COVID-19: How to Reduce Some Environmental and Social Impacts?
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 perspec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3104 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-9996 |