Shaping the Future of Science: COVID‐19 Highlighting the Importance of GeoHealth

Gorris, Morgan E.; Anenberg, Susan C.; Goldberg, Daniel L.; Kerr, Gaige Hunter; Stowell, Jennifer D.; Tong, Daniel; Zaitchik, Benjamin F.

doi:10.1029/2021GH000412

Shaping the Future of Science: COVID‐19 Highlighting the Importance of GeoHealth

Journal Article · Mon May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · GeoHealth

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GH000412· OSTI ID:1784573

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Information Systems and Modeling Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM USA
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington DC USA
Department of Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, &, Earth Sciences George Mason University Fairfax VA USA
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA

Abstract

From the heated debates over the airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus to the abrupt Earth system changes caused by the sudden lockdowns, the dire circumstances resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic have brought the field of GeoHealth to the forefront of visibility in science and policy. The pandemic has inadvertently provided an opportunity to study how human response has impacted the Earth system, how the Earth system may impact the pandemic, and the capacity of GeoHealth to inform real‐time policy. The lessons learned throughout our responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic are shaping the future of GeoHealth.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: LDRD; USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1784573

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1822753
OSTI ID: 1784574

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--21-21425; e2021GH000412

Journal Information:: GeoHealth, Journal Name: GeoHealth Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 5; ISSN 2471-1403

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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