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Global Climate Change & Childrens Health Susan L. Coultas, Ph.D. Student Walden University PUBH-8165-1, Spring 2011 Robert Marino, Ph.D., Instructor

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After we finish our class today, you should be able to describe: What global climate change is What causes the Earths temperature to change What happens to the Earth because of the temperature change What can happen to kids due to changes in climate due to the rise in the Earths temperature What kids can do to help fight the problem of global warming

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What is Global Climate Change?

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Global Warming Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art (Hansen et al., 2001)

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What Causes the Temperature to Rise? (EPA, 2011a); (EPA, 2011b)

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Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Photosynthesis Oxygen Respiration Carbon Dioxide (NOAA, 2011a)

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Industrial Pollution Is a Problem (EPA, 2006)

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Transportation (EPA, 2006)

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Cutting Down Forests (EPA, 2006)

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What Happens Because of This?

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The Greenhouse Effect (NOAA, 2011b); (The Weather Channel, 2011a)

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Earth as a Greenhouse (NOAA, 2011b); (The Weather Channel, 2011b)

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Earth Feels Sick

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Not Enough Water (EPA, 2011c)

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Too Much Water (EPA, 2011c)

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Too Much Heat (EPA, 2011c)

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Too Much Cold (EPA, 2011c)

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Earthquakes (EPA, 2011c)

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Volcano Eruption (EPA, 2011c)

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Hurricanes (EPA, 2011c)

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What Happens to Kids?

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Sunburn (KidsHealth, 2011b)

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Use Sunscreen (KidsHealth, 2011b)

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Wear Sunglasses (KidsHealth, 2011b)

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Heat Illness (KidsHealth, 2011a)

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Stay Cool (KidsHealth, 2011a)

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Asthma (Bunyavanich, Landrigan, McMichael, & Epstein, 2003; CDC, 2009; CDC, 2010)

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Air Quality (EPA, 2011a)

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Weather Forecast

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What Can Kids Do?

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Choose to Walk (USPS, 2011)

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Ride Your Bicycle (USPS, 2011)

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Plant a Tree (USPS, 2011)

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Plant a Garden (USPS, 2011)

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Turn Off Lights (USPS, 2011)

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Use Energy Efficient Lights (USPS, 2011)

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Adjust Your Thermostat (USPS, 2011)

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Learn as Much as You Can

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Teach Others What You Know

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References Bunyavanich, S., Landrigan, C. P., McMichael, A. J., & Epstein, P. R. (2003). The impact of climate change on child health. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 3(1), 44-52. doi:10.1367/1539-4409(2003)003 2.0.CO;2 CDC. (2009, April 24). Asthma surveillance data. Asthma. Retrieved December 24, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthmadata.htm CDC. (2010, December 14). Important asthma triggers. Asthma. Retrieved December 24, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/triggers.html EPA. (2006, October 19). Carbon dioxide. Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Retrieved May 4, 2011, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/co2.html EPA. (2011a). Air Quality Index (AQI) - Air Quality Index for kids. AIRNow. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids.index EPA. (2011b). Air Quality Index (AQI) - A guide to air quality and your health. AIRNow. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi EPA. (2011c, April 22). Climate change. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved May 4, 2011, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ Hansen, J., Ruedy, R., Sato, M., Imhoff, M., Lawrence, W., Easterling, D., Peterson, T., et al. (2001). A closer look at United States and global surface temperature change. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(D20), PP. 23,947-23,963. doi:200110.1029/2001JD000354 KidsHealth. (2011a). Heat illness. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/heat.html KidsHealth. (2011b). Sun safety. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/sun_safety.html#cat152 NOAA. (2011a). Integrating research and technology themes: Weather-climate connection. Earth System Research Laboratory. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/research/themes/climateweather/ NOAA. (2011b). Integrating research and technology theme: Carbon cycle science. Earth System Research Laboratory. Retrieved April 25, 2011, from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/research/themes/carbon/ The Weather Channel. (2011a). Kids 5-9, Greenhouse guide. The Weather Channel Kids! Retrieved May 2, 2011, from http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/climate-code/climate-close-up/greenhouse-guide-for-ages-5-9/ The Weather Channel. (2011b). Kids 10-13, Greenhouse guide. The Weather Channel Kids! Retrieved May 2, 2011, from http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/climate-code/climate-close-up/greenhouse-guide-for-ages-10-13/ USPS. (2011). Go Green stamps. United State Postal Service. Retrieved May 4, 2011, from http://www.usps.com/green/gogreenstamps.htm

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Further Reading Cherry, L., & Braasch, G. (2010). How we know what we know about our changing climate: Scientists and kids explore global warming. Dawn Publications (CA). Gore, A. (2007). An inconvenient truth: The crisis of global warming. Viking Juvenile. Hall, J. (2007). A hot planet needs cool kids: Understanding climate change and what you can do about it (1st ed.). Green Goat Books. Kaplan, M. (2008). Planet Earth Gets Well. BookSurge Publishing. ORyan, E. (2009). Easy to be green: Simple activities you can do to save the Earth (Original.). Simon Scribbles. Okimoto, J. D. (2007). Winston of Churchill: One bears battle against global warming. Sasquatch Books. The Weather Channel. (2011a). Kids 10-13, Greenhouse guide. The Weather Channel Kids! Retrieved May 2, 2011, from http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/climate- code/climate-close-up/greenhouse-guide-for-ages-10-13/ The Weather Channel. (2011b). Kids 5-9, Greenhouse guide. The Weather Channel Kids! Retrieved May 2, 2011, from http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/climate- code/climate-close-up/greenhouse-guide-for-ages-5-9/ Thornhill, J. (2007). This is my planet: The kids guide to global warming. Maple Tree Press. USPS. (2011). Go Green stamps. United State Postal Service. Retrieved May 4, 2011, from http://www.usps.com/green/gogreenstamps.htm