Climate Change and Global Child Health

Philipsborn, Rebecca; Chan, Kevin

doi:10.1542/peds.2017-3774

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“…Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, and heat waves) that trigger humanitarian disasters or other emergencies [ 1 ] and that could exacerbate a wide range of environmental exposures that directly and indirectly affect children [ 2 , 3 ]. Children and adolescents are more vulnerable to these adverse exposures than adults because of a wide range of factors.…”

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Prioritizing the needs of children in a changing climate

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“…The changing climate presents an immediate and existential threat, not only to our children now but for generations to come (Ahdoot et al 2015;Ebi and Paulson 2010;Lloyd et al 2018; National Academy of Sciences 2019; Philipsborn and Chan 2018;Stanberry et al 2018;U.S. EPA 2016;Watt and Chamberlain 2011).…”

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The International Society for Children’s Health and the Environment Commits to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint to Safeguard Children’s Health

Eskenazi

Etzel

Sripada

et al. 2020

Environ Health Perspect

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The Lancet Countdown and the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared that the worst impacts of climate change are and will continue to be felt disproportionately by children. Children are uniquely vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, including heat stress, food scarcity, increases in pollution and vector-borne diseases, lost family income, displacement, and the trauma of living through a climate-related disaster. These stressors can result in long-lasting physical and mental health sequelae. Based upon these concerns associated with climate change, the International Society for Children's Health and the Environment developed a statement about ways in which the Society could take action to reduce its contribution of greenhouse gas emissions. The objective of this article is to report our Society's plans in hopes that we may stimulate other scientific societies to take action.

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“…Worldwide, children are estimated to bear almost 90% of disorders due to climate change [8]. Epidemiological estimates indicate that 25% of adolescents had faced a natural disaster in their lifetimes [1].…”

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Extreme Climate Related Disasters: two-time points evaluation of the impact in children and youth mental health

Magalhães

Malloy-Diniz

Rosa

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Worldwide, floods and drought are the most frequent extreme climate-related disasters with a potential that might affect children and adolescent mental health. This study aimed to describe mental health impact on youth exposed to flood or drought (time 1), to provide a prospective follow up of symptoms (time 2), about 15 months apart, and to compare the child response with control groups based on ranges of socioeconomic status. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and general behavior problems were evaluated. Sociodemographic data from 275 children and adolescents (6 to 18 years old) were described and analyzed and they were gathered in four groups Control group with higher socioeconomic status, Control group with lower socioeconomic status, Flood group, and Drought group. At time point 1, children from all groups did not substantially differ in general behavioral problems, but PTSS scores significantly differentiate the groups. At time point 2, the Flood group presented a pattern of recovery about PTSS. For the Drought group, a persistence and stability pattern of PTSS was verified. Post-disaster longitudinal studies are essential to elucidate how psychological distress progress over time and to understand the relationship between mental health and exposure to trauma.

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Climate Change and Global Child Health

Cited by 67 publications

References 28 publications

Prioritizing the needs of children in a changing climate

Prioritizing the needs of children in a changing climate

The International Society for Children’s Health and the Environment Commits to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint to Safeguard Children’s Health

Extreme Climate Related Disasters: two-time points evaluation of the impact in children and youth mental health

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