Environment and child well-being: A scoping review of reviews to guide policies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acting on social determinants is the most effective, efficient, and fairest strategy to improve population health and health equity. Because of their vulnerability and dependence, children are particularly exposed to the deleterious effects of their living environment. Taking these issues into account in the development of public policies and identifying levers for action are crucial. The objective of this scoping review of reviews is to identify the main environmental determinants on children's health and development, and their mechanisms of effect, to be addressed by public policies.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of reviews in accordance with the method developed by Arksey and O'Malley, and Levac and colleagues' methodology advancement and the PRISMA gui

SUBMITTER: Wallerich L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558968 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature