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Towards a Global Perspective of Environmental Health: Defining the Research Grounds of an Institute of Environmental Health

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  • Ana Virgolino

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally.)

  • Francisco Antunes

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally.)

  • Osvaldo Santos

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    These authors contributed equally.)

  • Andreia Costa

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, 1600-190 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Margarida Gaspar de Matos

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Dafundo, Portugal)

  • Cristina Bárbara

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Manuel Bicho

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Investigação Científica Bento da Rocha Cabral, 1250-047 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Cátia Caneiras

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Raquel Sabino

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Maria Sofia Núncio

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Olga Matos

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Ricardo R. Santos

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Joana Costa

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Violeta Alarcão

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    ISCTE—Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Tânia Gaspar

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade Lusíada, 1349-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Joana Ferreira

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Instituto de Investigação Científica Bento da Rocha Cabral, 1250-047 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • António Vaz Carneiro

    (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
    Cochrane Portugal, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

Environmental health is at the intersection between health and the environment. However, it still has a recent (and narrow) history as a scientific area, mainly addressing human biomonitoring and toxicological issues. Only recently additional environmental ‘layers’, other than the traditional chemical, biological and physical environmental determinants, have been considered. This broader perspective of environmental health also encompasses digital, psychosocial, political, socioeconomic and cultural determinants, all of them relevant when considering human health from a planetary health paradigm. This reflects the progressive adoption of a systemic perspective regarding the impact of gains for human health and well-being towards a sustainable environment. It also implies a multi-method and participatory approach to understand the intertwined relationship between environmental changes and human health. In this paper, the broader approach to environmental health is discussed in order to ‘set the stage’ for introducing the Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB) of the Lisbon School of Medicine, Portugal. Each of the research groups and labs that compose ISAMB are presented, as well as their main lines of research. Present and planned contributions of ISAMB to advance knowledge on environmental health and for promoting human health gains in an environmentally sustainable way are also discussed.

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  • Ana Virgolino & Francisco Antunes & Osvaldo Santos & Andreia Costa & Margarida Gaspar de Matos & Cristina Bárbara & Manuel Bicho & Cátia Caneiras & Raquel Sabino & Maria Sofia Núncio & Olga Matos & Ri, 2020. "Towards a Global Perspective of Environmental Health: Defining the Research Grounds of an Institute of Environmental Health," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-24, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:21:p:8963-:d:436285
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