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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![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![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![](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/polleneffectsbaby-128x128.png)
Effects of pollen also now found in babies
Babies – and not just older children and adults – can experience wheezing and coughing as a result of airborne pollens, say researchers in Switzerland.Read more![adult-baby-caucasian-160686](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/adult-baby-caucasian-160686-128x128.jpg)
Baby foods take centre stage in push for more safety and quality
If we are what we eat, as the saying goes, food quality is key to our health. And as food production and trade increase in response to greater global demand, controls on safety and quality...Read more![15450419965_9c783d2a89_z CC Flickr/sandeepachetan](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/15450419965_9c783d2a89_z-128x128.jpg)
Urban planning ‘may affect a child’s cognitive and motor development’
A new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has provided further scientific evidence of the health benefits of well-designed urban planning. It suggests the built environment, green space and air pollution can...Read more![Screenshot 2020-04-15 at 08.53.40](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot-2020-04-15-at-08.53.40-128x128.png)
USA and UNICEF renew partnership for improving child health
The renewal of the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) longstanding partnership with UNICEF will help improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, families, and communities around the world. The five-year award, worth up...Read more![Screenshot 2021-01-07 at 09.37.52](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot-2021-01-07-at-09.37.52-128x128.png)
Nurse Heather hopes to establish UK’s first ‘asthma-friendly town’
A nurse in England has launched a scheme that will help residents of her local town support children with asthma – and hopefully see it become the UK’s first ‘asthma-friendly’ town.Read more![action-active-athletes-264312](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/action-active-athletes-264312-128x128.jpg)