Training package for the health sector (introduction)
Improving the capacity to diagnose, prevent and manage paediatric diseases linked to the environment.
Overview
A growing number of diseases in children from rural and urban areas are linked to unsafe, degraded
environments. However, many health care providers are unable to recognize, assess, prevent and
manage environment-related diseases in children. Those on the front line – the health professionals dealing with child and adolescent health – should be
enabled to recognize and assess diseases linked to environmental factors. Paediatricians, family doctors,
nurses, primary and other health care workers should be trained on the relationships between children's
health and the environment through the use of harmonized training materials. These are adapted to the
specific needs of countries and professional groups.
