Ensuring Healthy Environment for Children and the Role of Primary Healthcare System: A Review
Environmental risks disproportionately affect children, with an estimated 26% of deaths amongst children under five attributed to these factors. The article highlights the significant impact of air pollution, inadequate WASH infrastructure and climate change on child health outcomes. The review disc...
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| author | Chandrakant Lahariya S. S. V. Prasad Venkatesh Karthikeyan Khadeeja Nasreen Naveen H. Thacker |
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| description | Environmental risks disproportionately affect children, with an estimated 26% of deaths amongst children under five attributed to these factors. The article highlights the significant impact of air pollution, inadequate WASH infrastructure and climate change on child health outcomes. The review discusses various initiatives and programs, including the National Clean Air Programme and global WASH efforts, aimed at mitigating environmental health risks. It emphasizes the importance of integrating preventive strategies and environmental sustainability into primary healthcare to improve child health outcomes. This article underscores, the need for coordinated action across multiple sectors, sustainable funding mechanisms and community empowerment to secure a healthier future for children in low- and middle-income countries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2472361349b462d8f5065ee2c11f7d32025-08-20T03:36:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsPreventive Medicine: Research & Reviews2950-58282950-58362025-07-012Suppl 1S37S4310.4103/PMRR.PMRR_51_24Ensuring Healthy Environment for Children and the Role of Primary Healthcare System: A ReviewChandrakant LahariyaS. S. V. PrasadVenkatesh KarthikeyanKhadeeja NasreenNaveen H. ThackerEnvironmental risks disproportionately affect children, with an estimated 26% of deaths amongst children under five attributed to these factors. The article highlights the significant impact of air pollution, inadequate WASH infrastructure and climate change on child health outcomes. The review discusses various initiatives and programs, including the National Clean Air Programme and global WASH efforts, aimed at mitigating environmental health risks. It emphasizes the importance of integrating preventive strategies and environmental sustainability into primary healthcare to improve child health outcomes. This article underscores, the need for coordinated action across multiple sectors, sustainable funding mechanisms and community empowerment to secure a healthier future for children in low- and middle-income countries.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/PMRR.PMRR_51_24child healthhealthy environmentindiaprimary health care |
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| title | Ensuring Healthy Environment for Children and the Role of Primary Healthcare System: A Review |
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