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Although air pollution affects the health of Canadians in all regions of the country, the largest impacts are seen in the most populous provinces and those with the largest sources of emissions: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
Children are more vulnerable to air pollution because they have less-developed respiratory and defence systems, are smaller in size, inhale more air per kilogram of body weight than adults, and they generally spend more time outdoors being physically active.
There is consistent evidence on how air pollution negatively affects children’s cognitive and respiratory health and learning performance, increasing their susceptibility to diseases in their adult life. Scientific evidence on heat and traffic noise, while less researched, indicates that they negatively affect children’s health.
Alongside effects on cardiovascular and respiratory health, there is emerging evidence that exposure to air pollutants (both indoors and outdoors) may lead to neurocognitive disorders and affect mental health (directly and indirectly) through a range of potential causal pathways (see Figs 1 and 2). 1,31–35 Observational evidence has ...
The summary includes a list of fatal and non-fatal health effects associated with each air pollutant, data sources for estimating exposures to air pollution and national population-weighted average exposure estimates.
Mar 13, 2019 · Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neurodevelopmental Risks), a unique collaboration of leading scientists, health professionals, and children’s and environmental health advocates, has identified combustion-related air pollutants as critical targets for action to protect healthy brain development.
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Improving the mental health and well-being of Alberta’s children and youth is an important focus for Alberta Health Services. Early support and intervention are vital, as research shows that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.
