Climate Change Impacts on Children’s Health and Well-Being

• 2023

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• Caitlin Gould; Lauren Gentile

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This webinar discusses the effects of climate change on children's health in the United States. It is based on an EPA report that looks at five stressors: heat, air quality, season changes, infectious diseases, and flooding. It shows how these might affect kids under different warming levels by 2100. Some children may be more affected than others. The speakers discussing findings to help create fair strategies for protecting children now and in the future.

Continuing Education: This resource offers continuing education credit for emergency managers. Please access the resource for details including information on how to claim credit.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collections: Continuing Education; Continuing Education for Emergency Managers

Keywords: Air Pollution; Child Health; Disease Vectors; Environmental Exposure; Floods; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Heat Stress Disorders; Extreme Heat; Climate Change

Institutions: Natural Hazards Center; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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