Developmental Milestones in Children’s Environmental Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Ruth Etzel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Developmental Milestones ◽  
Children’S Environmental Health

Common issues related to children’s environmental health in the Asia-Pacific region

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Brittany A. Trottier ◽  
Daam Settachan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Children’S Environmental Health ◽  
Research Findings

AbstractThis summary reports on the outcomes and common issues faced among the countries represented at the Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Children’s Environmental Health, a meeting that was held at the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok, Thailand, and which focused on cross-cutting issues and commonalities among countries/regions, discussion of lessons learnt, exploring opportunities for policy-relevant research collaborations, and reviewing available educational tools to help translate research findings into tangible outputs. The common children’s environmental health issues faced by countries in the Asia-Pacific region include indoor and outdoor air pollution; unregulated and inadequate waste management; chemical and infectious agents in water used for drinking and cooking; hazardous pesticide use; and climate change and extreme weather events. The meeting participants agreed there is a need for multisectoral involvement in each country to develop frameworks and guidelines, raising public awareness of risk, and managing exposures in order to tackle these common issues. Networking will allow countries to learn from each other and enhance their efforts to protect not only the health of children, but also that of the rest of the population at risk.

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