Biocentric and Life Course Perspectives on Risk Perception of COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Narrative Review
Authors
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Elham Akhlaghi Pirposhteh
Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-4044
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Mohammadreza Mishmast
Department of Nursing, school of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0773-8457
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Amin Babaei Pouya
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-4067
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Alireza Khammar
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, zabol University of Medical Sciences,zabol, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-2485
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Ali Salehi Sahlabadi
Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Occupational Health and Safety, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9675-7344
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Maliheh Eshaghzadeh
Department of Nursing, school of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0470-8404
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Mohsen Porsadeghiyan
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3606-7613
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v12i1.1314Keywords:
COVID-19, Climate change, Risk perception, Life Course perspectives, Biocentric approachesAbstract
Background: Climate change (CC) and the COVID-19 pandemic are global crises that demand urgent policy attention. Although different in cause and timeline, both threaten health, livelihoods, and social stability. This study examines risk perception for COVID-19 and CC using a biocentric, Life Course perspective. We treat them as two sides of the same coin.
Methods: We performed a narrative review. Databases searched: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Keywords included: COVID-19, climate change, global warming, risk perception, understanding, life center, and biocentric. Relevant studies were screened and synthesized to extract key findings.
Results: Both hazards have global health impacts and need coordinated biocentric responses. COVID-19 is acute and fast CC is chronic and slow. Both show poor public understanding of long-term risk. Risk awareness varies by population and life stage. Policies often ignore ecological and intergenerational effects.
Conclusions: Risk perception for CC and COVID-19 remains uneven and underdeveloped. A Life Course approach centering biology, ecology and development across lifespans can improve responses. We recommend greater public engagement and participatory solutions. Policymakers should shift from human-centered to Life Course frameworks to support ecological health and intergenerational resilience.
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