Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5668/JEHS.2022.48.5.255

Trends and Prospective of Environmental Health Research through SWOT Analysis  

Shin, Jihun (Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University)
Ra, Jin-Sung (Eco-testing & Risk Assessment Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Kim, Ki-Tae (Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Jongdae (Department of Environmental Health Science, Soonchunhyang University)
Yang, Wonho (Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University)
Publication Information
Journal of Environmental Health Sciences / v.48, no.5, 2022 , pp. 255-265 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Research in environmental health (EH) is of crucial strategic importance for contemporary society. It is becoming even more critical in light of the increasingly rapid pace of environmental changes, opportunities, and threats. Objectives: This study aimed to identify trends and the prospective of environmental health research using SWOT analysis. Methods: The trends in environmental health research were reviewed in previous studies and reports. Reviewed manuscripts were searched for using the keywords of 'environmental health' and 'environmental hygiene' in the KCI (Korean Journal of Citation Index), KISS (Korean Academic Information), PubMed, and Google Scholar. Results: It is essential to center the EH research agenda around key priorities focusing on technological innovation, job creation, and the increasingly prominent role of the private sector. Given the rapidly evolving global sustainability agenda, greater clarity on the ever-increasing sources of complexity and growing expectations of the public might be needed. This requires the identification of criteria to identify EH research priorities with the ultimate goal of maximizing societal benefit. Public health relevance, such as extent and severity of health impact, level of exposure, and inequalities of effects, could be included. Conclusions: Considering the recent interest in and importance of environmental health, a comprehensive approach to environmental health research should be required through the application of the latest science and technology, citizen participation, and environmental health surveillance systems.
Keywords
Environmental health; research; prospective; trend;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). The EU Environment and Health Action Plan (EHAP). Brussels: Belgian Federal Minister; 2010.
2 European Commission. New Health Horizon 2020 Research Projects in 2020. Available: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/research_and_innovation/research_by_area/documents/ec_rtd_new-health-h2020-projects.pdf [accessed 31 August 2022].
3 World Health Organization. Protecting Health from Climate Change: Global Research Priorities. Available: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241598187 [accessed 31 August 2022].
4 European Environment Agency. The European Environment - State and Outlook 2020: Knowledge for Transition to a Sustainable Europe. Available: https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/2020 [accessed 31 August 2022].
5 European Union. European Commission - The European Green Deal. Brussels: European Commission; 2019.
6 Simonato L. Workshop on priorities for epidemiologic studies on occupational cancer. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1987; 13(1): 74-75.
7 Marshall L, Weir E, Abelsohn A, Sanborn MD. Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 1. Taking an exposure history. CMAJ. 2002; 166(8): 1049-1055.
8 Yang W, Park J, Cho M, Lee C, Lee J, Lee C. Environmental health surveillance system for a population using advanced exposure assessment. Toxics. 2020; 8(3): 74.   DOI
9 Ministry of Environment. Environmental Health ACT. Available: https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?efYd=20210706&lsiSeq=228147#0000 [accessed 31 August 2022].
10 Kotchian S. Perspectives on the place of environmental health and protection in public health and public health agencies. Annu Rev Public Health. 1997; 18(1): 245-259.   DOI
11 World Health Organization. Indicator 3.9.1: Mortality Rate Attributed to Household and Ambient Air Pollution (per 100 000 population, age-standardized). Available: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/ambient-and-householdair-pollution-attributable-death-rate-(per-100-000-population-agestandardized) [accessed 31 August 2022].
12 Drakvik E, Kogevinas M, Bergman A, Devouge A, Barouki R; HERA (Health and Environment Research Agenda) Consortium. Priorities for research on environment, climate and health, a European perspective. Environ Health. 2022; 21(1): 37.   DOI
13 Yale University. Environmental Performance Index 2022. Available: https://epi.yale.edu/ [accessed 31 August 2022].
14 World Health Organization. 9 out of 10 People Worldwide Breathe Polluted Air, but More Countries are Taking Action. Available: https://www.who.int/news/item/02-05-2018-9-out-of-10-peopleworldwide-breathe-polluted-air-but-more-countries-are-takingaction [accessed 31 August 2022].
15 World Health Organization. Environmental Health. Available: https://www.who.int/health-topics/environmentalhealth#tab=tab_1 [accessed 31 August 2022].
16 National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). The future of environmental health: part one. J Environ Health. 1992; 55(4): 28-32.
17 Plume R, Page A. Evolving Models of Environmental Health Service Delivery: A Real-Time Experiment? In: Chartered Institute of Environmental Health: 115th Annual Conference: Health for our Future, 20-21 Oct 2015, Nottingham.
18 Various Ministries. The 2nd Comprehensive Environmental Health Plan(2021-2030). Sejong: Ministry of Environment; 2020.
19 Anderson HR. Air pollution and mortality: a history. Atmos Environ. 2009; 43(1): 142-152.   DOI
20 European Commission. Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring. Available: https://ipchem.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ [accessed 31 August 2022].
21 Karjalainen T, Hoeveler A, Draghia-Akli R. European Union research in support of environment and health: Building scientific evidence base for policy. Environ Int. 2017; 103: 51-60.   DOI
22 Wexler P. Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 3rd ed. London: Academic Press; 2014. p.375-377.
23 Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP). Preliminary Feasibility Report of the Environmental Health Action Program 2010. Eumseong: KISTEP; 2011.
24 Haines A, McMichael AJ, Smith KR, Roberts I, Woodcock J, Markandya A, et al. Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: overview and implications for policy makers. Lancet. 2009; 374(9707): 2104-2114.   DOI
25 Reis J, Spencer PS. Decision-making under uncertainty in environmental health policy: new approaches. Environ Health Prev Med. 2019; 24: 57.   DOI
26 World Health Organization. Overview of the Environment and Health in Europe in the 1990s. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1999.
27 Wieringa K. Environment in the European Union 1995 - Report for the Review of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan. Copenhagen: European Environment Agency; 1995.
28 Huss A, Peters A, Zhao T, Barouki R, Kogevinas M, Vermeulen R, et al. Setting the European environment and health research agenda -under-researched areas and solution-oriented research. Environ Int. 2022; 163: 107202.   DOI
29 Sorek-Hamer M, Chatfield R, Liu Y. Review: strategies for using satellite-based products in modeling PM2.5 and short-term pollution episodes. Environ Int. 2020; 144: 106057.   DOI
30 Chalmers I, Glasziou P. Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence. Lancet. 2009; 374(9683): 86-89.   DOI
31 International Risk Governance Council. Risk Governance: Towards an Integrative Approach. Geneva: International Risk Governance Council; 2006.
32 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Strategic Plan. Available: https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan [accessed 31 August 2022].
33 Park J, Ryu H, Kim E, Choe Y, Heo J, Lee J, et al. Assessment of PM2.5 population exposure of a community using sensor-based air monitoring instruments and similar time-activity groups. Atmos Pollut Res. 2020; 11(11): 1971-1981.   DOI
34 World Health Organization. Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: A Global Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Environmental Risks. Available: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565196 [accessed 31 August 2022].
35 Song M, Choi W, Chun H, Lee K. Management Plan of Volatile Organic Compounds emitted from Small-scale Painting Facility. Seoul: Seoul Institute of Technology; 2021.