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Published on: July 12, 2024
Early-life conditions and mechanisms of population health vulnerabilities
Alice Furumoto-Dawson1, Sarah Gehlert, Dana Sohmer
1Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research (CIHDR), University of Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
The social status of groups is key to determining health vulnerability at the population level. The impact of material and psychological stresses imposed by social inequities and marginalization is felt most intensely during perinatal/early childhood and puberty/adolescent periods, when developmental genes are expressed and interact with social-physical environments. The influence of chronic psychosocial stresses on gene expression via neuroendocrine regulatory dysfunction is crucial to understanding the biological bases of adult health vulnerability. Studying childhood biology vulnerabilities to neighborhood environments will aid the crafting of multifaceted, multilevel public policy interventions providing immediate benefits and compounded long-term population health yields.
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