WHO launches children's health resources.The World Health Organization has unveiled several new resources on children's environmental health. An "e-library" CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). contains more than 100 documents concerning children's environmental health. Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. and the Environment: A Global Perspective is a reference manual for health care providers and policy makers that includes case studies of environmental illnesses, tips on taking pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. environmental histories, and ways people can take action to improve children's health. And the Atlas of Children's Environmental Health and the Environment is a compendium of facts on environmental hazards to children. These resources are intended to underscore for stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. how greatly children are impacted by the environment. It is estimated that over 40% of the environment-related disease burden falls on children under the age of 5, with over 3 million children dying from environmental causes each year. |
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