Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Release : 2019-12-27
Genre : Medical
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Vibrant and Healthy Kids - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vibrant and Healthy Kids write by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This book was released on 2019-12-27. Vibrant and Healthy Kids available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that compromise their development, well-being, and long-term outcomes, despite substantial scientific evidence about how those adversities contribute to poor health. Advancements in neurobiological and socio-behavioral science show that critical biological systems develop in the prenatal through early childhood periods, and neurobiological development is extremely responsive to environmental influences during these stages. Consequently, social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors significantly affect a child's health ecosystem and ability to thrive throughout adulthood. Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity builds upon and updates research from Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity (2017) and From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (2000). This report provides a brief overview of stressors that affect childhood development and health, a framework for applying current brain and development science to the real world, a roadmap for implementing tailored interventions, and recommendations about improving systems to better align with our understanding of the significant impact of health equity.