Consultorio de Atención Pediátrica Ambiental en un hospital de alta complejidad / Clinic of environmental pediatric care in a high complexity hospital
Arch. argent. pediatr
;
112(6): 562-566, dic. 2014.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1159648
RESUMEN
La Organización Mundial de la Salud considera la salud ambiental infantil como uno de los principales retos de la salud pública del siglo XXI y promueve el desarrollo de programas que permitan abordar, divulgar o mitigar el impacto en la salud de los contaminantes ambientales en todos los niveles de atención pediátrica. El consultorio de Atención Pediátrica Ambiental (APA) que funciona en el Hospital de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan" se organizó con el objetivo de atender las demandas de aquellos pacientes con sospechada o comprobada exposición a riesgos ambientales. Se utilizó una historia clínica ambiental pediátrica, elaborada para tal fin
ABSTRACT
Children environmental health is considered by The World Health Organization as one of the main challenges of Public Health during the Century XXI. They promote the development of programs that allow approaching, disclosure or mitigation of the impact of polluting agents on health at every level of pediatric attention. The Children Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan" has created an Environmental Health Office in order to address the demands of those patients with suspected or verified exposure to environmental risks. An Environmental Clinical History has been elaborated with this purpose.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Child Health Services
/
Environmental Health
/
Hospitals, Pediatric
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Argentina
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. argent. pediatr
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Pediatría SAMIC "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan"/AR
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