Exploring Early Childhood Care and Education Levers to Improve Population Health - Proceedings of a Workshop (Paperback)

On September 14, 2017, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to explore the intersection of health and early childhood care and education, two key social determinants of health. This workshop follows a 2014 roundtable workshop that considered the interface between the education and health sectors broadly, from research and metrics to cross-sectoral partnerships and financing. The 2017 workshop continued that discussion, with a deeper focus on early childhood (birth through age 5) as a critical period in human development and an important opportunity for educational and related interventions. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the 2017 workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Exploring the Evidence at the Intersection of Early Care and Education with Health 3 Cross-Sector Collaboration 4 Potential Policy Challenges and Opportunities 5 Closing Remarks and Reflections on the Day Appendix A: References Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Gallery Walk Questions and Input Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators