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Air pollution is a global killer – and it’s the under fives who are most at risk
The evidence is absolutely damning: children’s health is being dramatically affected by air-based pollutants that having a devastating impact on the health of the human race – and becoming the second leading global risk factor...Read more![povertyUKpanews](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/povertyUKpanews-128x128.png)
Children with special health needs are more likely to come from poorer neighbourhoods
Children’s health depends a great deal on where they live. Those who spend their early years in deprived neighbourhoods – measured using a combination of variables, including the percentage of residents with low income or...Read more![EU flag](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/EU-flag-128x128.jpg)
Medicines momentum: Europe sets stage for improved clinical trials
European Union researchers are accelerating the development of new treatments for children and other vulnerable groups.Read more![Five young friends running outdoors smiling](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/B2WTPE-128x128.jpg)
Climate change is a new hurdle for children’s physical activity levels in Canada
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity. While this grade is better...Read more![CaliforniaSun](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CaliforniaSun-128x128.webp)
After a child’s death, California weighs rules for physical education during extreme weather
Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his way through life. Then, a physical education teacher instructed the 12-year-old to run outside on a day when the temperature climbed to 107 degrees.Read more![barcelona](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/barcelona-128x128.jpg)
Air pollution and children’s health – let’s protect our future generation with improved ambient air quality guidelines
It is often only when we read about events such as the tragic death and legal case of Ella Roberta, the schoolgirl in London that died of asthma due to air pollution in 2013, that we...Read more![I love Europe](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/I-love-Europe-e1529915283131-128x128.jpg)
‘Millions of EU children face increasing risks of poverty and poor mental health
Millions of children across the European Union face an increasing risk of poverty and poor mental health.Read more![air-air-pollution-chimney-221000 CC Pixabay](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/air-air-pollution-chimney-221000-128x128.jpg)
What is air pollution doing to the world’s children?
“Sarah Zeeshan said her one-and-half-year-old daughter has found it difficult to eat and drink as the smog has led to blisters forming all around her mouth.”Read more![polio](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/polio-128x128.jpg)
‘We are about to wipe polio off the face of the earth’
A cross-European & philanthropic partnership has announced new funding that will move the eradication of polio – one of the world’s deadliest diseases affecting children – a step closerRead more![Delhi](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Delhi-128x128.png)
Air quality crisis in Delhi – children face ‘dangerously unsafe’ smog
In the planet’s most polluted city, which has long been choking from the poorest air possible, the current situation in Delhi, is, even by its standards, more dire than most of us could imagine.Read more![unicefmalaria](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/unicefmalaria-128x128.png)
Landmark deal to deliver new malaria vaccine
Children’s charity UNICEF has announced an agreement to secure supply of the world’s second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M. It marks a significant milestone on the journey towards meeting the high demand for doses of new vaccines...Read more![GettyImages-682360574-resizedhotweathercitc](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-682360574-resizedhotweathercitc-128x128.webp)
Save the Children: Rising temperatures are affecting children in so many ways
Soaring global temperatures are harming the health of our children, restricting their education and making them anxious about the future, says the Save the Children charity.Read more![healthmapusa](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/healthmapusa-128x128.png)
Online map points the way to free lunches for U.S. children
The US state of Missouri is harnessing the power of online to help vulnerable families this summer.Read more![](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-11.05.36-128x128.png)
Poverty is linked to poorer brain development – but reading can help counteract it
Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellbeing. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, cognition and educational attainment...Read more![1920px-Los_Angeles_Pollution](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1920px-Los_Angeles_Pollution-128x128.jpg)