Health effects of climate change – Are they sufficiently addressed in pediatric settings in Germany to meet parents’ needs? - 28/04/22

Doi : 10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100129 
Stephan Bose-O'Reilly a, b, Maximilian Edlinger a, Lena Lagally a, Hannah Lehmann a, Thomas Lob-Corzilius c, Michael Schneider d, Julia Schorlemmer e, Peter van den Hazel f, Julia Schoierer a,
a LMU Munich, University Hospital, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Unit Global Environmental Health and Climate Change, Ziemssenstr. 5, Munich D-80336, Germany 
b Department of Public Health, UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment, Eduard Wallnoefer-Zentrum 1, Hall i.T. A-6060, Austria 
c DAPG (Deutsche Akademie für Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung im Kindes- und Jugendalter), Freiligrathstr. 25, Bochum D-44791, Germany 
d Department of Sociology, LMU Munich, Konradstr. 6, Munich D-80801, Germany 
e FOM University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Health and Social Sciences, Bismarckstr. 107, Berlin D-10625, Germany 
f INCHES (International Network on Children's Health, Environment and Safety), Ellecom, the Netherland 

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Highlights

Climate change increasingly impacts negatively children's health.
Parents have a need for information on climate change-related health effects.
But the topic is still insufficiently addressed in pediatric settings in Germany.
There is a gap between parental needs and the information offered by pediatricians.
Pediatric settings offer an avenue to close the gap and inform parents adequately.

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Abstract

Children today are particularly vulnerable to direct and indirect health effects of climate change. Exposure to health hazards related to climate change will increase in the future. These health impacts increasingly pose additional challenges for the health care system, both in curative treatment and in preventive care. This paper therefore examines whether health care facilities for children and adolescents (“pediatric settings”) in Germany are adequately preparing for the impact of climate change on children's health. For this purpose, we combine the results of two studies that investigated the relevance assessment of climate change-related health effects on children's health and the level of information on this topic among pediatricians (n = 408) and parents (n = 292). In addition, a narrative literature review was conducted. We have found that parents' need for information on this topic is currently not being met by pediatricians, as the topics of climate change and health are inadequately addressed in pediatric settings in Germany. Thus, there is a gap between the demand for information and the lack of supply that needs to be closed. To close the gap between parents' need for information on the impact of climate change on children's health and pediatricians' insufficient provision of information, more training materials, more trained staff and more climate change and health information resources are needed in pediatric settings. In order to provide all parents with evidence-based knowledge, the communication of the complex health effects should be readily accessible and target group-oriented.

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Keywords : Climate change, Pediatricians, Children's health, Parents, Climate communication, Supply-demand gap

Abbreviations : LMU, TBE, TV, UV, WHO


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