Direct linkERIC Number: ED641131
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and Health. Working Paper 1
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Personal experience, common sense, and science all confirm that temperatures are rising across the United States and around the world. Record-setting heat waves are occurring with greater frequency and lasting longer than ever before. This working paper is the first in a series focusing on the ways that environmental conditions shape young children's development. Heat is just one component of a set of interrelated conditions that affect how children's bodies and brains develop. This working paper offers a summary of current knowledge about how heat impacts developing biological systems.
Descriptors: Young Children, Human Body, Heat, Child Development, Biology, Environmental Influences, Environment, Child Health
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment (ECSCEE)
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