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Paediatric environmental health speciality units in Europe: integrating a missing element into medical care

Juan Antonio Ortega García1, Josep Ferrís i Tortajada, Juan Alonso López Andreu

  • 1Paediatric Environmental Health Speciality Unit, University Hospital Virgen of Arrixaca, CP 30120, Murcia, Spain. ortega@pehsu.org

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
|September 4, 2007
PubMed

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Paediatricians can identify children

Area of Science:

  • Environmental health
  • Paediatrics

Background:

  • Paediatricians are key in identifying and mitigating environmental health risks for children.
  • Environmental risk factors pose significant threats to child health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the role and structure of Paediatric Environmental Health Speciality Units (PEHSU).
  • To outline how PEHSUs can support paediatricians in addressing environmental health risks.

Main Methods:

  • Defining PEHSU as a specialized unit within paediatric facilities.
  • Emphasizing the establishment of paediatric environmental histories (PEHis) and the precautionary principle.

Main Results:

  • PEHSUs are equipped to recognize, assess, and prevent environment-related health risks in children.
  • These units support paediatricians in managing related diseases and provide education and research.

Conclusions:

  • PEHSUs are crucial for integrating environmental health into paediatric care.
  • Standard components of PEHSUs include training, research, medical care, and community/school health initiatives.

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