Handbook of Life Course Health Development (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781013269110)

This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health. It presents LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective, replacing previous medical, biopsychosocial, and early genomic models of health. Interdisciplinary chapters discuss major health concerns (diabetes, obesity), important less-studied conditions (hearing, kidney health), and large-scale issues (nutrition, adversity) from a lifespan viewpoint. In addition, chapters address methodological approaches and challenges by analyzing existing measures, studies, and surveys. The book concludes with the editors' research agenda that proposes priorities for future LCHD research and its application to health care practice and health policy.

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Author: Neal Halfon
ISBN-10: 101326911X
ISBN-13: 9781013269110
Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2020
Pages: 668
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.01lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.44d