Promoting Developmental Potential in Early Childhood: A Global Framework for Health and Education
Date
2021
Authors
Schiariti, Verónica
Simeonsson, Rune J.
Hall, Karen
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Publisher
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Abstract
In the early years of life, children’s interactions with the physical and social environmentincluding
families, schools and communities—play a defining role in developmental trajectories
with long-term implications for their health, well-being and earning potential as they become adults.
Importantly, failing to reach their developmental potential contributes to global cycles of poverty,
inequality, and social exclusion. Guided by a rights-based approach, this narrative review synthesizes
selected studies and global initiatives promoting early child development and proposes a universal
intervention framework of child-environment interactions to optimize children’s developmental
functioning and trajectories.
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Keywords
early child development, ICF, education, health, inequality, rights, functioning, disability, potential, intervention
Citation
Schiariti, V., Simeonsson, R. J., & Hall, K. (2021). Promoting Developmental Potential in Early Childhood: A Global Framework for Health and Education. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042007.