Improving planetary health is integral to improving children's health-a call to action

Vanitha Sampath; Kari C Nadeau; Kristie L Ebi; Desiree Narvaez; Mesfin T Tessema; Suzinne Pak-Gorstein; Gary L Darmstadt

doi:10.1038/s41390-022-02432-x

Improving planetary health is integral to improving children's health-a call to action

Pediatr Res. 2022 Dec 23:10.1038/s41390-022-02432-x. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02432-x. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Vanitha Sampath¹, Kari C Nadeau^{2

3}, Kristie L Ebi⁴, Desiree Narvaez⁵, Mesfin T Tessema⁶, Suzinne Pak-Gorstein⁷, Gary L Darmstadt⁸

Affiliations

¹ Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
² Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. knadeau@stanford.edu.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. knadeau@stanford.edu.
⁴ Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁵ United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY, USA.
⁶ International Rescue Committee, New York, NY, USA.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

PMID: 36564478
PMCID: PMC10287836 (available on 2024-06-23)
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02432-x

Abstract

This article summarizes the adverse effects of climate and environmental change on children's health. We call for policy change, education, and advocacy to halt further deterioration of planetary health and for specific measures to prevent the negative effects of climate and environmental change on children's health. We offer an agenda for research, policy change, and healthcare practices to improve the resilience of pediatric populations in the face of climate change.

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