tailieunhanh - Rethinking MCH: The Life Course Model as an Organizing Framework

There is not a specific identifiable cause of mental health disorders that serves as an explanation for every child across all circumstances. Mental health issues are currently understood to be caused by the interaction between genetic and environmental factors that include: inherited traits, biological factors, life experiences and brain chemistry. 5 There are, however, some factors that have been shown to have particular impact children’s social, emotional and mental health. They include: Poverty. Children and youth from low-income households are at an increased risk for social, emotional and behavioral health problems. According to the Center for. | Rethinking MCH The Life Course Model as an Organizing Framework Concept Paper . Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau November 2010 Version HaaMi ftMourcM and SarrtOM AamtetrM or Prepared for the . Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under contract with Amy Fine and Milton Kotelchuck This publication lists non-federal resources in order to provide additional information to consumers. The views and content in these resources have not been formally approved by the . Department of Health and Human Services HHS . Listing these resources is not an endorsement by HHS or its components. Preface As the Maternal and Child Health Bureau MCHB celebrates its 75th Anniversary this is an appropriate time to review and celebrate the Nation s many successes in maternal and child health MCH as well as to identify health conditions and issues where challenges remain. This is an opportune time to use new scientific knowledge and approaches to promote better health for all and to finally begin to decrease health disparities. And now is the time to systematically assess whether current policies programs and practices provide the most effective approaches to addressing both persistent and emerging needs of the MCH population and if not to change them. MCHB has turned its attention to better understanding life course theory and its implications for maternal and child health. By combining a focus on health equity and social determinants with an updated understanding of how biology and environment interact life course theory offers a rich and layered understanding of how health develops over a life time and across generations. Equally important life course theory provides the opportunity to blend population health and medical science to better serve the Nation s women children and families. This concept paper was commissioned by MCHB to provide a .