A Pediatrician's Guide to Climate Change-Informed Primary Care

• 2021

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• Rebecca Philipsborn; Julia Cowenhoven; Aparna Bole; Sophie Balk; Aaron Bernstein
PMID: 34244061DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2021.101027

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This article discusses how pediatricians can include climate change in their care for children. It describes the health risks from climate change, like asthma and allergies, and offers ways to help families prepare. Pediatricians can ask questions about food, water, housing, and energy security during visits. They should also talk about healthy habits that help the planet, like eating more plants and walking or biking instead of driving. The guide encourages doctors to be aware of mental health issues linked to climate change too. By doing this, they support children's health now and in the future.

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Focus Area: Severe Weather

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Delivery of Health Care; Environmental Health; Health Promotion; Primary Health Care; Pediatricians; Risk Assessment; Climate Change

Institutions: Emory University; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School; UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Children's Hospital at Montefiore; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Harvard Global Health Institute

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