Researchers, children, families, teachers, and healthcare professionals had begun to study together what protects health from childhood: sleep, diet, physical activity, social relationships, digital usage, family environment, school, precariousness, and exposure to violence.
Before, I could run in the fields, climb trees, or feel the wind on my face without fearing anything. But today, even the wind stings me. My big sister says it’s because
the air has changed. It is drier, hotter, full of invisible
things she calls pollutants. These things float
everywhere and irritate my skin.
For months, he had pushed away the idea of asking for help. He didn’t know what would be reimbursed and feared each new bill almost as much as a new appointment.
