iCARE - Indian Child Activity Recommendations
As pollution levels start to soar across India and specifically in the national capital, a Delhi based citizen's movement to fight air pollution and improve public health - My Right To Breathe (MRTB) has put in a request to the Delhi government to follow set of protocols released by them for outdoor activities for children in air pollution conditions.
The protocol - Indian Child Activity Recommendations (ICARe) was released by MRTB and the intent is to help in rationally planning children's outdoor activities and aims to protect them from outdoor air pollution exposure.
The protocols are designed by US-based Dr Gita Sinha, a public health expert and Laveesh Bhandari, an environmental policy economist and Director of Indicus Foundation.
These protocols are also shared with the Department of Education so that they can be implemented in the schools as well. Playing sports is essential to a child's development and happiness. Yet every day, children across the country go to school, play, and breathe harmful air. The current poor to severe air quality conditions raise even greater fears for our children's health.
To quote Dr. Gita Sinha: "There is no immunity to be gained from exposure to air pollution. Air pollution is a known causative factor for disease in children, ranging from respiratory illnesses such as asthma to cognitive and mental health problems including depression and anxiety." To know more about these protocols, please click here to download them.
The protocol - Indian Child Activity Recommendations (ICARe) was released by MRTB and the intent is to help in rationally planning children's outdoor activities and aims to protect them from outdoor air pollution exposure.
The protocols are designed by US-based Dr Gita Sinha, a public health expert and Laveesh Bhandari, an environmental policy economist and Director of Indicus Foundation.
These protocols are also shared with the Department of Education so that they can be implemented in the schools as well. Playing sports is essential to a child's development and happiness. Yet every day, children across the country go to school, play, and breathe harmful air. The current poor to severe air quality conditions raise even greater fears for our children's health.
To quote Dr. Gita Sinha: "There is no immunity to be gained from exposure to air pollution. Air pollution is a known causative factor for disease in children, ranging from respiratory illnesses such as asthma to cognitive and mental health problems including depression and anxiety." To know more about these protocols, please click here to download them.