title: The WHO Green Page - Assessment of the Environmental Health Risks in Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this study was to assess the possibility of implementation of the WHO Green Page as a tool to supplement basic medical interviews with environmental health risk factors for children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The WHO Green Page questionnaire was tested on parents of children who visited family practice doctors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 159 parents took part in the study. It was noted that 24.3% of caregivers expressed concern about their children's environment without naming the risk factors. It was also found that 23.7% of the parents demonstrated knowledge and awareness of existing real environmental risks, and 7.0% of them stated that their children had sustained injuries in connection with road traffic prior to the questionnaire study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The WHO Green Page will provide additional information to the basic medical interview and, if regularly updated, will allow for monitoring of changing environmental conditions of children.
authors: Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland ; National Vocational Medical Higher Education School in Opole, Poland.
authors: Donata
authors: D
authors: Kurpas
authors: Board of Supervisors, Roanoke County, USA.
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Church
authors: Public Health Department, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland.
authors: Bożena
authors: B
authors: Mroczek
authors: Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Hans-Wytrychowska
authors: Family Medicine Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland ; National Vocational Medical Higher Education School in Opole, Poland ; National CEHAPE Programme Coordinator, WHO; Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Poland.
authors: Zbigniew
authors: Z
authors: Rudkowski
keywords: The WHO Green Page; assessment; children; environmental health risks
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