Pathways to child health, development and wellbeing: Optimal environments for orchids and dandelions. An overview of the evidence

Summary

This review discusses the findings of a rapid review of some of the latest evidence on the pathways to optimal health and wellbeing for children from birth to age 14 years, through the developmental periods of infancy, early and middle childhood and early adolescence.

Influences on health and development are considered under three headings: the environment of relationships in which a child develops; the physical, chemical and built environments in which the child and family live; and nutrition for health.