Planetary Health Humanities-Responding to COVID Times.

Area of Science:

• Interdisciplinary studies bridging health humanities, environmental humanities, and planetary health.
• Exploration of the role of arts and humanities in public health and environmental sustainability.

Background:

• The coronavirus pandemic highlights global health vulnerabilities and the urgent need for comprehensive health strategies.
• Current definitions of well-being often drive environmental degradation, negatively impacting planetary health.
• The health humanities field requires a reorientation to address contemporary global challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

• To conceptualize and establish "planetary health humanities" by linking health humanities with planetary and environmental health movements.
• To re-story the health humanities narrative to promote planetary health and community well-being.
• To explore how arts and humanities can redefine sustainable community well-being.

Main Methods:

• Interdisciplinary conceptual analysis and synthesis of existing literature.
• Theoretical framework development connecting health humanities, environmental humanities, and planetary health.
• Argumentation for a revised identity and role for health humanities in a global context.

Main Results:

• The emergence of "planetary health humanities" as a necessary interdisciplinary field.
• Identification of unsustainable well-being definitions as a key driver of environmental destruction.
• The arts and humanities are essential for reimagining sustainable community well-being.

Conclusions:

• Health humanities should adopt a new identity as "planetary health (and well-being) humanities."
• This reorientation is crucial for addressing interconnected health and environmental crises.
• Fostering sustainable well-being through humanities is vital for planetary and community health.