Environmental Health and Children
Reach Out and Read
English - October 13, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Kids & Family Education for Kids earlychildhoodeducation pediatrics books children earlyreaders librarians literacy reachoutandread reading wellvisits Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change: rising temperatures and poor air quality increase asthma attacks and allergies, and natural disasters can lead to physical displacement, food insecurity, and an increase in mental health concerns. Dr. Jerry Paulson, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and of Environmental & Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Medicine, joins us to talk about this subject - and how caregivers can separate the noise from the science.