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Title: The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood
URL: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/download_file/-/view/700/
Language: English
Author and Contributors:
Publisher: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2010)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: Research
Audience: Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Categories: - Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: National Child Care Data
- Early Childhood: Health and Safety: Healthy Routines and Habits
- Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Public Policy Issues and Education
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: healthy children, child well being, health promotion, child development
Description: The knowledge base summarized in this document presents a compelling rationale for fundamentally rethinking the health dimension of early childhood policy. A vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development. Health in the earliest years—beginning with the future mother’s well-being before she becomes pregnant—lays the groundwork for a lifetime of vitality. When developing biological systems are strengthened by positive early experiences, children are more likely to thrive and grow up to be healthy adults. Sound health also provides a foundation for the construction of sturdy brain architecture and the achievement of a broad range of skills and learning capacities.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: November 12, 2010
Resource Last Updated: February 21, 2011
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