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Air Pollution Companion: Communication toolkit - Engaging with children, young people and families

We need to get the basics right. Before talking about the 'tricky' topic of air pollution, remind yourself how best to engage with children and young people (CYP) and their families. We offer some tips, a report with CYP perceptions of air quality and links to resources.

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Air Pollution Companion: Knowledge hub - Resources, teaching slides and glossary

On this page, you'll find key RCPCH and external resources curated for easy access and sharing. Explore the list below to locate and share relevant information with your colleagues.

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Air Pollution Companion: Knowledge hub - Deepen your knowledge

The Clean Air Fund Partnership team at RCPCH have prepared some 'deep dives' into specific air pollution topics - for those who already know the basics and are interested to learn more.

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Air Pollution Companion: Knowledge hub - Start with the basics

Air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to public health. Children’s health, development and wellbeing are profoundly affected, with exposure to air pollution the second leading risk factor for death in children under 5, both globally and in the UK. Air pollution disproportionately impact...

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Air Pollution Companion: Clean air community

We want to mobilise and empower paediatricians - in the UK and internationally - as advocates for clean air, providing you with knowledge and skills to raise awareness about air pollution's impact on child health. By working together to educate children, families and communities, amplify messagin...

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Child health and climate change episode 3: Nepal

16 October 2024

In this final episode of our podcast series on the changing climate, this mountainous country is seeing extreme temperature fluctuations, landslides and air pollution, endangering communities and impacting healthcare. But, there are some lessons around adaptation, as our guests who work or have volu...

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Air Pollution Companion: Advocacy toolkit - Build your skills

This page focuses on developing specific skills to support your advocacy work. Remember, as a healthcare professional you already have a range of skills that you can draw from. Effective advocacy, like clinical work, requires you to listen to others’ concerns, understand the evidence base, build tru...

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Air Pollution Companion: Advocacy toolkit - Find inspiration

If you have decided you're ready to step out of your comfort zone and expand your sphere of influence beyond the clinic room, this section is for you. Find inspiration through learning about clean air advocacy happening across the UK and further afield.

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Child health and climate change episode 2: Canada

9 October 2024

Floods, heatwaves and wildfires have become increasingly common across Canada. And as retired paediatrician Dr Julian Pleydell-Pearce explains in this episode of our climate change podcast series, this makes a profound impact on the lives of children and young people - and the way health services ar...

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More action needed to protect children from air pollution say children’s doctors

19 September 2024

As part of their updated position statement, RCPCH is calling for stronger action from the UK government to protect children from the health harms of air pollution.