Tuesday, January 26, 2016

American Academy of Pediatrics & Climate Change


 "In the 2015 policy statement, the AAP states that:
  • There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that the broad effects known commonly as "climate change" are the result of contemporary human activities.
  • According to the World Health Organization, more than 88 percent of the existing burden of disease attributable to climate change occurs in children younger than 5 years old.
  • Climate change poses a threat to human health and safety, but children are uniquely vulnerable.
  • Failure to take prompt, substantive action would be an act of injustice to all children."  
https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/climate-change/Pages/About.aspx

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