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Public healthSustainable development, human induced global climate change, and the health of children
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In this short article we introduce the concept of sustainable development and its significance to child health using climate change as an example. Environmental issues, in the long term, are as important to children's health as smoking, accidents, and poor parenting are in the short term, yet have hitherto had little publicity or discussion within paediatric circles.
What is happening to children's health in the world? In the developed
world cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and dental disease are
all on the increase, while in the developing world malnutrition,
infectious disease, and injuries are still rife. At present,
inequalities of health and wealth
both within and between
nationsappear to be increasing,1 with an adverse impact
on children's health. The Ottawa charter for health promotion states
that the fundamental conditions for health are peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, and equity.2 The evidence for the
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