How Climate Change Affects Children: AAP Policy Explained
- Abstract
When pediatricians take care of children, we aren’t just thinking about their health and safety now—we are thinking about their health and safety in the future, too.When we talk with parents about healthy diet and exercise, we aren’t just thinking about good growth and energy now, we are thinking about making sure that children grow into healthy adults. When we talk with parents about tobacco exposure, we aren’t just thinking about avoiding asthma attacks, we are thinking about the risk of future lung cancer. When we talk with parents about helping their children with homework, we aren’t just thinking about passing first grade or getting into college, we are thinking about their ability to earn a living wage when they grow up.
- Resource Type
- Blog Post
- Author
- HealthChildren.org
- Resource URL
- https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/all-around/Pages/Climate-Change-Policy-Explained.aspx
- Date
- October 26, 2015
- Organization Type
- Ngo
- Health and Human Impact
- Overview/general
- Climate and Environmental Impact
- Overview/general
- Solutions
- Behavior change Climate adaptation/resilience Climate mitigation/GHG reduction
- Other
- Vulnerable populations