{"id":20089,"date":"2022-03-05T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/?p=20089"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:24:16","slug":"consumer-health-minute-kids-environment-kids-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/consumer-health-minute-kids-environment-kids-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Health Minute: Kids Environment Kids Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change affects not only the planet but also our health. It\u2019s in the news, social media, on TV and film, in books and might be a topic that kids want to know more about.<\/p>\n<p>Your library may have kids seeking or asking for environmental health information for a school project or just for their own interest or perhaps you have a parent who wants to help their kids to understand climate change, how it affects them, and what they can do to help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.niehs.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids Environment Kids Health<\/a> is NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) educational resource for not just kids but for parents and educators. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20091\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NIEHSkids-1024x296.png\" alt=\"Environmental Health A to Z resources from the NIH NIEHS\" width=\"600\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NIEHSkids-1024x296.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NIEHSkids-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NIEHSkids-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/NIEHSkids.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Activities, information, and lesson plans are geared for younger kids as well as teens and include brainteasers, puzzles, songs, science experiments, and more fun and engaging ways to learn about environmental health.<\/p>\n<p>Topics provide information on a variety of environmental issues to better understand some include ways to help.<\/p>\n<p>Lesson plans include either NIEHS material or links to authoritative agencies and organizations to provide quality supplemental materials to enhance teachers\u2019 lesson plans as well as helpful to supplement a student\u2019s own learning.<\/p>\n<p>These resources can be highlighted at your library, at your school, or organization. No matter your age, these resources can be a more accessible way for anyone to learn more about the environment and its relation to health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change affects not only the planet but also our health. It\u2019s in the news, social media, on TV and film, in books and might be a topic that kids want to know more about. 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