Watch the Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN) and the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) first of the 2013 children’s environmental health webinar series.
The Children and Nature Initiative PowerPoint Presentation summarizes key studies on the rise in childhood obesity and ADHD, the physical and mental health benefits of nature, and explains why pediatric health care providers should consider prescribing outdoor activity.
The effects of global climate change include increased average temperatures, rising sea levels, increasing air pollution, the spread of infectious disease, increased food and water-borne disease, and an increase in frequency and severity of natural disasters. These events are projected to have profound effects on human health. Populations that are already vulnerable to death and disease will be most affected, including children, the elderly, and under-resourced communities.
