were multiple causes of death recorded\, and how should researchers interpret these records?\n\n\nWhat biases or gaps exist in historical registration systems\, and how can they be addressed?\n\n\nWhat methodological approaches can improve our understanding of mortality (during crises)?\n\n\nWhat broader implications do historical findings have for contemporary registration practices?\n\n\nPapers may present new empirical findings\, methodological discussions\, or theoretical perspectives. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary work that combines historical demography\, epidemiology\, and archival research.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the local organiser Joana Maria Pujadas Mora (jpujadasmo@uoc.edu).
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/workshop-accuracy-of-cause-of-death-registration-everyday-conditions-crises-and-epidemics/
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Joana Maria Pujadas Mora":MAILTO:jpujadasmo@uoc.edu
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SUMMARY:Hands-on Workshop ‘Transcribing the Past: Citizen Scientists and Automation in Historical Demography’ (2)
DESCRIPTION:Interested researchers\, practitioners\, and citizen scientists start working on a best practice manual during this workshop\, which will be published in Historical Life Course Studies.
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/in-person-workshop-transcribing-the-past-citizen-scientists-and-automation-in-historical-demography-2/
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1
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SUMMARY:Thematic Workshop ‘The deep roots of persistent health inequalities: Socioeconomic and epidemiological drivers since the 19th century’
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores when\, where\, and under what conditions mortality rates converged during the period 1800–1950 to uncover turning points in the dynamics of mortality decline. By combining insights from (i) the dynamics of mortality change and (ii) the cross-sectional variation across social and spatial groups\, we aim to understand how different interventions and social structures shaped the path toward convergence. \nTurning points may have arisen from specific interventions (such as vaccination\, water and sanitation reforms\, or hospital expansion) or from the cumulative effects of multiple\, interacting improvements in health or\, more generally\, in living conditions. Interventions may have been most effective where mortality was initially high\, and their influence may have grown over time as people and institutions adapted. The social composition within areas\, including the distribution of rich and poor households\, may also have mediated these effects. Whether early gains were confined to privileged groups or diffused gradually as innovations became more accessible and affordable could be a key factor. Cause-specific mortality data may provide an additional lens to distinguish infectious from non-infectious disease trajectories and to trace how shifts in disease environments reshaped social inequalities in health. \nDrawing on contributions from different cities and countries\, the workshop seeks to integrate analyses of mortality dynamics and inequalities\, identifying patterns that reveal the mechanisms of health improvement. Ultimately\, the aim is to develop a comparative framework that explains how interventions\, institutional contexts\, and social conditions interacted to determine both the timing and the equity of Europe’s mortality transition. \nThis workshop is funded by the Radboud-Glasgow Collaboration Fund project ‘The Deep Roots of Persistent Health Inequalities: Socioeconomic and Epidemiological Drivers Since the 19th Century’\, COST-Action GREATLEAP (CA22116) and the Dutch Research Council Veni project ‘Unravelling Health Inequalities. The Historical Roots of Inequality in Death and Disease in West-European Port Cities\, 1850–1950’ (VI.Veni.231F.001).  \n Full Programme
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/thematic-workshop-the-deep-roots-of-persistent-health-inequalities-socioeconomic-and-epidemiological-drivers-since-the-19th-century/
LOCATION:Glasgow\, Uk
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG2,WG3,WG4,WG5
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SUMMARY:GREATLEAP Conference: Bridging Perspectives and Connecting Threads on Historical Health Inequalities
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite contributions to the GREATLEAP Conference which will take place on 11-13 May 2026 at Babeș-Bolyai University\, Centre for Population Studies\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania.\nThe event will bring together scholars and practitioners to engage in dialogue on the long-term historical patterns and contemporary dynamics of health and death inequalities. Our aim is to bridge disciplines\, methods\, and data to deepen our understanding of the evolution and determinants of inequalities in health and mortality across historical time\, and to explore how past realities shape today’s disparities in health outcomes. A main part of the conference will therefore be devoted to meetings of the working groups of GREATLEAP.\n  \nFull Programme click here\n  \n                                          
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/greatleap-conference-bridging-perspectives-and-connecting-threads-on-historical-health-inequalities/
LOCATION:Babeș-Bolyai University\, 11 Napoca Street\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG2,WG3,WG4,WG5
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Tim Riswick":MAILTO:For inquiries, please contact Dr. Tim Riswick, tim.riswick@ru.nl
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