Abstract
From the heated debates over the airborne transmission of the novel
coronavirus to the abrupt Earth system changes caused by the sudden
lockdowns, the dire circumstances resulting from the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the field of GeoHealth to the
forefront of visibility in science and policy. The pandemic has
inadvertently provided an opportunity to study how human response has
impacted the Earth system, how the Earth system may impact the pandemic,
and the capacity of GeoHealth to inform real-time policy. The lessons
learned throughout our responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are shaping
the future of GeoHealth.