TY - JOUR T1 - The case for planetary health prevention JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health DO - 10.1136/jech-2021-217988 SP - jech-2021-217988 AU - Joan Benach AU - Christos Zografos AU - Lucinda Cash-Gibson AU - Eliana Martínez-Herrera AU - Juan M Pericàs Y1 - 2021/11/11 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/11/jech-2021-217988.abstract N2 - The lack of preparedness and the adoption of a reactive approach underlie many mistakes in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. We need a vision with a proactive approach to planetary health prevention, that is suited for addressing the neglected systemic determinants of health which generate disease, inequality and environmental degradation, and capable of anticipating known and unknown risks, and foreseeing possible threatening scenarios. To achieve a healthy, equitable and sustainable future, it is time to make health prevention planetary. ER -