Christine Powell

Christine Powell is a member of the Child Development Research Group at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute from the University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.

Four Steps to Adapt a Child Development Program in Times of COVID-19

April 27, 2020 por Alexandra Bretani - Günther Fink - Susan Chang-Lopez - Christine Powell - Susan Walker Leave a Comment

Evidence-based science has shown the importance of parental programs to promote early child development like the Reach Up program from Jamaica. Even though the studies have demonstrated relevant effect sizes in overall childhood development, we still need to understand how to transfer and scale up those interventions across countries, especially now with the current pandemic, … [Read more...] about Four Steps to Adapt a Child Development Program in Times of COVID-19

An Innovative Childhood Development Program against Adversity in Boa Vista, Brazil

April 13, 2020 por Alexandra Bretani - Günther Fink - Susan Chang-Lopez - Christine Powell - Susan Walker Leave a Comment

A large body of research has shown the long-term effects of early life adversity. A nurturing and stimulating environment is essential for healthy child development and can reduce the harmful effects of risk factors related to poverty and lack of parental resources. Parental programs to promote nurturing environments such as the home-based Reach Up, program originally developed … [Read more...] about An Innovative Childhood Development Program against Adversity in Boa Vista, Brazil

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