Teaching Environmental Health Science for Informed Citizenship in the Science Classroom and Afterschool Clubs.

In the era of growing concerns about human-induced climate change and sustainable development, it is important for the schools to prepare students for meaningful engagement with environmental policies that will determine the future of our society. To do this, educators need to face a number of challenges. These include deciding on the science knowledge and skills needed for informed citizenship, identifying teaching practices for fostering such knowledge and skills, and finding ways to implement new practices into the tightly packed existing curriculum.

Educating Young People about Environmental Health for Informed Social Action.

Whereas environmental health education is rapidly becoming a global priority, it still receives little attention in schools. This paper describes a U.S.