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Shalini H Shah1, Ella Whitman2, Diane Story1
1Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Region 1 New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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This publication examines the intersection of health equity and the climate crisis, establishing a foundation of how environmental health inequities contribute to climate-related health harms. It offers practical strategies to integrate these considerations into clinical practice, highlighting examples of climate-informed educational tools and screening programs that incorporate principles of health equity into design and implementation. The authors emphasize multiple ways to address climate change in clinical settings and communities (eg, education, screening, public health partnerships) and how to ensure interventions are rooted in equity. In doing so, pediatric health care professionals can protect children's health and address the climate crisis.
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