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ERIC Number: ED674507
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Air Quality Affects Early Childhood Development and Health. Working Paper 3
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
The influences in a child's developmental environment, both positive and negative, interact to shape the development of their brain, the integrated systems in their body--including the immune, metabolic, and cardiovascular systems--and even how their genes are expressed. Clean air is an essential part of a healthy developmental environment, and ensuring that children and their caregivers have clean air to breathe in all the spaces where they spend time--both indoors and out--is key to supporting long-term health and well-being. Actionable solutions to improve air quality range from better policies and pollutant-free products to healthier housing, ventilation, and building materials. Yet, these solutions have not been widely adopted, and air pollution continues to disproportionately affect families with fewer resources and families of color due to systemic inequalities in housing and zoning. By addressing these disparities, we can support those most impacted and ensure all children have cleaner air to breathe. This working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment explores how air quality--with a focus on "indoor" air, given that we typically spend more than 90% of our time inside--affects children's health and well-being. The working paper offers specific solutions and resources for taking action in your community, as well as preventative strategies that address the root causes of poor indoor air quality.
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment (ECSCEE)
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