From: b sabha <bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com>
From: felix rebello <frfelixrebe...@gmail.com<mailto:frfelixrebe...@gmail.com>> CHILDREN ARE CHOKED Children are uniquely vulnerable to air pollution - due both to their physiology as well as to the type and degree of their exposure. There are several reasons for this vulnerability amongst children including that their respiratory airways are smaller so infections are more likely to cause blockages than in adults; they breathe twice as fast, taking in more air per unit of body weight, compared to adults; their lungs and immune systems are still developing, so they are highly susceptible to infections, which both increases the risks of respiratory infection and reduces their ability to combat such infections. For further reading click - www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in<http://www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in/> - go to GEM E-NEWSLETTER section and read the latest GEM-7/14 - CHILDREN ARE CHOKED. This issue of GEM also contains other interesting and enriching articles like, Kalina teacher, students recycle 30,000 Tetra Pak cartons in 3 years; Juhu beach to get makeover in 4 months; How to be an Environmentalist and a resource person; Need a mass movement to conserve forest, says environment minister Anil Madhav Dave; 'Ecological Island' in Vatican aims for optimum disposal of waste; five hundred crore wedding in Karnataka; and fifty crore house for the Telangana Chief Minister and so on Lead article in this issue says, "Children are uniquely vulnerable to air pollution". Can we put into the minds of the kids that 'Self-help is the best help'? If they need a clean and green future, they need to work for it. Read 'Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on SCC ECO KIDS CLUBS at Infant Jesus church, Jogeshwari, Mumbai. Forwarding this mail to your contacts is your small contribution for environment. Fr Felix Rebello
