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Life Course Translational Research Network

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Life Course Translational Research Network

Accelerating Upstream Together

Accelerate means to work faster to improve MCH outcomes and eliminate disparities. At the LCIRN we are approaching this in three ways.

September 20, 2022
2 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Book Review: Complex Systems and Population Health

The book makes the case for both the wisdom and necessity of applying complex systems thinking to any study of population health.

December 23, 2020
3 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Book Review: Designing Evidence-based Public Health and Prevention Programs

Designing Evidence-based Public Health and Prevention Programs brings together expert program developers to offer practical guidance and principles.

November 12, 2020
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Book Review: The Ecology of Childhood:

How our Changing World Threatens Children’s Rights

June 01, 2021
4 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Call for Applications: 2024-25 LCT-RN Scholars Program

We are recruiting for the 2024-2025 Life Course Translational Research Scholars program.

February 02, 2024
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Charting the Life Course: an interdisciplinary blueprint

The NCATS Life Course Research Visual Toolkit, Charting the Life Course: An Interdisciplinary Blueprint, is now available.

May 12, 2021
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Children’s Mental Health and the Life Course Model

With rapidly rising rates of mental health disorders, the need for a better understanding of the developmental origins and influence of mental health.

January 07, 2021
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

COVID-19 and Children’s Well-Being: a Rapid Research Agenda

The LCIRN created a COVID-19 rapid research agenda in 2021.

February 11, 2021
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Family Matters

Families matter. In fact, family health is the most proximal social determinant of health we have.

August 17, 2021
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Framework for Life Course Intervention Research

The Life Course Intervention Research Framework sets out a stepwise approach to intervention development.

May 17, 2022
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Implications of Preterm Birth for Health and Well Being over the Life Course

New LCT-RN research considers the life-course implications of preterm birth on physical, mental and behavioral health, functional abilities and wellbeing.

April 23, 2024
4 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Intergenerational Migrant Health Interventions

Migrants experience significant changes in their social and cultural environments, some of which pose challenges to their health trajectories.

September 21, 2022
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Intervention Spotlight: Family Foundations + Financial Coaching

Mark Feinberg gave us an update on his new study which aims to combine the Family Foundations with a financial coaching intervention.

September 20, 2022
1 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Intervention spotlight: INSPIRE

INSPIRE is a digital game-based narrative environment developed at UCSF in collaboration with North Carolina State University.

February 15, 2023
2 min read
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Introducing our 2024-25 LCT-RN Scholars

Meet our 2024-2025 cohort of LCT-RN Scholars.

June 06, 2024
2 min read
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