Ethics Grand Rounds - Climate Change and Children’s Health: Challenges and Sol​​utions

Panelists: Samantha Ahdoot, MD, Frederica P. Perera, DrPH, PhD, & Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP

Moderator: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD

In an era marked by escalating climate change, what health issues are children likely to encounter? Children are uniquely vulnerable to the impact of climate with lifelong consequences on learning, physical development, chronic disease, or other serious complications. There is mounting evidence of increased risk to children due to increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, and unpredictable wildfire seasons. For example, the recent EPA report notes the dramatic increase in diagnoses of asthma resulting from global warming. Watch our conversation with leading experts in pediatrics and environmental health on strategies for mitigating the potential harm of climate change on children’s health.