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SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LIFE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN

Sujatha, Dr. R., Dr. S. Jayam “Shape The Future Of Life Healthy Environment For Children” in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003. Chennai: Department of Geography, University of Madras and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Pages 522 – 528.

Abstract:

A child’s life centers around the home, school and community. These places should be healthy places where they can thrive, protected from diseases, but in reality these are most often the unhealthiest of places. This is primarily responsible for the majority of the deaths and the disease burden among children of the developing world. Every year more than 5 million children die due to diseases linked to the poor conditions of the environments in which they live, learn and play – in other words their homes, schools and their community. Degraded environments are the breeding grounds for germs, worms and disease bearing insects. Diseases such as malaria, schistosomasis, dengue fever and cholera debilitate half a billion children every year.

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