To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era
The climate crisis impacts child health, increasing the burden of pediatric healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ecological footprint of pediatric healthcare has significantly increased due to the use of personal protective equipment and the provision of large-scale testing and vaccination...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-10-01
|
| Series: | The Journal of Climate Change and Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266727822200030X |
| _version_ | 1828164533486616576 |
|---|---|
| author | Yakup Gozderesi Christos Tsagkaris Anna Eleftheriades Panagiota Pervanidou |
| author_facet | Yakup Gozderesi Christos Tsagkaris Anna Eleftheriades Panagiota Pervanidou |
| author_sort | Yakup Gozderesi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The climate crisis impacts child health, increasing the burden of pediatric healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ecological footprint of pediatric healthcare has significantly increased due to the use of personal protective equipment and the provision of large-scale testing and vaccination against COVID-19. The situation calls for coordinated action to make pediatric healthcare more resource-efficient. To achieve this goal, pediatricians should work together with children and parents in order to appropriately minimize the use of electricity, water, paper and plastic and promote environmental sustainability in healthcare and beyond. The present article discusses the main sources of environmental pollution in pediatric healthcare and proposes evidence-based solutions. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T01:26:56Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-f40abb9f793147d2b913b3b1275211e1 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2667-2782 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T01:26:56Z |
| publishDate | 2022-10-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | The Journal of Climate Change and Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-f40abb9f793147d2b913b3b1275211e12022-12-22T03:53:36ZengElsevierThe Journal of Climate Change and Health2667-27822022-10-018100141To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 eraYakup Gozderesi0Christos Tsagkaris1Anna Eleftheriades2Panagiota Pervanidou3School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Corresponding author at: Basibuyuk District, Basibuyuk Road No: 9/2, 34854 Maltepe/Istanbul/Turkey.European Student Think Tank, Public Health and Policy Working Group, 1058 Amsterdam, the NetherlandsEuropean Student Think Tank, Public Health and Policy Working Group, 1058 Amsterdam, the Netherlands; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Athens, GreeceUnit of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, NKUA, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, GreeceThe climate crisis impacts child health, increasing the burden of pediatric healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ecological footprint of pediatric healthcare has significantly increased due to the use of personal protective equipment and the provision of large-scale testing and vaccination against COVID-19. The situation calls for coordinated action to make pediatric healthcare more resource-efficient. To achieve this goal, pediatricians should work together with children and parents in order to appropriately minimize the use of electricity, water, paper and plastic and promote environmental sustainability in healthcare and beyond. The present article discusses the main sources of environmental pollution in pediatric healthcare and proposes evidence-based solutions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266727822200030XPediatricsSustainabilityEnvironmentClimate crisisCOVID-19Carbon footprint |
| spellingShingle | Yakup Gozderesi Christos Tsagkaris Anna Eleftheriades Panagiota Pervanidou To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era The Journal of Climate Change and Health Pediatrics Sustainability Environment Climate crisis COVID-19 Carbon footprint |
| title | To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era |
| title_full | To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era |
| title_fullStr | To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era |
| title_full_unstemmed | To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era |
| title_short | To pollute or not to pollute? Decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the COVID-19 era |
| title_sort | to pollute or not to pollute decreasing the ecological footprint of pediatrics in the covid 19 era |
| topic | Pediatrics Sustainability Environment Climate crisis COVID-19 Carbon footprint |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266727822200030X |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yakupgozderesi topolluteornottopollutedecreasingtheecologicalfootprintofpediatricsinthecovid19era AT christostsagkaris topolluteornottopollutedecreasingtheecologicalfootprintofpediatricsinthecovid19era AT annaeleftheriades topolluteornottopollutedecreasingtheecologicalfootprintofpediatricsinthecovid19era AT panagiotapervanidou topolluteornottopollutedecreasingtheecologicalfootprintofpediatricsinthecovid19era |