Nadine Burke Harris: How Does Trauma Affect A Child's DNA?
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Friday, August 25, 2017
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Nadine Burke Harris on the TED stage.
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Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Hardwired.
About Nadine Burke Harris's TED Talk
Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris found an unsettling trend when examining patients at her clinic: trauma. She found that adversity can change a child's biology and result in severe health outcomes.
About Nadine Burke Harris
Nadine Burke Harris is a pediatrician and the founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness. Her organization seeks to create a multidisciplinary clinical model that effectively treats toxic stress in children.
Burke Harris is also a recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans and the American Academy of Pediatrics' Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award.
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