Cold Homes Will Cost Children Their Lives And Cause Long Term Damage Experts Warn Children

Unless the next prime minister curbs rising fuel bills, children face a wave of respiratory illnesses with long-term consequences, according to a review by Sir Michael Marmot, director of UCL’s Institute for Health Equity, and Professor Ian Sinha, respiratory consultant at the Hospital Alder Hey Children’s Liverpool. Sinha said he had “no doubt” that cold homes would claim children’s lives this winter, although they could not predict how many, with damage to young lungs leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and bronchitis for others in adulthood. It comes as the Resolution Foundation thinktank predicts Britain faces the biggest drop in living standards in a century, with a typical household losing £3,000 in real income over two years, inflation reaching 15% for the poorest households and the cost of living crisis that lasts until 2024. It predicts 3 million more people will live in absolute poverty and relative child poverty will reach its highest level since peaks in the 1990s, in a “truly frightening” outlook for living standards. Huge numbers of cash-strapped households are preparing to switch off or turn off their heating systems when the energy price cap rises to £3,549 from October 1, and the chairman of the British Pediatric Respiratory Society also told the Guardian that child deaths were likely. “There will be excess deaths in some children where families are forced to be unable to heat their homes,” said Dr Simon Langton-Hewer. “It will be dangerous, I’m afraid.” In the UK, 45 million people are predicted to face fuel poverty by January 2023 and Marmot and Sinha said “millions of children will be devastated” with lung damage, “toxic stress” affecting brain development and heightened educational inequalities. children struggle to keep up with schoolwork in freezing houses. Across all age groups, the cold crisis will cost thousands of lives, they warned. “It is simply unacceptable in 21st century Britain that there are so many people who are fuel insecure,” said Marmot, one of the world’s leading experts on public health inequalities. “The government must act and act immediately. It is clear that we are facing a major humanitarian crisis with thousands losing their lives and millions of children being destroyed, leading to inequalities that will last a lifetime.” Sinha warned worried parents not to wrap infants in multiple layers, as this can restrict breathing, and said sleeping in the same bed to share body warmth could increase the chance of cot death. She recommended using winter weight babies and contacting owners and health professionals for help if parents are concerned. Map Families already struggling with fuel poverty told the Guardian how children as young as four have been hospitalized with respiratory illness because of the cold and damp. A mother said a doctor found her eight-year-old son’s chronic pulmonary congestion had depleted his brain’s oxygen supply. “Mold climbing walls and ruining cots and children being hospitalized because of poor housing may sound like nightmares, but this is the reality for an alarming number of families,” said Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Humidity contributes to 15% of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe, and for children with asthma, lung function worsens with every degree drop in indoor temperatures below 9 degrees Celsius, the World Health Organization found. Wholesale gas prices rose from £104 per heat in November to £271 in June as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-Covid opening of the global economy put pressure on costs. However, Marmot also blamed a slowdown in the rate of installation of wall and roof insulation in Britain’s often aging housing stock over the past 15 years. Clare Bambra, professor of public health at Newcastle University, said the cost of living crisis was set to become a public health crisis “potentially surpassing the pandemic”. He said: “The effects of growing fuel poverty will be felt particularly in the north – as we have a larger population and higher rates of deprivation.” Marmot said: “Constantly worrying about getting by takes a toll on our bodies, resulting in increased stress, effects on the heart and blood vessels and a compromised immune system. This type of living environment will mean that thousands of people will die earlier than they should, and, in addition to lung damage in children, toxic stress can permanently affect their brain development.” The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.

title: “Cold Homes Will Cost Children Their Lives And Cause Long Term Damage Experts Warn Children Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Anita Russell”

