Health and wellbeing under COVID-19: the greencovid survey
Irish Geography
; 53(2):157-162, 2020.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1574470
ABSTRACT
Given the impact of COVID-19 on populations, especially under lockdown conditions, there has been more attention than ever focused on the role of nature, including green and blue spaces, to act as a form of health-enabler across societies. Access to green space, with its potential for physical activity and mental health support has been specifically identified within the literature as an important asset for neighbourhood and citizen health and wellbeing. The established positive relationships between access to and benefits from green and blue space are variable over space, both in terms of the kinds of built environments in which people live, but also the availability nearby of natural assets like parks, coasts, rivers, etc.;as well as ease of access to those spaces for all citizens. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries have developed as part of their public health strategies, a series of lockdown measures in which citizens have either been confined to home, or at best, a small catchment area immediately surrounding their homes. As part of a flurry of recent research on such relationships, the GreenCOVID study was carried out by a group of researchers in Spain, the UK and Ireland, all broadly operating to a similar framework and collecting information from the general adult population in each of the three countries. This short commentary introduces the survey alongside preliminary Irish results specifically focused on household characteristics, access to nearby green space as well as a measure of psychological wellbeing.
public health; human health; wellness; viral diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; human diseases; surveys; infectious diseases; respiratory diseases; neighbourhoods; pandemics; mental health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; man; Uk; Spain; Irish Republic; British Isles; Western Europe; Europe; Commonwealth of Nations; European Union Countries; high income countries; OECD Countries; very high Human Development Index countries; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Mediterranean Region; Southern Europe; Britain; United Kingdom; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections; communicable diseases; lung diseases; neighborhoods; Eire
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Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Irish Geography
Year:
2020
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Article
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