Hosted by UBC School of Population and Public Health
In this presentation, Breann will discuss the impact of ultraviolet radiation and heat on young children and how shade can help mitigate these risks – and support climate change adaptation. Breann will share local evidence on the importance of shade design in early childhood settings and how it can also support quality outdoor play experiences for children, critical to healthy child development. She will introduce the Shade Lookbook, a newly developed resource that offers guiding principles for well-designed shade and highlights some of the best plants and built shade options to use in British Columbia.
Breann Corcoran, Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist, Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control