Unless the next prime minister curbs rising fuel bills, children face a wave of respiratory illnesses with long-term consequences, according to a review by Sir Michael Marmot, director of UCL’s Institute for Health Equity, and Professor Ian Sinha, respiratory consultant at the Hospital Alder Hey Children’s Liverpool. Sinha said he had “no doubt” that cold homes would claim children’s lives this winter, although they could not predict how many, with damage to young lungs leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and bronchitis for others in adulthood. It comes as the Resolution Foundation thinktank predicts Britain faces the biggest drop in living standards in a century, with a typical household losing £3,000 in real income over two years, inflation reaching 15% for the poorest households and the cost of living crisis that lasts until 2024. It predicts 3 million more people will live in absolute poverty and relative child poverty will reach its highest level since peaks in the 1990s, in a “truly frightening” outlook for living standards. Huge numbers of cash-strapped households are preparing to switch off or turn off their heating systems when the energy price cap rises to £3,549 from October 1, and the chairman of the British Pediatric Respiratory Society also told the Guardian that child deaths were likely. “There will be excess deaths in some children where families are forced to be unable to heat their homes,” said Dr Simon Langton-Hewer. “It will be dangerous, I’m afraid.” In the UK, 45 million people are predicted to face fuel poverty by January 2023 and Marmot and Sinha said “millions of children will be devastated” with lung damage, “toxic stress” affecting brain development and heightened educational inequalities. children struggle to keep up with schoolwork in freezing houses. Across all age groups, the cold crisis will cost thousands of lives, they warned. “It is simply unacceptable in 21st century Britain that there are so many people who are fuel insecure,” said Marmot, one of the world’s leading experts on public health inequalities. “The government must act and act immediately. It is clear that we are facing a major humanitarian crisis with thousands losing their lives and millions of children being destroyed, leading to inequalities that will last a lifetime.” Sinha warned worried parents not to wrap infants in multiple layers, as this can restrict breathing, and said sleeping in the same bed to share body warmth could increase the chance of cot death. She recommended using winter weight babies and contacting owners and health professionals for help if parents are concerned. Map Families already struggling with fuel poverty told the Guardian how children as young as four have been hospitalized with respiratory illness because of the cold and damp. A mother said a doctor found her eight-year-old son’s chronic pulmonary congestion had depleted his brain’s oxygen supply. “Mold climbing walls and ruining cots and children being hospitalized because of poor housing may sound like nightmares, but this is the reality for an alarming number of families,” said Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Humidity contributes to 15% of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe, and for children with asthma, lung function worsens with every degree drop in indoor temperatures below 9 degrees Celsius, the World Health Organization found. Wholesale gas prices rose from £104 per heat in November to £271 in June as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-Covid opening of the global economy put pressure on costs. However, Marmot also blamed a slowdown in the rate of installation of wall and roof insulation in Britain’s often aging housing stock over the past 15 years. Clare Bambra, professor of public health at Newcastle University, said the cost of living crisis was set to become a public health crisis “potentially surpassing the pandemic”. He said: “The effects of growing fuel poverty will be felt particularly in the north – as we have a larger population and higher rates of deprivation.” Marmot said: “Constantly worrying about getting by takes a toll on our bodies, resulting in increased stress, effects on the heart and blood vessels and a compromised immune system. This type of living environment will mean that thousands of people will die earlier than they should, and, in addition to lung damage in children, toxic stress can permanently affect their brain development.” The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.

title: “Cold Homes Will Cost Children Their Lives And Cause Long Term Damage Experts Warn Children Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Terry Bilbao”

Unless the next prime minister curbs rising fuel bills, children face a wave of respiratory illnesses with long-term consequences, according to a review by Sir Michael Marmot, director of UCL’s Institute for Health Equity, and Professor Ian Sinha, respiratory consultant at the Hospital Alder Hey Children’s Liverpool. Sinha said he had “no doubt” that cold homes would claim children’s lives this winter, although they could not predict how many, with damage to young lungs leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and bronchitis for others in adulthood. It comes as the Resolution Foundation thinktank predicts Britain faces the biggest drop in living standards in a century, with a typical household losing £3,000 in real income over two years, inflation reaching 15% for the poorest households and the cost of living crisis that lasts until 2024. It predicts 3 million more people will live in absolute poverty and relative child poverty will reach its highest level since peaks in the 1990s, in a “truly frightening” outlook for living standards. Huge numbers of cash-strapped households are preparing to switch off or turn off their heating systems when the energy price cap rises to £3,549 from October 1, and the chairman of the British Pediatric Respiratory Society also told the Guardian that child deaths were likely. “There will be excess deaths in some children where families are forced to be unable to heat their homes,” said Dr Simon Langton-Hewer. “It will be dangerous, I’m afraid.” In the UK, 45 million people are predicted to face fuel poverty by January 2023 and Marmot and Sinha said “millions of children will be devastated” with lung damage, “toxic stress” affecting brain development and heightened educational inequalities. children struggle to keep up with schoolwork in freezing houses. Across all age groups, the cold crisis will cost thousands of lives, they warned. “It is simply unacceptable in 21st century Britain that there are so many people who are fuel insecure,” said Marmot, one of the world’s leading experts on public health inequalities. “The government must act and act immediately. It is clear that we are facing a major humanitarian crisis with thousands losing their lives and millions of children being destroyed, leading to inequalities that will last a lifetime.” Sinha warned worried parents not to wrap infants in multiple layers, as this can restrict breathing, and said sleeping in the same bed to share body warmth could increase the chance of cot death. She recommended using winter weight babies and contacting owners and health professionals for help if parents are concerned. Map Families already struggling with fuel poverty told the Guardian how children as young as four have been hospitalized with respiratory illness because of the cold and damp. A mother said a doctor found her eight-year-old son’s chronic pulmonary congestion had depleted his brain’s oxygen supply. “Mold climbing walls and ruining cots and children being hospitalized because of poor housing may sound like nightmares, but this is the reality for an alarming number of families,” said Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Humidity contributes to 15% of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe, and for children with asthma, lung function worsens with every degree drop in indoor temperatures below 9 degrees Celsius, the World Health Organization found. Wholesale gas prices rose from £104 per heat in November to £271 in June as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-Covid opening of the global economy put pressure on costs. However, Marmot also blamed a slowdown in the rate of installation of wall and roof insulation in Britain’s often aging housing stock over the past 15 years. Clare Bambra, professor of public health at Newcastle University, said the cost of living crisis was set to become a public health crisis “potentially surpassing the pandemic”. He said: “The effects of growing fuel poverty will be felt particularly in the north – as we have a larger population and higher rates of deprivation.” Marmot said: “Constantly worrying about getting by takes a toll on our bodies, resulting in increased stress, effects on the heart and blood vessels and a compromised immune system. This type of living environment will mean that thousands of people will die earlier than they should, and, in addition to lung damage in children, toxic stress can permanently affect their brain development.” The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.

