This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Early childhood development, personal health, and business performance are intertwined. Dr. Laura Jana takes a long view on merging these topics to improve children's lives.

Dr. Laura Jana’s is a pediatrician, health communicator and an award-winning author of two parenting books and three children’s books. Her focus extends far beyond a pediatric office, from health technology, vaccines and injury prevention to parenting, early literacy, brain and child development, and health and nutrition promotion/obesity prevention. She is currently collaborating with MIT Media Lab on global health technology innovation.

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