งานนำเสนอเรื่อง: "Panel discussion: General environmental problems in children Siripong Aegukkatajit Buriram Hospital."— ใบสำเนางานนำเสนอ:
Panel discussion: General environmental problems in children Siripong Aegukkatajit Buriram Hospital
Agence France Presse, Bangkok, 3 March 2002 Three million children die every year due to environmental hazards like unsafe drinking water and indoor air pollution, the World Health Organisation said Sunday at a conference in the Thai capital.
Toxic Air and Sunshine Children today are under assault from many airborne allergens and more ultraviolet rays than ever before. Aeroallergens, such as house dust mites, pollen and mold, have increased and pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide, are more common as nations become industrialized. These aeroallergens and pollutants can provoke allergic reactions, including eczema, in young children.
Toxic Food and Water Both unwanted additions to food and water, as well as unwise deletions from a healthy diet, can have negative consequences on children's health. In industrialized and underdeveloped nations, water contaminated with arsenic, bacteria, lead or nitrate can lead to disease including skin cancer. Skin lesions can also appear when there has been long-term exposure to contaminated water, and ingestion of contaminated water can lead to severe growth and developmental problems.
Toxic Ingredients and Medications Topically applied substances and medications that are well tolerated during adulthood can be deadly when used on infants and young children. Ingredients such as hexachlorophene, an antibacterial agent used in soaps and scrubs, and overdoses of medications such as lidocaine, an anesthetic, may have powerful effects during the early days, weeks and months of life. "Parents do not need to avoid all of these products because they can be used safely if they are adapted in a dosage for an infant or young child.But when these products are used incorrectly, they can result in severe problems.
Toxic Parents and Caregivers The number of abused and neglected children in the U.S. has risen to more than 3 million, and more than 1,000 children in the U.S. die each year at the hands of their parents or caregivers.
HOMEOWNERSHIP HELPS BOOST CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, REDUCE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, STUDY FINDS. The research showed that for children living in owned homes rather than rental units, math achievement scores are up to 9 percent higher, reading achievement is up to 7 percent higher and behavioral problems are 1 to 3 percent lower.
Home-Sick or School-Sick: The Effect of a Child's Environment on Health At Home—Lead Poisoning and Household Allergens Lead poisoning and asthma are common pediatric health problems, and both are linked to the environment—lead paint in housing built before 1950 is a primary source of elevated blood lead levels in young children, and there is evidence that exposure to household allergens increases asthma morbidity. Household dust is an important vector for both lead and allergens
At School—Multiple Environmental Hazards A representative of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), noting that October 1 is the first day of Children's Health Month, acknowledged that children in the nation's schools are exposed to many contaminants, including lead paint in older schools, lead in drinking water from pipes or soldering, chemicals in cleaning and art supplies, materials and furnishings in school buildings, fumes from idling school buses, pesticides, radon, and even mishandled sources of mercury and asbestos.