The Role of the School Nurse in Addressing Climate-Associated Illnesses: Mental Well-being.

Q3 Medicine NASN school nurse (Print) Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-06 DOI:10.1177/1942602X231214264
Sarah Oerther, Amy Berkley, Chuntana Reangsing
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Human health is being impacted by anthropogenic (human-made) climate change. This article describes four ways that climate change may affect mental well-being in school-age children. First, natural disasters-such as more frequent and intense tornadoes and flash floods-may have a direct influence on mental well-being by contributing to acute anxiety and distress. Second, indirect effects of severe weather-including changes in social support systems-may affect mental well-being by increasing isolation. Third, children may suffer feelings of anxiety or depression if they perceive a sense of powerlessness to solve the challenges of a changing climate. Finally, school nurses need to be aware of the emergence of correlations-such as data that suggest increases in temperature may influence the use of inpatient mental health services and suicidal ideations-that require further scientific exploration. This article aims to increase school nurses' understanding of how climate changes may impact the mental well-being of school-age children and to provide strategies for creating a safe, healthy learning environment. This article is the fourth in a series aimed at raising awareness among school nurses about climate-associated illnesses and equipping them with the resources they need to protect school-age children's health.

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学校护士在应对气候相关疾病中的作用:心理健康。
人类健康正受到人为气候变化的影响。这篇文章描述了气候变化可能影响学龄儿童心理健康的四种方式。首先,自然灾害——比如更频繁、更猛烈的龙卷风和山洪暴发——可能会造成严重的焦虑和痛苦,从而对心理健康产生直接影响。其次,恶劣天气的间接影响——包括社会支持系统的变化——可能会增加孤独感,从而影响心理健康。第三,如果儿童感到无力应对气候变化带来的挑战,他们可能会感到焦虑或抑郁。最后,学校护士需要意识到相关因素的出现,比如数据表明温度升高可能会影响住院患者心理健康服务的使用和自杀想法,这需要进一步的科学探索。本文旨在提高学校护士对气候变化如何影响学龄儿童心理健康的理解,并为创造安全、健康的学习环境提供策略。本文是系列文章中的第四篇,旨在提高学校护士对气候相关疾病的认识,并为她们提供保护学龄儿童健康所需的资源。
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