Children: Unique and Vulnerable. Environmental Risks Facing Children and Recommendations for Response

Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health...

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Published in:Environmental health perspectives 1995-09, Vol.103 (suppl 6), p.13-18
Main Author: Goldman, Lynn R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Chemical hazards
Child
Children
Children: Unique and Vulnerable
Communities
Diet
Environmental agencies
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Illness - prevention & control
Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects
Environmental regulation
Exposure
Food
Food consumption
Health
Health care
Humans
Infants
Lead Poisoning
Pesticides
Pesticides - adverse effects
Potable water
Risk
Risk Factors
Toxins
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Summary:Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health problems of children. Their focus should be on the causes of the health problem, emphasizing environmental sources, and not on simply treating the symptoms.
ISSN:0091-6765
1552-9924
DOI:10.1289/ehp.95103s613