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Creating Healthy Futures

At the DOHaD Society, we advocate globally for a healthy start to life, by supporting initiatives, programs and policies that promote education and research into the early life origins of health and disease.

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New DOHaD Publication

The second edition of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease book is now available for order through Cambridge University Press. Edited by Lucilla Poston, Keith Godfrey, Sir Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson, this fully revised edition highlights scientific and clinical advances in the field, exploring new understanding of mechanisms such as epigenetics and the increasingly recognised role of external influences, including pollution.

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Making A Global Impact

We aim to understand how our environment impacts the way we develop from the very start of life, and how it shapes our health and disease risk across our life course. Learn more about how your contribution can help promote healthy futures on an international scale.

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Stay Connected Through Our Research

DOHaD Members are scientists, researchers, health care professionals, educators and advocates from more than 60 countries worldwide. Our work is supported by Regional Societies located all over the world, and biannual World Congresses. Our scientific journal, JDOHaD, is a platform for cutting edge, multidisciplinary DOHaD research.

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Become A Member

Join our growing global community! Together we will use research, partnerships, advocacy and education to promote global health equity and strategies that support a life course approach to long-term health. As a Member, you’ll gain access to top-level support, research, networking opportunities, events and workshops — at every stage of your career.

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Advocacy, Research, & Education

At the DOHaD Society, we believe that health promotion occurs throughout the life course. Our Members work to promote, advocate and initiate global health strategies that result in healthy futures. They engage in novel scientific research exploring the biology behind a healthy start to life, how our biology interacts with the environments within which we live, and how we can ensure that everyone has a healthy start to life to improve lifelong health. We currently have 1,000+ members in over 60 countries, along with numerous Regional DOHaD Societies worldwide.

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Become a Member and join our growing global community, made up of scientists, researchers, health professionals, educators and advocates from more than 60 countries worldwide. Gain access to top-level support, research, networking opportunities, education, events and workshops — at every stage of your career.

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Working For Future Generations

At the heart of our work is the goal is to improve health and well-being across generations, particularly in communities that face barriers. From the very first stages of our development through early childhood, our Members investigate biological, social and cultural mechanisms that underpin the early life origins of health and disease. In addition to engaging in cutting edge research, we are passionate about translating our work into health solutions by developing and supporting early life health interventions. Our intervention strategies and advocacy initiatives are supported by our dedication to creating improved conditions in communities and populations facing global health inequities.

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