Background The health‐related behaviours adopted by children and young people can
have both immediate and long‐term health effects. Health promotion interventions that target …

The health and well-being of school-aged children has received little attention compared
with younger children aged< 5 years and adolescents. In this final article in a supplement of …

Although the connection between early life experiences and later health is becoming
increasingly clear, what is needed, now, is a new organizing framework for childhood health …

High rates of preventable health problems amongst children in economically developed
countries have prompted governments to seek pathways for early intervention. We …

Adolescent health care is challenging compared to that of children and adults, due to their
rapidly evolving physical, intellectual, and emotional development. This paper is the …

Inactivity and an unhealthy diet amongst others have led to an increased prevalence of
overweight and obesity even in young children. Since most health behaviours develop …

The foundations of health and wellbeing are laid down in pregnancy and the early years.
Health for all Children takes a life course approach to child health, starting in pregnancy and …

This book presents a framework for systematically addressing the health needs of children
by integrating health, mental health, and educational systems of care. From leading scientist …

Owing to child survival initiatives around the world in the 1970s and 1980s, a dramatic rise
in the population of adolescents has been seen, especially in the developing countries. A …

PURPOSE:: To advocate strategies to promote the health of young people that include
action to create supportive social and economic conditions, alongside more traditional …