Climate Change Poses Unique Challenges [ AND OPPORTUNITIES ]
for Infant Health and Wellness BY DANIEL HIESTAND
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OW WILL CLIMATE CHANGE impact your future? Study after study shows that systemic racism and socioeconomic status will play a significant role in answering that question. Simply put: a person of color is far likelier to experience significant hardships than their white neighbors. However, another factor is often overlooked: age. The youngest and the oldest will face additional climate change adversity. Recently, Emily Little, Ph.D.—founder and executive director of Nurturely, a Eugene-based nonprofit that promotes equity in perinatal wellness—sat down to answer questions about how we can help our youngest citizens cope with a changing world.
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