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Building a new biodevelopmental framework to guide the future of early childhood policy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20331672     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Four decades of early childhood policy and program development indicate that evidence-based interventions can improve life outcomes, and dramatic advances in the biological and behavioral sciences now provide an opportunity to augment those impacts. The challenge of reducing the gap between what we know and what we do to promote the healthy development of young children is to view current best practices as a starting point and to leverage scientific concepts to inspire fresh thinking. This article offers an integrated, biodevelopmental framework to promote greater understanding of the antecedents and causal pathways that lead to disparities in health, learning, and behavior in order to inform the development of enhanced theories of change to drive innovation in policies and programs.
Authors:
Jack P Shonkoff
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Child development     Volume:  81     ISSN:  1467-8624     ISO Abbreviation:  Child Dev     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  2010-08-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372725     Medline TA:  Child Dev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  357-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. jack_shonkoff@harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Child Development* / physiology
Health Policy / trends*
Health Promotion*
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Psychological Theory

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