Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Trends and Prospective of Environmental Health Research through SWOT Analysis

SWOT 분석을 통한 환경보건 연구의 동향과 전망 고찰

  • 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)
  • 신지훈 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과) ;
  • 나진성 (한국생산기술연구원 환경규제기술센터) ;
  • 김기태 (서울과학기술대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 이종대 (순천향대학교 환경보건학과) ;
  • 양원호 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.08
  • Accepted : 2022.10.14
  • Published : 2022.10.31
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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.

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본 연구는 환경부의 재원으로 한국환경산업기술원의 환경성질환 예방관리 핵심 기술개발사업의 지원을 받아 수행되었습니다(과제번호: 2021003320008).

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