Integrating climate change into pediatric education: A call to protect children's respiratory health

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Climate change (CC) represents a serious threat for human health, through air pollution, global warming and extreme weather events. Its consequences are particularly relevant for children and their respiratory system, because of a developing immune system, higher respiratory rate and exposure to toxins and pollutants, but our understanding on this phenomenon is still lacunose. Pediatricians are crucial as clinicians, diagnosing and managing conditions CC-related, and as advocates of education and public health strategies for environmental sustainability and addressing social health disparities. In order to mitigate the effects of CC on children, several policies, public health initiative and general guidelines have been developed but rigorous application and implementation are still needed. Although concern around this topic is growing, there is still a lack in health workers educational program on the impact and mechanisms of CC-related diseases.