Ocean for health : a transdisciplinary framework to accelerate research on ocean–human health connections
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- Gert Everaert, Raf Aerts, Jan Bourgois (UGent) , Ann Buysse (UGent) , Adrian Covaci, Maarten De Rijcke, Eveline Diopere (UGent) , Alexander Hooyberg (UGent) , Carl Lachat (UGent) , Lies Lahousse (UGent) , Jan Mees (UGent) , Nathalie Michels (UGent) , Michelle Plusquin, Filip Raes, Karen Rappé, Henk Roose (UGent) , Marine Severin (UGent) , Karen Van Campenhout, Lynn Vanhaecke (UGent) , Colin Janssen (UGent) and Jana Asselman (UGent)
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- Department of Movement and Sports Sciences
- Department of Experimental clinical and health psychology
- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology
- Department of Head and Skin
- Department of Food technology, Safety and Health
- Department of Bio-analysis
- Department of Biology
- Department of developmental, personality and social psychology
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health
- Abstract
- The ocean has an important impact on human health. Observational studies suggest that ocean-related stimuli can improve human health, but there is limited research investigating the underlying mechanistic and epidemiological principles. Research on the interactions between the ocean and human health remains fragmented, leading to a patchy understanding of these complex connections. To structure and advance research on interactions between the ocean and human health, a transdisciplinary framework is proposed comprising of four key components: (a) ocean stimuli originating from the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and anthroposphere, (b) time, location, and behavior dependent human interaction with these stimuli, (c) individual sensing and processing of ocean stimuli, and (d) health outcomes at individual and population level. In addition to the introduction of this framework that builds on and integrates previous theories, we discuss how its application can promote the protection of marine environments, thereby indirectly safeguarding the mechanisms that underlie ocean–human health connections. The proposed framework makes explicit a transdisciplinary approach of OHH research and contextualizes future studies.
- Keywords
- blue spaces, health benefits, natureand health, ocean stimuli, Ostend working group, ENVIRONMENT, EXPOSOME
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JZ55CJN3YERTGWFAZQWY7CVZ
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- Everaert, Gert, et al. “Ocean for Health : A Transdisciplinary Framework to Accelerate Research on Ocean–Human Health Connections.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 27, 2025, pp. 13585–93, doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c05463.
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- Everaert, G., Aerts, R., Bourgois, J., Buysse, A., Covaci, A., De Rijcke, M., … Asselman, J. (2025). Ocean for health : a transdisciplinary framework to accelerate research on ocean–human health connections. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 59(27), 13585–13593. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c05463
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- Everaert, Gert, Raf Aerts, Jan Bourgois, Ann Buysse, Adrian Covaci, Maarten De Rijcke, Eveline Diopere, et al. 2025. “Ocean for Health : A Transdisciplinary Framework to Accelerate Research on Ocean–Human Health Connections.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 59 (27): 13585–93. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c05463.
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- Everaert, Gert, Raf Aerts, Jan Bourgois, Ann Buysse, Adrian Covaci, Maarten De Rijcke, Eveline Diopere, Alexander Hooyberg, Carl Lachat, Lies Lahousse, Jan Mees, Nathalie Michels, Michelle Plusquin, Filip Raes, Karen Rappé, Henk Roose, Marine Severin, Karen Van Campenhout, Lynn Vanhaecke, Colin Janssen, and Jana Asselman. 2025. “Ocean for Health : A Transdisciplinary Framework to Accelerate Research on Ocean–Human Health Connections.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 59 (27): 13585–13593. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c05463.
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- 1.Everaert G, Aerts R, Bourgois J, Buysse A, Covaci A, De Rijcke M, et al. Ocean for health : a transdisciplinary framework to accelerate research on ocean–human health connections. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2025;59(27):13585–93.
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- [1]G. Everaert et al., “Ocean for health : a transdisciplinary framework to accelerate research on ocean–human health connections,” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 27, pp. 13585–13593, 2025.
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abstract = {{The ocean has an important impact on human health. Observational studies suggest that ocean-related stimuli can improve human health, but there is limited research investigating the underlying mechanistic and epidemiological principles. Research on the interactions between the ocean and human health remains fragmented, leading to a patchy understanding of these complex connections. To structure and advance research on interactions between the ocean and human health, a transdisciplinary framework is proposed comprising of four key components: (a) ocean stimuli originating from the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and anthroposphere, (b) time, location, and behavior dependent human interaction with these stimuli, (c) individual sensing and processing of ocean stimuli, and (d) health outcomes at individual and population level. In addition to the introduction of this framework that builds on and integrates previous theories, we discuss how its application can promote the protection of marine environments, thereby indirectly safeguarding the mechanisms that underlie ocean–human health connections. The proposed framework makes explicit a transdisciplinary approach of OHH research and contextualizes future studies.}},
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volume = {{59}},
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