title: “Cold Homes Will Cost Children Their Lives And Cause Long Term Damage Experts Warn Children Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Blanche Harlan”

Unless the next prime minister curbs rising fuel bills, children face a wave of respiratory illnesses with long-term consequences, according to a review by Sir Michael Marmot, director of UCL’s Institute for Health Equity, and Professor Ian Sinha, respiratory consultant at the Hospital Alder Hey Children’s Liverpool. Sinha said he had “no doubt” that cold homes would claim children’s lives this winter, although they could not predict how many, with damage to young lungs leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and bronchitis for others in adulthood. It comes as the Resolution Foundation thinktank predicts Britain faces the biggest drop in living standards in a century, with a typical household losing £3,000 in real income over two years, inflation reaching 15% for the poorest households and the cost of living crisis that lasts until 2024. It predicts 3 million more people will live in absolute poverty and relative child poverty will reach its highest level since peaks in the 1990s, in a “truly frightening” outlook for living standards. Huge numbers of cash-strapped households are preparing to switch off or turn off their heating systems when the energy price cap rises to £3,549 from October 1, and the chairman of the British Pediatric Respiratory Society also told the Guardian that child deaths were likely. “There will be excess deaths in some children where families are forced to be unable to heat their homes,” said Dr Simon Langton-Hewer. “It will be dangerous, I’m afraid.” In the UK, 45 million people are predicted to face fuel poverty by January 2023 and Marmot and Sinha said “millions of children will be devastated” with lung damage, “toxic stress” affecting brain development and heightened educational inequalities. children struggle to keep up with schoolwork in freezing houses. Across all age groups, the cold crisis will cost thousands of lives, they warned. “It is simply unacceptable in 21st century Britain that there are so many people who are fuel insecure,” said Marmot, one of the world’s leading experts on public health inequalities. “The government must act and act immediately. It is clear that we are facing a major humanitarian crisis with thousands losing their lives and millions of children being destroyed, leading to inequalities that will last a lifetime.” Sinha warned worried parents not to wrap infants in multiple layers, as this can restrict breathing, and said sleeping in the same bed to share body warmth could increase the chance of cot death. She recommended using winter weight babies and contacting owners and health professionals for help if parents are concerned. Map Families already struggling with fuel poverty told the Guardian how children as young as four have been hospitalized with respiratory illness because of the cold and damp. A mother said a doctor found her eight-year-old son’s chronic pulmonary congestion had depleted his brain’s oxygen supply. “Mold climbing walls and ruining cots and children being hospitalized because of poor housing may sound like nightmares, but this is the reality for an alarming number of families,” said Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Humidity contributes to 15% of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe, and for children with asthma, lung function worsens with every degree drop in indoor temperatures below 9 degrees Celsius, the World Health Organization found. Wholesale gas prices rose from £104 per heat in November to £271 in June as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the post-Covid opening of the global economy put pressure on costs. However, Marmot also blamed a slowdown in the rate of installation of wall and roof insulation in Britain’s often aging housing stock over the past 15 years. Clare Bambra, professor of public health at Newcastle University, said the cost of living crisis was set to become a public health crisis “potentially surpassing the pandemic”. He said: “The effects of growing fuel poverty will be felt particularly in the north – as we have a larger population and higher rates of deprivation.” Marmot said: “Constantly worrying about getting by takes a toll on our bodies, resulting in increased stress, effects on the heart and blood vessels and a compromised immune system. This type of living environment will mean that thousands of people will die earlier than they should, and, in addition to lung damage in children, toxic stress can permanently affect their brain development.” The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.