Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Planetary Health

Eos ◽

10.1029/2020eo146319 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

Author(s):

Karen Hudson-Edwards

Keyword(s):

Environmental Health ◽

Earth Surface ◽

Planetary Health ◽

Human Ecosystem ◽

Special Collection

Papers are invited for a special collection presenting advances in understanding of the impacts of mining on human, ecosystem, and Earth surface environmental health.

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Mining and Planetary Health: A GeoHealth ‐Led Special Collection

GeoHealth ◽

10.1029/2018gh000156 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (10) ◽

pp. 278-282

Author(s):

Karen A. Hudson‐Edwards

Keyword(s):

Planetary Health ◽

Special Collection

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Health Behavior and Planetary Health

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000437 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 212-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Osvaldo Santos ◽

Ana Virgolino ◽

António Vaz Carneiro ◽

Margarida Gaspar de Matos

Keyword(s):

Health Psychology ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Health Issues ◽

Environmental Behaviors ◽

Planetary Health ◽

Healthy Habits ◽

Identity Attitudes ◽

Current Scenario ◽

Comprehensive Framework

Abstract. Health and environmental psychology have long been walking side by side. These two disciplines of psychology have imported and applied common psychological frameworks and each of them developed specific theories and methodologies. At a time when humankind faces tremendous challenges ahead (climate change, global warming, ocean sickness, the reemergence of infections pandemics), environmental health is more and more a crucial domain of research. Both environmental psychology and health psychology need to be engaged in environmental health issues in order to enhance planetary health. Environmental psychology traditional fields of research provide understanding about how natural or constructed environments impact human identity, attitudes, and behaviors (more recently, environmental psychology is also investing in determinants of pro-environmental behaviors). On the other hand, health psychology has an extensive comprehensive framework about how to promote healthy habits (i.e., automatically activated behaviors). We live in a global and extremely complex and interconnected world, which promotes syndemic phenomena (several interactive epidemics sharing common etiological factors), also resulting in accelerated depletion of natural resources. This current scenario might justify the development of an Environmental Health Psychology discipline, joining together tools from both environmental psychology and health psychology in a synergic and strategic way.

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The Future of Food to Tackle Climate and Health – Reflections from COP26

10.31219/osf.io/7zmg9 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Sophie Attwood ◽

Cother Hajat

Keyword(s):

Environmental Health ◽

Human Health ◽

Animal Health ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Planetary Health ◽

Intensive Farming ◽

Hybrid Products ◽

The Future ◽

Climate And Health ◽

Near Term

A shift in how we obtain protein from our diets, away from intensive farming and fishing, towards cleaner sources, be they animal or plant-based, will form an essential part of the solution to achieving the pledges formalised following COP26. This can be achieved through many different approaches including reduction, substitution, reducing the frequency of consumption, blending into hybrid products, and without the necessity of a complete eschewal of animal-based products. The new paradigm of ‘planetary health’, which focuses on the interdependence of human health, animal health and environmental health, will greatly facilitate meeting the ambitious and near-term targets set. This commentary discusses these issues in depth, with a focus on solutions to promote both planetary and human health in unison.

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Applications of CCEM to Environmental Health Problems

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100117558 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 102-103

Author(s):

R. J. Lee ◽

J. S. Walker

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Image Analysis ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Computer Control ◽

External Agent ◽

External Agents ◽

Computer Controlled ◽

Primitive State ◽

Textural Changes ◽

General Aspects

Electron microscopy (EM), with the advent of computer control and image analysis techniques, is rapidly evolving from an interpretative science into a quantitative technique. Electron microscopy is potentially of value in two general aspects of environmental health: exposure and diagnosis.In diagnosis, electron microscopy is essentially an extension of optical microscopy. The goal is to characterize cellular changes induced by external agents. The external agent could be any foreign material, chemicals, or even stress. The use of electron microscopy as a diagnostic tool is well- developed, but computer-controlled electron microscopy (CCEM) has had only limited impact, mainly because it is fairly new and many institutions lack the resources to acquire the capability. In addition, major contributions to diagnosis will come from CCEM only when image analysis (IA) and processing algorithms are developed which allow the morphological and textural changes recognized by experienced medical practioners to be quantified. The application of IA techniques to compare cellular structure is still in a primitive state.

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