Explore the groundbreaking field of Life Course Health Development (LCHD) with this comprehensive handbook. Moving beyond traditional models, it synthesizes the latest research on wellness and disease from prenatal stages through emerging adulthood. Discover how LCHD offers a robust theoretical framework for understanding health trajectories, with practical implications for clinical practice and public health. This interdisciplinary resource covers critical health concerns like diabetes and obesity, less-studied conditions, and essential factors such as nutrition and adversity, all viewed through a lifespan perspective. It also delves into methodological approaches and outlines a future research agenda. Key topics include: * The prenatal period's impact on child obesity and metabolic outcomes * Pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular health * Multi-level obesity prevention strategies for children * Applying the LCHD framework to autism spectrum disorder * Socioeconomic disadvantage and lifelong health development * The role of nutrition in optimal health across the lifespan This handbook is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and students in developmental psychology, maternal and child health, social work, health economics, educational policy, and related fields. Product Summary: Handbook of Life Course Health Development, Springer International Publishing AG, Hardcover, English, 664 pages, ISBN 9783319471419, First edition, Published 07/12/2017.