Disruptive Technologies for Environment and Health Research: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Internet of Things

The purpose of this descriptive research paper is to initiate discussions on the use of innovative technologies and their potential to support the research and development of pan-Canadian monitoring and surveillance activities associated with environmental impacts on health and within the health sys...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-10, Vol.16 (20), p.3847
Main Authors: M Bublitz, Frederico, Oetomo, Arlene, S Sahu, Kirti, Kuang, Amethyst, X Fadrique, Laura, E Velmovitsky, Pedro, M Nobrega, Raphael, P Morita, Plinio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air monitoring
Air quality
Air quality assessments
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
Blockchain
Canada
Climate change
Disease
Disruptive Technology
Environmental Health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental policy
Global warming
Health care
Health surveillance
Humans
Internet of Things
Learning algorithms
Literature reviews
Machine learning
Medical research
Mortality
Outdoor air quality
Population Surveillance
Public health
Remote monitoring
Researchers
Review
Search engines
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Summary:The purpose of this descriptive research paper is to initiate discussions on the use of innovative technologies and their potential to support the research and development of pan-Canadian monitoring and surveillance activities associated with environmental impacts on health and within the health system. Its primary aim is to provide a review of disruptive technologies and their current uses in the environment and in healthcare. Drawing on extensive experience in population-level surveillance through the use of technology, knowledge from prior projects in the field, and conducting a review of the technologies, this paper is meant to serve as the initial steps toward a better understanding of the research area. In doing so, we hope to be able to better assess which technologies might best be leveraged to advance this unique intersection of health and environment. This paper first outlines the current use of technologies at the intersection of public health and the environment, in particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The paper provides a description for each of these technologies, along with a summary of their current applications, and a description of the challenges one might face with adopting them. Thereafter, a high-level reference architecture, that addresses the challenges of the described technologies and could potentially be incorporated into the pan-Canadian surveillance system, is conceived and presented.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16203847