COVID-19: How to Reduce Some Environmental and Social Impacts?

Christian Voirol; Julia Sader; Marie-Claude Audétat

doi:10.5334/aogh.3104

Annals of Global Health (Nov 2020)

COVID-19: How to Reduce Some Environmental and Social Impacts?

Christian Voirol,
Julia Sader,
Marie-Claude Audétat

Affiliations

Christian Voirol: Haute Ecole Arc Santé, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Espace de l’Europe, Neuchâtel, CH; University of Montreal, Faculty of Medicine, Department of family medicine and emergency, Montréal; University of Montreal, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of psychology, Montréal
Julia Sader: Unité de Développement et de Recherche en Éducation Médicale (UDREM) and iEH2 – Institut Éthique Histoire Humanités, Faculté de Médecine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet, Genève
Marie-Claude Audétat: Unité de développement et de recherche en éducation médicale (UDREM) and Unité des internistes généralistes et pédiatres (UIGP), Faculté de Médecine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet, Genève, CH; University of Montreal, Faculty of Medicine, Department of family medicine and emergency, Montréal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3104
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 86, no. 1

Abstract

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The proposed viewpoint seems important at this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the COVID-19 prevention strategies implemented in the population are based on medical paradigms that generate extremely deleterious social and environmental impacts. Using the occupational health and safety perspective – taking care of myself with recyclables PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) – in place of the medical perspective – taking care of others with disposable PPE – can help to influence and support this important public health reflection.

Published in Annals of Global Health

ISSN: 2214-9996 (Online)
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/

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