The Emergence of Planetary Pediatrics

25 October, 2021

*A newly released publication on The Emergence of Planetary Pediatrics*

*Abstract:* Pediatrics has witnessed an evolution from primary care,

family-centered care, community pediatrics, social pediatrics and global

pediatrics, which has shifted our attention beyond the clinic setting to an

appreciation of children in their lived environment. We are witnessing the

emergence of planetary pediatrics that further broadens the focus of

children’s health to include the continued importance of clinical care, but

also the impacts of climate change, environmental degradation, child

migration, unrelenting war and conflict, social injustice, pandemics and

violence against children. If we do not acknowledge the present and

ever-increasing adverse planetary changes of what children are experiencing

now and in the future, we will have failed to adequately protect them from

impending catastrophes. The hope of pediatrics for the future is to improve

the health and well-being of all children. This hope remains as relevant

today as it was for our predecessors and serves as a beacon for the voyage

through the remainder of the twenty-first century.

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/939/htm

CHIFA profile: Charles Oberg is a Pediatrician at University of Minnesota, USA. Professional interests: Global child health, children's rights and implementation of the CRC. Email address: oberg001@umn.edu