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The Built Environment and Pediatric Health.
Aparna Bole1, Aaron Bernstein2, Michelle J White3
1Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Pediatrics
|December 18, 2023
Summary
The built environment significantly impacts children's health and health equity. Pediatricians can advocate for community design solutions to improve pediatric health outcomes and promote health equity.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Pediatrics
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- The built environment encompasses human-made structures influencing where children live, learn, and play.
- Community design and policies are root causes of health disparities and inequity.
- Understanding the built environment-pediatric health link is crucial for healthcare professionals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline community design solutions for improving pediatric physical and mental health.
- To enhance health equity by addressing built environment factors.
- To inform pediatricians and the healthcare sector on patient care and advocacy.
Main Methods:
- Policy statement outlining community design solutions.
- Review of pediatric health conditions influenced by the built environment.
- Analysis of historical and persistent health disparities linked to the built environment.
Main Results:
- Community design profoundly impacts pediatric health and well-being.
- Built environment policies contribute to social determinants of health disparities.
- Specific design solutions can foster healthier environments for children.
Conclusions:
- Pediatricians and healthcare professionals can integrate built environment knowledge into practice.
- Advocacy for health-promoting community design is essential for all children.
- Addressing the built environment is key to achieving pediatric health equity.
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