Publication Type: Report

Who Are America’s Poor Children?: Examining Health Disparities Among Children in the United States

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date January 1, 2011

This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction Good health goes a long way, as research suggests that poor health in childhood not only impedes early child development, but can also have lasting consequences on children’s future health and wellbeing. Although many would agree that a health is a fundamental right, children born into […]

Environmental Health in Early Childhood Systems Building: Opportunities for States

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  • Project  Project Thrive; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 1, 2010

Learn about our Project Thrive project. This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction Exposure to environmental hazards has negative outcomes for healthy child development. Household and community pollutants affect people of all ages, but for a number of important reasons young children face a significantly higher risk of developing disease and experiencing cognitive […]

A Profile of Disconnected Young Adults in 2010

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  • Project  Improving the Odds for Adolescents; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 1, 2010

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Adolescents project. This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction The purpose of this report is to highlight a growing segment of the population who are arriving at young adulthood disconnected from the main pathways leading to economic independence. Arriving at young adulthood in a state of […]

Features of Professional Development and On-site Assistance in Child Care Quality Rating Improvement Systems: A Survey of State-wide Systems

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date October 1, 2010

This is an excerpt from the full report. Quality Rating Improvement Systems (QRIS) are now operating state-wide in 18 states. An additional 13 states are implementing QRIS in selected regions or as pilot initiatives. While highly varied in their specific features, these systems all use a set of interrelated strategies that aim to raise the […]

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System: What Every Policymaker Should Know

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  • Project  Project Thrive; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date September 1, 2010

Learn about our Project Thrive project. This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction: Why Focus on Mental Health in the Child Welfare System? The early years of life present a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for healthy development. It is a time of great growth and of vulnerability. Research on early childhood […]

Improving Supports for Parents of Young Children: State-level Initiatives

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  • Project  Project Thrive; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date September 1, 2010

Learn about our Project Thrive project. This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction Most states are working to strengthen supports for young children’s health and development across the different systems that affect family and child wellbeing. Increasingly, efforts to support parenting are an important focus of this work. While states’ strategies are varied, […]

Who Are America’s Poor Children?: Examining Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date August 1, 2010

This is an excerpt from the full report. Introduction Fourteen million children live in poor families (that is, families with income below the federal poverty level, which is $22,050 a year for a family of four in 2009). There is a wide body of research documenting the importance of family income for children’s health and […]

English Language Proficiency, Family Economic Security, and Child Development

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date June 1, 2010

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. Key Findings Over 55 million individuals spoke a language other than English at home in 2007, an increase of 140 percent from 1980. The number of Spanish speakers rose by more than 23.4 million between 1980 and 2007, a 211 percent increase. Twenty-one percent of children age […]

Promoting the Social-emotional Wellbeing of Infants and Toddlers in Early Intervention Programs: Promising Strategies in Four Communities

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date June 1, 2010

This is an excerpt from the full report. Project Overview This brief presents promising approaches to support the social-emotional wellbeing of infants and toddlers through the Part C Program. The strategies discussed in this brief were identified through case studies carried out in four communities: Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles County, California; Doña Ana County, New […]

Promoting Young Children’s Health and Development: Taking Stock of State Policies

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  • Project  Early Childhood Two-Generation State Policy Profiles; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date May 1, 2010

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Young Children project. Young children’s health is essential to their overall development, well-being, and school readiness. Untreated health problems and a lack of preventive care contribute to higher rates of serious illness, absenteeism in preschool, physical and emotional distress, and even long-term disability. At a historic moment when […]