2020 Pediatric Brain Health Summit
As a keynote speaker at the 2020 Pediatric Brain Health Summit, Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. presents on “Leveraging the Science of Adversity and Resilience to Generate Greater Impacts on ‘Whole Child’ Development.”
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PBS NewsHour Q&A: Childhood Trauma and COVID-19
Center Director, Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. answers questions from PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham and viewers about how the COVID-19 pandemic and the long period of social distancing is affecting children and families.
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Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development
The new working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explores the influence of the built and natural environments on child development and lifelong health.
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Place Matters: An Action Guide for Policy
An Action Guide to complement the new working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explores the influence of the built and natural environments on child development and lifelong health.
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Heat: An Action Guide for Policy
An Action Guide to complement the new working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment explores how extreme heat can affect young children’s biological systems and disrupt development, as well as the many ways it can amplify the effects of systemic inequities.
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El lugar es importante: Guía para la aplicación de políticas
An Action Guide to complement the new working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explores the influence of the built and natural environments on child development and lifelong health.
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Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and Health
This working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment (ECSCEE) summarizes the current knowledge on how heat impacts the development of biological systems. It’s the first in a series from ECSCEE focusing on the ways that environmental conditions shape young children’s development.
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A World of Differences: The Science of Human Variation Can Drive Early Childhood Policies and Programs to Bigger Impacts
This working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child examines the role of within-group variation and between-group differences in how children develop, and it highlights the importance of addressing both kinds of variation in supporting the healthy development of young children.
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El lugar es importante: El entorno que creamos define los pilares del desarrollo saludable
El lugar es importante: El entorno que creamos define los pilares del desarrollo saludable Descargar PDF en español
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O Lugar Importa: O Ambiente Molda as Bases do Desenvolvimento Saudável
O Lugar Importa: O Ambiente Molda as Bases do Desenvolvimento Saudável Descarregar o PDF para impressão
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Growing Up in a Warming World: How climate change is affecting the availability and safety of water in the developmental environment
Read our brief, Growing Up in a Warming World: How climate change is affecting the availability and safety of water in the developmental environment, to learn more about the direct and indirect effects of climate change and how we can protect children and address the root causes of these effects.
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A Cascade of Impacts: The Many Ways Water Affects Child Development
This working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment explores how water affects children’s health, learning, and behavior, and how ensuring access to safe drinking water is necessary to support the healthy development of all children. It offers specific strategies to address disparities in access to clean water and resources to take action in your community.