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. 2018 May:196:298-300.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.02.004. Epub 2018 Mar 19.

Advancing the Science of Children's Positive Health in the National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Research Program

Christopher B Forrest  1 , Courtney K Blackwell  2 , Carlos A Camargo Jr  3
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Advancing the Science of Children's Positive Health in the National Institutes of Health Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Research Program

Christopher B Forrest et al. J Pediatr. 2018 May.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1. ECHO Model of Positive Heath
Biological, functional, experiential, and behavioral health assets of a person are shaped by their environmental interactions. The repeated triangles indicate that these interactions occur continuously over the lifespan. Current health depends on past health as well as current person ⇔ environment interactions.
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