TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental health research and the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - A turning point towards sustainability
AU - Yang, Xi
AU - LO, Tek Sheng Kevin
N1 - Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Based on a review of COVID-19 research from an environmental health perspective, this study theorizes the interdependence of the society, environment and health, and presents an integrated framework for environmental health problems arising due to COVID-19. Five guiding principles are proposed for conducting environmental health research, including employing a transdisciplinary approach, embracing complexity and uncertainty, addressing vulnerability, boosting resilience and promoting sustainable development. This study propagates that the pandemic could be an opportunity for sustainable transformation, wherein visionary leadership that facilitates sustainability policies based on environmental health science is required. This study can serve as a consolidated guide for professionals and stakeholders who conduct environmental health research in this challenging field.
AB - Based on a review of COVID-19 research from an environmental health perspective, this study theorizes the interdependence of the society, environment and health, and presents an integrated framework for environmental health problems arising due to COVID-19. Five guiding principles are proposed for conducting environmental health research, including employing a transdisciplinary approach, embracing complexity and uncertainty, addressing vulnerability, boosting resilience and promoting sustainable development. This study propagates that the pandemic could be an opportunity for sustainable transformation, wherein visionary leadership that facilitates sustainability policies based on environmental health science is required. This study can serve as a consolidated guide for professionals and stakeholders who conduct environmental health research in this challenging field.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Environmental health
KW - Guiding principles
KW - Sustainability
KW - Transdisciplinary
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104810169&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111157
DO - 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111157
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33887273
AN - SCOPUS:85104810169
SN - 0013-9351
VL - 197
JO - Environmental Research
JF - Environmental Research
M1 - 111157
ER -