Abstract
In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across the whole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environments, indoor pollution, poor drainage, inadequate waste disposal, and many others, are significant environmental risk factors to children. Currently, Chile is experiencing an advanced demographical transition, a situation that requires a precise approach to guarantee that the population has an adequate health status. It is important to take care of children, since their present health status will condition their health as adults. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units are structures specialized in pediatric conditions related to the environment, formed by an interdisciplinary and highly specialized team. These centers provide assistance, information and treatment, promote research, educate health care providers or the public, and report problems to authorities. Health authorities should emphasize the importance of having a safe environment for children and encourage efforts to reduce exposure to environmental hazards promoting healthy behaviors, education and awareness at all levels of society .
Highlights
In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not distributed across the whole population
Chile is experiencing an advanced demographical transition, a situation that requires a precise approach to guarantee that the population has an adequate health status
It is important to take care of children, since their present health status will condition their health as adults
Summary
In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not distributed across the whole population. Cada vez son más numerosas las pruebas que demuestran que los niños, que constituyen más de un tercio de la población mundial, son uno de los grupos más vulnerables de dicha población y que algunos factores ambientales pueden afectar a su salud de manera muy diferente de como lo hacen en los adultos, debido a sus particulares condiciones anatomofisiológicas[1,3,4].
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