For many years, medical practice and policy has relied on epidemiology to identify the patterns, causes and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It has been instrumental in identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare.
By contrast, children’s practitioners have tended to rely on instinct and experience to identify those children at greater risk of developing social, emotional or health problems in adulthood. Experiencing long-term health conditions, the death of a close family member, abuse, a family fractured by divorce or separation, and disability, are all factors that can not only harm the emotional development of a child but negatively alter the course of their life.
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