La importancia de la salud ambiental y el alcance de las unidades de pediatría ambiental
In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across the whole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environme...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720090001000162009-04-13La importancia de la salud ambiental y el alcance de las unidades de pediatría ambientalParís M,EnriqueBettini,MarliMolina,HeliaMieres,Juan JoséBravo,VictoriaRíos,Juan Carlos Child Delivery of health care Environmental health Infant In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across the whole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environments, indoor pollution, poor drainage, inadequate waste disposal, and many others, are significant environmental risk factors to children. Currently, Chile is experiencing an advanced demographical transition, a situation that requires a precise approach to guarantee that the population has an adequate health status. It is important to take care of children, since their present health status will condition their health as adults. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units are structures specialized in pediatric conditions related to the environment, formed by an interdisciplinary and highly specialized team. These centers provide assistance, information and treatment, promote research, edúcate health care providers or the public, and report problems to authoríties. Health authoríties should emphasize the importance ofhavíng a safe environment for children and encourage efforts to reduce exposure to environmentalhazards promoting healthy behaviors, education and awareness at all levéis of society .info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.137 n.1 20092009-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872009000100016es10.4067/S0034-98872009000100016 |
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In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across the whole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environments, indoor pollution, poor drainage, inadequate waste disposal, and many others, are significant environmental risk factors to children. Currently, Chile is experiencing an advanced demographical transition, a situation that requires a precise approach to guarantee that the population has an adequate health status. It is important to take care of children, since their present health status will condition their health as adults. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units are structures specialized in pediatric conditions related to the environment, formed by an interdisciplinary and highly specialized team. These centers provide assistance, information and treatment, promote research, edúcate health care providers or the public, and report problems to authoríties. Health authoríties should emphasize the importance ofhavíng a safe environment for children and encourage efforts to reduce exposure to environmentalhazards promoting healthy behaviors, education and awareness at all levéis of society . |
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París M,Enrique Bettini,Marli Molina,Helia Mieres,Juan José Bravo,Victoria Ríos,Juan Carlos |
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París M,Enrique Bettini,Marli Molina,Helia Mieres,Juan José Bravo,Victoria Ríos,Juan Carlos |
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La importancia de la salud ambiental y el alcance de las unidades de pediatría ambiental |
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