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Anna Gunz

ResearcherEpidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

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Anna Gunz

Researcher

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Canada Climate Change Environment Health Inequalities Vulnerable Populations

Latest papers

An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.
PLOS global public health · 2026
Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood.
JAMA network open · 2025
Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter composition and risk of cerebral palsy: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Trends and predictors of frequent and nonurgent use of emergency departments in Canada's paediatric population
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
Climate change-related health inequalities in Canada: How hot temperatures affect vulnerable groups living in large urban centres.
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$489,600
Rapid correction of vitamin D deficiency in pediatric critical illness: A phase III multicentre randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$983,026

All 3 grants and awards

11 publications.

An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.

Struthers NA, Zecevic AA, Stanhope J, Breed MF, Gittings L, Gunz A, Wagenfeld A, Birmingham T, Kothari A, Maric F

PLOS global public health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006361 PMID: 42060661

Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood.

Cloutier M, Yu C, Talarico R, Hawken S, Chen H, Weichenthal S, Cakmak S, Hebbern C, Gunz A, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Côté JN, Lavigne É

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38882 PMID: 41129149

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter composition and risk of cerebral palsy: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

Ahmed A, Hawken S, Gunz A, Talarico R, Yu C, Messerlian C, Zhang Y, Chen H, Weichenthal S, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Lavigne É

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126302 PMID: 40280264

Associations of prenatal exposure to residential greenspace and active living environments with cerebral palsy: A population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

Ahmed A, Hawken S, Gunz A, Talarico R, Yu C, Chen H, Villeneuve PJ, Lavigne É

Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2025

DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000379 PMID: 40207298

Barriers and facilitators to implementing nature prescriptions for child and youth health: a scoping review.

Paquet S, Struthers NA, Gunz A, Gittings L

Health promotion international2025

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaf039 PMID: 40208191

Rapid normalization of vitamin D deficiency in PICU (VITdALIZE-KIDS): study protocol for a phase III, multicenter randomized controlled trial

O’Hearn K, Menon K, Albrecht L, Amrein K, Britz-McKibbin P, Cayouette F, Choong K, Foster JR, Fergusson DA, Floh A

Trials20245 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08461-7

Exploring the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Hospital Staff and Patients on Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room: Quality Improvement Survey Study.

Stachura NK, Brar SK, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Dann C, Apostol M, Vecchio J, Bilodeau S, Gunz A, Casas-Lopez DC, Noppens R, Leslie K, Strychowsky JE

JMIR perioperative medicine2024

DOI: 10.2196/59790 PMID: 39608767

Nature-based interventions for physical health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Struthers NA, Guluzade NA, Zecevic AA, Walton DM, Gunz A

Environmental research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119421 PMID: 38876421

A phase II dose evaluation pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial of cholecalciferol in critically ill children with vitamin D deficiency (VITdAL-PICU study).

O'Hearn K, Menon K, Weiler HA, Amrein K, Fergusson D, Gunz A, Bustos R, Campos R, Catalan V, Roedl S, Tsampalieros A, Barrowman N, Geier P, Henderson M, Khamessan A, Lawson ML, McIntyre L, Redpath S, Jones G, Kaufmann M, McNally D, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

BMC pediatrics2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04205-9 PMID: 37580663

Extreme heat and paediatric emergency department visits in Southwestern Ontario.

Wilk P, Gunz A, Maltby A, Ravichakaravarthy T, Clemens KK, Lavigne É, Lim R, Vicedo-Cabrera AM

Paediatrics & child health2021

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaa096 PMID: 34336059

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Anna Gunz

Research

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An international and interdisciplinary framework for nature prescribing in healthcare: A modified Delphi study.

Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood.

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter composition and risk of cerebral palsy: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

Associations of prenatal exposure to residential greenspace and active living environments with cerebral palsy: A population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

Barriers and facilitators to implementing nature prescriptions for child and youth health: a scoping review.

Rapid normalization of vitamin D deficiency in PICU (VITdALIZE-KIDS): study protocol for a phase III, multicenter randomized controlled trial

Exploring the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Hospital Staff and Patients on Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room: Quality Improvement Survey Study.

Nature-based interventions for physical health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

A phase II dose evaluation pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial of cholecalciferol in critically ill children with vitamin D deficiency (VITdAL-PICU study).

Extreme heat and paediatric emergency department visits in Southwestern Ontario.

Trends and predictors of frequent and nonurgent use of emergency departments in Canada's paediatric population

Climate change-related health inequalities in Canada: How hot temperatures affect vulnerable groups living in large urban centres.

Rapid correction of vitamin D deficiency in pediatric critical illness: A phase III multicentre randomized controlled trial

Frequent collaborators

Hong Chen

Steven Hawken

Pavel Geier

Lesley Gittings

Kusum Menon

Scott Weichenthal

Lauralyn McIntyre

Patricia Fontela

Laurie Lee

Ruediger Noppens

Glenville Jones

Trevor Birmingham

Anita Kothari

Piotr Wilk

Patricia Fontela

Srinivas Murthy

Karen Li-mei Choong

Stephanie Redpath

Philip Britz Mckibbin

Dean Fergusson

Marisa Tucci