Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Environmental Health

Environmental health examines how physical, chemical, and biological factors in the environment affect human health and well-being, encompassing exposures in air, water, soil, food, and occupational settings. Research published in this journal addresses diverse dimensions of this field, including the health impacts …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 27× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2640-690X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Environmental health examines how physical, chemical, and biological factors in the environment affect human health and well-being, encompassing exposures in air, water, soil, food, and occupational settings. Research published in this journal addresses diverse dimensions of this field, including the health impacts of policy interventions such as smoking bans in public spaces, mathematical modeling of waterborne disease transmission dynamics in urban populations, and the development of municipal decision-making frameworks to combat diseases linked to contaminated water supplies. Studies have explored metabolomic approaches for assessing environmental exposures, community-based prevention and safety training programs, and vulnerabilities arising from climate change and extreme hydrological events. Additional work has investigated occupational health concerns, the monitoring of insect species as environmental indicators in semi-arid ecosystems, biotechnological applications of microorganisms in environmental contexts, and food safety through analysis of bioactive compounds affected by processing methods. This body of research reflects the interdisciplinary nature of environmental health within Family Medicine, recognizing that practitioners must understand how environmental factors contribute to disease patterns, inform preventive strategies, and shape community health outcomes across diverse geographic and socioeconomic settings.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2021

The Use of Metabolomic Tool in Assessing Environmental Exposure

Polyana Rocha Mendes MicheleCorresponding author
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Exact topic International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine doi:10.14302/issn.2690-0904.ijoe-21-3966

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 27 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Environmental Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Family Medicine (ISSN 2640-690X).

Journal editorial board
Dr. John P. Bartkowski · United States Dr. Angela Pia Cazzolla · Italy Dr. Ian James Martins · Australia

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