TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental risks to children
T2 - Prioritizing health messages in pediatric practice
AU - Galvez, Maida P.
AU - Balk, Sophie J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr Galvez has disclosed that this article was supported by the cooperative agreement award number 1U61TS000237-02 from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Dr Galvez is also supported by funding from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS ES009584, ES012771, ES019454, ES012645, ES019435, P30ES023515), National Institutes of Health (NIH UL1TR001433), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA R827039, RD831711), National Cancer Institute (NCI CA93447), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR MO1-RR- 00071).
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to ask parents about smoking and offer counseling and other treatments. (12) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to discuss tobacco prevention with adolescents. (12) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to ask about lead risk factors according to federal, local, or state requirements and screen with blood lead levels if positive risk factors are present, especially in children ages 6 months to 6 years. (24) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians should counsel fair-skinned people ages 10 to 24 years about minimizing their exposure to ultraviolet radiation to reduce risk for skin cancer. (36).
AB - Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to ask parents about smoking and offer counseling and other treatments. (12) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to discuss tobacco prevention with adolescents. (12) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians are strongly advised to ask about lead risk factors according to federal, local, or state requirements and screen with blood lead levels if positive risk factors are present, especially in children ages 6 months to 6 years. (24) Based on research evidence and expert opinion, pediatricians should counsel fair-skinned people ages 10 to 24 years about minimizing their exposure to ultraviolet radiation to reduce risk for skin cancer. (36).
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U2 - 10.1542/pir.2015-0165
DO - 10.1542/pir.2015-0165
M3 - Article
C2 - 28572135
AN - SCOPUS:85020186765
SN - 0191-9601
VL - 38
SP - 263
EP - 279
JO - Pediatrics in review
JF - Pediatrics in review
IS - 6
ER -
