*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.
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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