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A child (plural: children) is a young human. Precise definitions vary; the American Heritage DictionaryHoughton Mifflin Company. Definition of child. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. defined a child as an individual who has not yet reached puberty, while the Convention on the Rights of the Child defines it as any person under the age of 18.Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part 1, Article 1. This article discusses prepubescent minors.
The term "child" is also a counterpart of parent: adults are the children of their parents despite their maturation beyond infancy; for example "Benjamin, aged 46, is the child of Tobias, aged 73". Similarly in a generalized sense, see child node.
Development
Child development is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the physical and mental development of an infant into an adult. More on [ Child ]
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High-level forum stresses need to tackle radioactive waste in Central Asia
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A high-level forum organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) wrapped up in Geneva today with the adoption of a joint declaration stressing the need to tackle the challenge of radioactive waste in Central Asia.
Secretary-General welcomes new UK climate change financing scheme
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the new initiative announced by the Government of the United Kingdom on financing for climate change, ahead of this December's meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, where countries are expected to wrap up negotiations on an ambitious new pact to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
Free trade can help combat global warming, finds UN report
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Contrary to conventional wisdom, further liberalization of international trade can help combat climate change and support a low carbon economy, said a joint United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Trade Organization (WTO) report launched today in Geneva.
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News
Researchers at the Most Comprehensive Study of Earliest Possible Causes of Autism to Hold Media Conference Call
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0400
Leading autism researchers from coast-to-coast will hold a media teleconference to launch one of the largest research studies of its kind to investigate early risk factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The research network, called the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI), will follow a cohort of up to 1,200 pregnant women who already have a child with autism. The study is considered one of the best-equipped to discover biological markers and environmental risk factors for autism. The researchers will be joined on the call by the study’s funders, the National Institutes of Health and Autism Speaks. WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009, 1:00 PM EST. DIAL-IN: (888) 508-3712; Passcode: 1369035.
Well Water Should Be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children: May 26, 2009
Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 -0400
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, took a lead role in working with the AAP to develop these recommendations and draft a new AAP policy statement about the things parents should do if their children drink well water.
World Asthma Day: May 5, 2009
Tue, 05 May 2009 11:00:00 -0400
Today, on World Asthma Day, we at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), components of the National Institutes of Health, stand together with the international community to renew our dedication to understand the causes of asthma and to find better ways to treat, prevent and manage this disease.
ATSDR - Office of Children's Health - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with specialized information on the toxicology of children. Provides ongoing examination of relevant child health issues like cancer and hazardous waste sites.
Center for Children's Health and the Environment - CCHE is the nation's first academic research and policy center to examine the links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness. Provides fact sheets, reports, conference and contact information.
Children's Environmental Health - Minnesota Department of Health information to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards.
Meta Description: [ Children's environmental heath is an important concern to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Our programs are increasing focus and attention on children to ensure that they are protected from exposures to harmful chemicals and other environmental health hazards. We have several activities ... ]
Children's Environmental Health - Project of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Provides a summary of the medical and scientific information about environmental effects on health.
Meta Description: [ Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment ]
Children's Environmental Health Information Resources for Public Health Professionals - National Network of Libraries of Medicine project to provide public health professionals with access to information resources.
Children's Environmental Health Network - The CEHN is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards.
Meta Description: [ The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards. ]
Children's Health and the Environment - Pan American Health Organization Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS) resources and information.
Children's Health Environmental Coalition - CHEC dedicated to prevention of non-genetic childhood cancer and other environmentally caused childhood illnesses.
Enviro Health Action - Physicians for Social Responsibility brochures and resources focusing on toxic threats to child development.
Healthy Schools - Work to help Ontario school boards identify, prevent, and remediate indoor environment problems that could otherwise affect children's health and learning adversely. Provides news, searches, indexes and links.
Healthy Schools Network - U.S. based advocate for the protection of children's environmental health in schools. News, guides, reports and resources.
Meta Description: [ Healthy Schools Network is dedicated to assuring every child and school employee an environmentally safe and healthy school. HSN promotes the development of state and national policies, regulations, and funding for school facilities environments, and has won national recognition. HSN's coalition-... ]
Institute for Children's Environmental Health - The primary mission of ICEH is to mitigate environmental exposures that can undermine the health and well-being of children and to detoxify environments wherever children spend time.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for Children's Environmental Health (ICEH) is a nonprofit educational organization working to ensure a healthy, just and sustainable future for ALL children. ICEH's primary mission is to foster collaborative initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate environmental exposures that... ]
Mothers for Clean Air - Non-profit organization concerned with air pollution in the Houston-Galveston Texas area and its effects on children's health. Provides newsletter, events and air quality information.
Our Children's Earth Foundation - Work to protect the public, especially children, from the health impacts of pollution in California. Information on campaigns, events and news.
Meta Description: [ Our Children's Earth Foundation, Think Clearly About the Future ]
Partnership for Children's Health and the Environment - National partnership committed to working collaboratively for a more sustainable and effective children's environmental health movement.
Preventing Harm - A resource action center on children and environmental health. Focus on the many chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home are toxic to the developing brain and can cause developmental disabilities including behavioral and learning disabilities, hyper-activity, attention deficit, lower IQ and motor skill impairment.
Meta Description: [ Awareness of learning and behavioral disorders is reaching more and more people, either first hand or through someone we know. Can toxics in our air, water or food combine with other factors to keep our children from reaching their full human potential? ]
The Children's Environmental Health Institute - Committed to decreasing the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of environmentally related childhood diseases. CEHI identify, develop, and promote solutions to improve children's environmental health through scientific research, environmental education, and public policy.
U.S. EPA - Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) - Environmental Protection Agency site on children's environment and health. Publications, references and resources.
University of California Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit - PEHSU is one of several regional federally funded clinical and educational centers. Provides information on programs and services for expert clinical and public health evaluations of children and communities with suspected environmental health problems.
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