Advancing preconception health in the United States: strategies for change

In January 2015, the US Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC) established a new national vision that all women and men of reproductive age will achieve optimal health and wellness, fostering a healthy life course for them and any children they may have. Achieving this vision presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Verbiest, Sarah, McClain, Erin, Woodward, Suzanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27646555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2016.1204395
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Sumario:In January 2015, the US Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC) established a new national vision that all women and men of reproductive age will achieve optimal health and wellness, fostering a healthy life course for them and any children they may have. Achieving this vision presents both challenges and opportunities. This manuscript describes the reasons why the US needs to prioritize preconception health as well as its efforts historically to advance change. The authors share lessons from past work and current strategies in the US to reach this ambitious goal.

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