Buka Irena, Shea Katherine M
Canadian Paediatric Society, Paediatric Environmental Health Section, Ottawa, Ontario.
Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Dec;24(8):557-558. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxz157. Epub 2019 Dec 9.
Climate change is a reality. Numerous expert authorities warn of the critical need to undertake and adapt environmental efforts to protect human health. Climate change is accelerating, and countries in high latitudes, such as Canada, are experiencing climate change more directly and, for some end points, more dramatically than mid- and low-latitude countries. Children are vulnerable to climate change health effects, and physicians and other health care providers need to be ready to identify, manage, and prevent climate change-related health hazards. This practice point highlights specific, climate change-related threats to the health of children and youth, and provides resources for health care providers. Climate challenges and their health impacts on children are described, based on key Canadian reports and scientifically referenced information. Enhanced awareness of the immediate and longer-term health effects of climate change on children allows physicians and other health care providers to counsel families and practice more effectively.
气候变化是现实存在的。众多权威专家警告，迫切需要开展并调整环保行动以保护人类健康。气候变化正在加速，像加拿大这样的高纬度国家比中低纬度国家更直接地经历着气候变化，而且在某些方面表现得更为显著。儿童易受气候变化对健康的影响，医生和其他医疗服务提供者需要做好准备，识别、管理并预防与气候变化相关的健康危害。本实践要点着重介绍了与气候变化相关的对儿童和青少年健康的具体威胁，并为医疗服务提供者提供相关资源。基于加拿大的关键报告和科学引用信息，阐述了气候挑战及其对儿童健康的影响。提高对气候变化对儿童近期和长期健康影响的认识，有助于医生和其他医疗服务提供者为家庭提供咨询并更有效地开展工作。
