Περίληψη:
COVID-19 pandemic, as another disease emerging in the interface between
animals and humans, has revealed the importance of interdisciplinary
collaborations such as the One Health initiative. Environmental Health,
whose role in the One Health concept is well established, has been
associated with COVID-19 pandemic via various direct and indirect
pathways. Modern lifestyle, climate change, environmental degradation,
exposure to chemicals such as endocrine disruptors, and exposure to
psychological stress factors impact human health negatively. As a
result, many people are in the disadvantageous position to face the
pandemic with an already impaired immune system due to their exposure to
environmental health hazards. Moreover, the ongoing pandemic has been
associated with outdoor and indoor air pollution, water and noise
pollution, food security, and plastic pollution issues. Also, the
inadequate infrastructure, the lack of proper waste and wastewater
management, and the unequal social vulnerability reveal more linkages
between Environmental Health and COVID-19 pandemic. The significant
emerging ecological risk and its subsequent health implications require
immediate risk analysis and risk communication strategies.
Συγγραφείς:
Maipas, Sotirios
Panayiotides, Ioannis G.
Tsiodras, Sotirios and
Kavantzas, Nikolaos
