[PDF] impact of environmental pollution on children

Is air pollution a risk factor for children’s health?

All health professionals should consider air pollution a major risk factor for their patients and understand the sources of environmental exposure in the communities they serve. They should be informed about existing and emerging evidence on the ways in which air pollution may affect children’s health. Research, publish and disseminate knowledge

How does the environment affect children's development and health?

NIEHS is committed to understanding how the environment affects children’s development and health. Children’s environmental health research funded by the institute focuses on preconception, prenatal, and childhood environmental exposures to certain chemicals, pollutants, nutrients, and activities. It addresses a broad range of issues.

How do environmental chemicals affect children's health?

During growth periods, environmental chemicals may affect normal development. By learning more about these developmental origins of health and disease, we can both reduce children’s chances of poor health and improve their growth and quality of life. What causes children’s health problems?

What is the impact of air pollution on the environment?

Air pollution is a major environmental health threat. Exposure to fine particles in both the ambient environment and in the household causes about seven million premature deaths each year(1,2). Ambient air pollution alone imposes enormous costs on the global economy, amounting to more than US$ 5 trillion in total welfare losses in 2013 (3).