Theme 2: Healthy behaviours through the life course
Why is this important?
As we move through our lives, we are constantly adopting behaviours that can impact on the health and wellbeing of us as individuals, those we live and socialise with, as well as those we care for, including our children and people with disabilities.
Even before we are born, the behaviours of our parents around factors such as diet and smoking can impact on our long-term health. The first 1000 days of life are a critical time when the foundations of optimum health, growth and neurodevelopment across the life course are established.