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The Farrington And Singleton Families
Beginning at even the youngest ages, the educational, social and other opportunities that children have are strongly linked to their health later in life. Although worlds apart in many respects, two North Carolina families both credit their children's experiences in the same Chapel Hill preschool with providing not only the skills in reading and writing that prepare them for kindergarten, but also the motor and social skills that are also critical for succeeding in school.
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Marsha Basloe
Marsha has spent most of her professional career in the field of education but it took decades to reach the conclusion that early childhood development—the years before elementary school—is the key to it all.
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Leadership Blog
Healthy Children: Earlier Rather than Later
by Carole Simpson, Commissioner
June 05, 2008
“Better earlier than later.” How often have we heard that expression? Whether the phrase is applied to the detection of disease, applying for jobs, or taking a flight at peak travel times, early action is key.
Child development experts in this country have been saying that with regards to children--aged birth to five--for the past 40 years.
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An Unprecedented Reversal
by Alice M. Rivlin, Co-Chair
May 22, 2008
A recent study documents an unprecedented reversal over the past few decades in Americans’ life expectancy. For the first time in nearly a century, rather than increasing, life expectancy for women declined in 180 of the nation’s 3,000-plus counties.
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Building a Healthier America Starts with Healthy Choices in our Neighborhoods
by Angela Glover Blackwell, Commissioner
May 21, 2008
Can Americans be truly healthy in communities overstuffed with fast-food and soda-and-chip corner stores? An important new study says, “Not likely.”
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