WORKSHOP PROPOSAL: GEO HEALTH: IMPACTS AND MITIGATION OF IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH DUE TO A CHANGING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

研讨会提案：地理健康：自然环境变化对人类健康的影响和减轻影响

• 批准号: 2223413
• 负责人: Katherine White
• 金额: $ 4.96万
• 依托单位: The Geological Society of America, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-01 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2223413&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WORKSHOP; PROPOSAL; GEO; HEALTH; IMPACTS

Due to climate change and the world’s growing population, human health is becoming increasing impacted by environmental changes. These include, but are not limited to, extreme heat and cold snaps, flooding, wildfires, the northward migration of tropical insect-borne diseases, the urban heat island effect, the increasing occurrence of harmful algal blooms, and environmental degradation due to release and/or burial of anthropogenically-generated pollutants originating from waste, manufacturing, and mining. Many of the above phenomena, whether related to climate change or the impact of people on the natural environment, have imposed significant and serious impacts on human health. To identify possible solutions, the Geological Society of America (GSA), a professional society of over ten thousand members and many affiliated geoscience societies will survey its constituents and collect input on where the geosciences are best positioned to make fast progress in ameliorating environmental impacts on human health. Results of their community survey will be summarized in a report that will be made available to the public. Key outcomes will be the identification of geoscience-related environmental processes that have the highest human-health impacts and are primed for immediate resolution and/or intervention. Broader Impacts of the activity will be to improve our understanding of and better management of environmental impacts on human health.The Geological Society of America (GSA) will conduct a broad, inclusive, results-driven survey of its constituents. Activities will include: feedback via a web-based submission platform for GSA members, Divisions, and Associated Societies. There will also be social media campaigns. In addition, GSA will also hold in-person opportunities for direct contributions at its Section Meetings that have a large percentage of student participants. The outreach efforts will focus on broad outreach and ensure wide disciplinary participation reaching students, early career professionals, and underrepresented groups, as well as experienced professionals in the geosciences. Direct outreach to selected members of the broader professional community will also be held, as will online brainstorming sessions for targeted groups. The goal of the information collection exercise is to gather ideas and research areas where geoscientists, communities, and medical professionals can come together to accelerate our nation's ability to mitigate and minimize the health impacts of changes in the environment due to climate and anthropogenic activities. Results of the survey will be summarized in a report and posted on the Geological Society of America website. An important component of the final report will be the identification of targets that can be addressed in a significant way within a 2 to 3-year timeframe. Information gathering will include online survey vehicles, virtual gatherings, one-on-one discussions with experts, and broad outreach across all fields of geoscience. An important aspect of the survey effort will be engagement of early career scientists and members of groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

由于气候变化和世界人口不断增长，人类健康越来越受到环境变化的影响，这些变化包括但不限于极端炎热和寒冷、洪水、野火、热带虫媒疾病向北迁移、城市热岛效应、有害藻华的增加以及由于废物、制造和采矿产生的人为污染物的释放和/或掩埋而导致的环境退化。人的影响为了找到可能的解决方案，美国地质学会（GSA）这个拥有一万名会员的专业学会和许多附属的地球科学学会将对其成员进行调查并收集意见。地球科学最有能力在改善环境对人类健康的影响方面取得快速进展，其社区调查结果将总结在一份向公众提供的报告中，主要成果将是确定与地球科学相关的环境过程。具有最高的该活动的更广泛影响将是提高我们对环境对人类健康影响的了解并更好地管理。美国地质学会 (GSA) 将开展广泛的、活动将包括：通过基于网络的提交平台向 GSA 成员、部门和相关协会提供反馈。此外，GSA 还将举办现场活动。直接捐款的机会其有大量学生参加的部门会议的外展工作将侧重于广泛的外展活动，并确保学生、早期职业专业人员和代表性不足的群体以及地球科学领域经验丰富的专业人士的广泛参与。还将举行更广泛的专业界的活动，以及针对目标群体的在线集思广益会议。信息收集活动的目标是收集地球科学家、社区和医疗专业人员可以聚集在一起的想法和研究领域，以加快我们国家的能力。减轻和最小化气候和人类活动造成的环境变化对健康的影响将在一份报告中进行总结，并发布在美国地质学会网站上。信息收集将包括在线调查工具、虚拟聚会、与专家的一对一讨论以及跨地球科学所有领域的广泛宣传。将聘请早期职业科学家和成员该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。