Thursday, March 29, 2018
M10.5 World Health Organization
I decided to research further in the the global plan of action for children's environmental health through the World Health Organization. There were over 1.7 million deaths that occur worldwide to children under the age of 5 due to air pollution, sanitation, clean water, hazardous chemicals and other environmental factors in 2012. The WHO is creating a sustainable plan with a goal to reduce these numbers. In order to ensure sustainability, the WHO needs to ensure they have strong ties with collaborating organizations in order to be successful in their efforts. Children's environmental health efforts are directly linked to activities such as primary health care efforts, disaster risk reduction, school activities, emergency response, housing, and a variety of other activities. The collaborating institutions work together to create awareness and creating interventions that reduce exposure or prevent/decrease the burden of disease. My hopes are that they can work together and make a strong impact for the children and people of this world.
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Wow, I had no idea there were so many child deaths caused by air pollution, sanitation, clean water, hazardous chemicals, and other environmental factors. I am glad the WHO is working on this issue because, especially in this day in age, these are all preventable causes. After all, children are our future. So we need to work together to help them grow to become healthy adults making a difference in this world.
ReplyDeleteIt’s wonderful to hear about all the great things the WHO is doing. I love that they are trying to make sure our children is safe and healthy which is very important for our future.
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