It is the approach that addresses the moments of the continuum of life and recognizes that human development and health outcomes depend on the interaction of different factors throughout the course of life, on cumulative experiences and present situations of each individual influenced by the family, social, economic, environmental and cultural context; understanding that investing in timely care in each generation will have an impact on the following ones and that the greatest benefit of a vital moment can be derived from interventions made in an earlier period.

The life course approach constitutes a qualitative leap, with respect to the life cycle, since it covers the entire life cycle, and also “recognizes the existence of critical periods of growth and development at all stages of life,” in which exposure to certain environmental factors may be more harmful to health and affect the long-term health potential more than at other times in life, ”impacting the subjects' life trajectories. While the life cycle, refers to the development in stages that gives a linear idea of the process, in contrast to the vision of the life course approach that assumes the development as a vital process that is built throughout life and affects both in the lives of subjects and families.

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