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DOHaD and SDGs: Moving towards Early Implementation

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease & Sustainable Development Goals: Moving Towards Early ImplementationThe Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm provides us with a new and exciting way to think about causation of illness while at the same time providing us with both personal and population-level instruments for avoiding harm and promoting health.

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage Elizabeth Kimani-Murage Andrew MacNab Andrew MacNab Shane Norris Shane Norris Atul Singhal Atul Singhal Chittaranjan Yajnik Chittaranjan Yajnik Justine Davies Justine Davies Tessa Roseboom Tessa Roseboom Dorairajan Balasubramanian Dorairajan Balasubramanian Abdallah Daar Abdallah Daar Peter Byass Peter Byass Shahina Daar Shahina Daar

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“Brighter Futures” through Health Promotion and Health Equity

There is robust evidence that health promotion in the school setting can increase children’s knowledge and change their choice of health related behaviors for the better.

Andrew MacNab Andrew MacNab
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