Academic Journal
Children in all policies: lessons from a global collaboration to promote the health and wellbeing of children and future generations.
| Τίτλος: | Children in all policies: lessons from a global collaboration to promote the health and wellbeing of children and future generations. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Dalglish SL; Children in All Policies 2030, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: s.dalglish@ucl.ac.uk., Sakyi KS; Center for Learning and Childhood Development-Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA., Prost A; Children in All Policies 2030, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Amin S; Children in All Policies 2030 Youth Advisory Board, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Sardesi A; Children in All Policies 2030 Youth Advisory Board, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Mudaly A; Children in All Policies 2030 Youth Advisory Board, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Bhan G; Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Devakumar D; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Diouf S; Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal., Doherty T; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa., George AS; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa., Green F; Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy, University College London, London, UK., Howe S; Future Generations Commission, Cardiff, UK., Jennings B; Children in All Policies 2030, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Khandelwal V; Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Kinney M; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa., Mercer R; Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Ravindranath D; Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Saville N; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK., Pokhrel B; Kathmandu Living Labs, Kathmandu, Nepal., Taddei F; Learning Planet Institute, Paris, France., Tomlinson M; Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, UK., Verghese NM; Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Akofio-Sowah L; Center for Learning and Childhood Development-Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Shiu RN; University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Banerjee A; WHO, Geneva, Switzerland., Fogstad H; UNICEF, New York, NY, USA., Costello A; Children in All Policies 2030, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK. |
| Πηγή: | Lancet (London, England) [Lancet] 2026 Jul 11; Vol. 408 (10550), pp. 169-182. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2985213R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1474-547X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01406736 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2004- : London : Elsevier Original Publication: London : J. Onwhyn |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Child Health* , Policy Making* , Health Policy* , Child Welfare* , International Cooperation*, Humans ; Child ; Global Health ; United Nations ; Public Policy |
| Περίληψη: | Currently children's needs, perspectives, and rights are not adequately included in public policies, with negative consequences for the health and wellbeing of children and future generations. The 2020 WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission reviewed threats to children's health and concluded that children's needs and voices should be centred in all policies for a sustainable future. Since 2021, Children in All Policies 2030, a global collaboration of policy makers, scientists, and advocates, has implemented the Commission's recommendations by fostering new approaches to participatory, intersectoral policy making across diverse countries. Efforts to implement the Commission's recommendations encountered challenges including flawed assumptions in prevailing policy-making models, failure to fulfil children's right to participate, and an ongoing scarcity of intersectoral policy integration. Eight lessons on what works for improving policy making and implementation emerged: use creative means to involve children, patiently assemble coalitions, prepare to seize political opportunities, harmonise global data to bridge UN partnerships, create national political and technical platforms, use media to change cultural perceptions, use strategic framing to overcome sectoral barriers, and embrace joint learning. Harnessing people's consideration and concern for children and future generations and engaging children's voices represents a powerful political opportunity to reach current development goals and ensure a healthier, more sustainable future. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of interests AC declares a grant from the Wellcome Trust for the Lancet Countdown on Climate and Health and funding to attend meetings in Geneva and Bellagio from the Lancet Countdown and the Rockefeller Foundation. SH received grants from the School of International Futures, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology; she also has a leadership role at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. SLD received consulting fees under two grants from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation under the Children in All Policies 2030 initiative (R-2006-04807 and 2012-05886). ASG received funding for the Children in All Policies 2030 initiative in South Africa from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (2012-05886); has received grants from the Gates Foundation Countdown to 2030 US Fund for UNICEF (INV-007594), the Canada's International Development Research Centre (109849-001 and 109847-001) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (158734); she is also is supported by SARCHI and extra-mural unit health systems, South Africa Medical Research Council; and has received consulting fees from Gates Ventures and support for attending meetings from WHO and the World Bank Global Financing Facility. All other authors declare no competing interests. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this Health Policy and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260709 Date Completed: 20260710 Latest Revision: 20260713 |
| Update Code: | 20260713 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00856-1 |
| PMID: | 42425114 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1474-547X |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00856-1 |