Climate change and child health: The growing burden of climate-related adverse health outcomes.

Summary: Climate change is not just bad for the planet; it is a big danger to our health. Extreme weather like heatwaves, floods, and wildfires can directly hurt people. It also changes nature and how we live, bringing new diseases to places that never had them before. This report looks closely at how climate change hurts babies before they are born, children, and teenagers. They face higher risks for infections, breathing problems from pollution, and even mental health struggles like worry and stress about the future. Kids from poorer families are in the most danger. We need to track these health threats closely to protect our children and build stronger hospitals and clinics.

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Communicable Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases
Disease
Child Development
Environmental Pollution
Extreme Heat
Floods
Health Planning
Extreme Weather