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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
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Center Updates

Center Director, Dr. Neal Halfon, to present CDI Scientific Seminar

Dr. Halfon to present at UCLA CDI Seminar on February 15th.

February 14, 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
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Center Updates

Connect with the Center at AMCHP 2024!

We're excited to be attending the 2024 AMCHP Annual Conference in Oakland, CA.

April 12, 2024
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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

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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Data Informed Futures

Introducing Data Informed Futures

Data Informed Futures (previously TECCS) offers unique, neighborhood-level data and mapping throughout the course of a child's life.

August 01, 2023
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Introducing the Life Course Translational Research Network (LCT-RN)

The Life Course Intervention Research Network (LCIRN) is now the Life Course Translational Research Network (LCT-RN)

September 01, 2023
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Data Informed Futures

Latest Research on Children and Adolescents Using Data from the EDI and MDI

New research shows how middle schoolers fared in the pandemic and how neighborhood conditions impact children's growth and well-being.

August 27, 2024
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Life Course Translational Research Network

LCIRN Co-Hosts 2022 INRICH Workshop

We co-hosted the 13th Annual Workshop of the International Network for Research into Inequalities in Child Health (INRICH).

September 29, 2022
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Life Course Translational Research Network

LCIRN Pilot and Feasibility Program

The LCIRN has launched the Pilot & Feasibility program with five inaugural pilot projects.

November 12, 2020
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Life Course Translational Research Network

LCIRN Year 2 in Review

The LCIRN continues to grow and has finished its COVID-19 Research Agenda.

February 02, 2021
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Now Available: The Handbook of Life Course Health Development

LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective.

September 15, 2020
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Life Course Translational Research Network

Putting the I in LCIRN

We need to rethink our approach and transform outdated and ineffectual systems.

November 12, 2020
3 min read
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