U.S. Childhood Obesity and Climate Change
Moving Toward Shared Environmental Health Solutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Perry Sheffield (0000-0001-9156-1193, Mount Sinai Hospital, corresponding author), Maida P Galvez (0000-0002-6446-5590, Mount Sinai Hospital) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 207-214 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-5174 • E-ISSN: 1939-4071 |
| Publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1089/env.2009.0027 |
| OpenAlex | W1996763947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article focuses on the epidemic of childhood obesity, a significant cause of pediatric morbidity in the United States. It begins with a review of the evidence regarding environmental influences on obesity. Then it draws from that evidence to cite examples of climate change prevention and preparedness efforts that could also benefit the obesity problem. Climate change is a global environmental issue predicted to negatively impact children's health. In the United States, many regions are expected to experience worse air quality, increased vector-borne disease, and changes in food availability. Children's size, developmental stage, and long life expectancy make them unique when considering health effects from the environment. Furthermore, in the latter part of this century, the children of today will become seniors, a group also vulnerable to predicted health impacts from climate change. These vulnerabilities will contribute to existing health disparities that are due, in part, to unequal risk factors in communities of color and low income. Improved air quality, healthier diets, and increased physical activity are all potential results of climate change interventions. Unintended potential negative consequences are also discussed and careful pre-intervention assessment is emphasized. Interdisciplinary collaborations for research and solutions are needed for large scale environmental issues such as climate change and their impact on multi-factorial health problems including childhood obesity. Carefully selected climate change-related efforts can simultaneously address current children's health problems, future population health concerns, and ultimately result in more equitable health for all
Childhood obesity · Climate change · Effects of global warming · Environmental health · Geography · Global warming · Life expectancy · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Population · Population health · Preparedness · Psychological intervention · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology
Neighborhood Greenness and 2-Year Changes in Body Mass Index of Children and Youth
The Built Environment and Obesity
High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006
Childhood overweight
Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
Body mass index in elementary school children, metropolitan area food prices and food outlet density
The global burden of asthma
Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices
Supermarkets, Other Food Stores, and Obesity
A hierarchy of sociodemographic and environmental correlates of walking and obesity
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults, 1999-2002
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Weight of United States Youth
Understanding health literacy
Race and food store availability in an inner-city neighbourhood
A school salad bar increases frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among children living in low-income households
Mitigation of the heat island effect in urban New Jersey
The link between obesity and the built environment. Evidence from an ecological analysis of obesity and vehicle miles of travel in California
Residential context, walking and obesity
Estimating the effects of light rail transit on health care costs
The Contextual Effect of the Local Food Environment on Residents’ Diets
Influences of Physical and Social Neighborhood Environments on Children's Physical Activity and Obesity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |