The adoption of life-course approaches in health policy and practice has historically been limited, even though these approaches show promise in tackling global health challenges and inequities ...
Humans change dramatically as they age. But what is aging? Is it solely characterized by deleterious changes and declining function later in life? Or can it be considered as a process of change that ...
The onset and severity of disability – affecting either physical or mental health – profoundly impacts the lives of people and their families and incurs large economic and societal costs in terms of ...
This webinar series, co-organized by the MCH Life Course Intervention Research Network and the National Academies' Forum for Children’s Well-Being, focuses on understanding how mental health disorders ...
In 2024, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Vodafone Foundation’s Instant Network Schools programme launched a Life Skills course to support students learning. A recent evaluation of this course ...
Dr. Bianca Hemmingsen is Technical Lead – Diabetes, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO); Ms. Sanjana Marpadga is a Technical Officer – Diabetes, ...
In the mid-20th century, the life course in the United States was viewed as a linear, predictable sequence of stages. Life followed a clear path: education in youth, family formation, stable long-term ...