Shahroud University of Medical siences Shahroud Journal of Medical Sciences 2423-6594 12 1 2025 11 30 Biocentric and Life Course Perspectives on Risk Perception of COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Narrative Review 42 46 eng Elham Akhlaghi Pirposhteh Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.. e.akhlaghi93@gmail.com Mohammadreza Mishmast Department of Nursing, school of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.. mmishmast@gmail.com Amin Babaei Pouya Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.. amiinbabaei@yahoo.com Alireza Khammar Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, zabol University of Medical Sciences,zabol, Iran.. sepino598@gmail.com 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.. asalehi529@gmail.com Maliheh Eshaghzadeh Department of Nursing, school of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.. m.eshaghzadeh@yahoo.com 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.. poursadeghiyan@gmail.com 2025 07 19 2025 10 26 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.