A growing number of diseases in children from rural and urban areas are linked to unsafe,degraded environments.However,many health care providers are unable to recognize,assess and manage environmentally-related diseases in children.WHO is working on enabling those'in the front line'-the health professionals dealing with children and adolescent's health-to recognize and assess diseases linked to,or triggered by,environmental factors.Paediatricians,family doctors,nurses,primary and other health care workers need to be trained on the relationship between children's health and the environment through the use of harmonized training materials,which can be tailored to the specific needs of countries and professional groups.
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