IS THIS THE FUTURE YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILD? Priscilla Christina Natan, Nafisa Naaz Nisha, Natasya Andia Putri Indigus, Muhammad Ardin Yudhawira Brawijaya University
Background
Climate change is projected to harm human health by increasing ground-level ozone and particulate matter air pollution. Exposure to air pollution such as smoke is thought to cause asthma by affecting the size and structure of the developing lung as well as the developing immune system.
All populations will be affected by climate change, but some are more vulnerable than others. As for children they are more vulnerable to the resulting health risks and will be exposed longer to the health consequences. It’ s also possible that children growing up near major, heavily trafficked roadways, who are at the greatest risk for exposure to air pollution, may differ from kids who grow up in other locations like suburbs in other respects, such as lower socioeconomic status, that also increase asthma risk. In addition, factors that play a role in climate change, such as emissions from vehicles and factories, significantly harm children’ s health.
As we’ ve known, deaths from asthma, which is the most common chronic disease among children, are expected to increase by nearly 20 percent by 2016 unless urgent action is taken.
Objective
So here we are trying to raise awareness about asthma cases in children due to climate change that keeps on increasing year by year. We want to say that one of the reasons why our air environment is getting worse is because our reckless behaviour and unawareness towards the earth that we are living in. And it’ s actually because of action of humans that these diseases find their way to innocent children. We bring this poster into public eyes in order to stop this continous cycle of disaster and help make a better future for our children.
Contact details of Regional Chairperson Ananta Siddhi Prawara anantasiddhi @ gmail. com + 6281290187030