Climate Change and Children's Health: A Commentary

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Stanley, F; Farrant, BDate
2015-12-01Source Title
ChildrenPublisher
MDPI AGUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Stanley, FionaAffiliation
Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthMetadata
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Stanley, F. & Farrant, B. (2015). Climate Change and Children's Health: A Commentary. CHILDREN-BASEL, 2 (4), pp.412-423. https://doi.org/10.3390/children2040412.Access Status
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This commentary describes the likely impacts on children's health and wellbeing from climate change, based on the solid science of environmental child health. It describes likely climate change scenarios, why children are more vulnerable than older people to these changes, and what to expect in terms of diseases (e.g., infections, asthma) and problems (e.g., malnutrition, mental illness). The common antecedents of climate change and other detrimental changes to our society mean that in combatting them (such as excessive consumption and greed), we may not only reduce the harmful effects of climate change but also work towards a better society overall-one that values its children and their futures.
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