Published Online: Apr 14, 2016
Page range: 119 - 125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0087
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Although climate changes are one of the most serious public health risks for all nations, it appears that the medical society in the East European countries is not too much concerned.
The aim of this paper is to point out the main treats on health provoked by climate changes.
The literature review was the source of information. Based on the PubMed where in 2015 more than 65,000 papers were dedicated to different aspects of the influence of the climate changes on the human health, as well as 3,500 articles for the pediatric population, we present a review of the main health risks. Especially, the impact of the climate changes on the children′s health is overviewed.
In separate parts, the thermal stress, extreme weather events, changes of infection′s pattern, how to measure health risks as well as some mitigation measures are discussed.