Direct linkERIC Number: ED626279
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 3
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Health and Learning Are Deeply Interconnected in the Body. An Action Guide for Policymakers. Three Key Points from Working Paper 15: 'Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body'
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
We know that adult-child relationships, other early experiences, and environmental exposures influence child well-being. An increasing number of policies and programs around the world now reflect that understanding by supporting children's early learning and nutrition to improve their readiness to succeed in school. As scientific knowledge continues to grow, we also know more clearly than ever how the conditions and environments in which children develop affect lifelong health as well as educational achievement. Three key messages from this science can help guide our thinking in a time when innovation has never been more needed in public systems in order to improve both health and learning. [For the full report, "Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined. Working Paper 15," see ED607013.]
Descriptors: Learning, Nutrition, Health, Human Body, Brain, Child Development, Adjustment (to Environment), Early Experience, Stress Variables, Educational Policy, Program Development, Learning Processes, Children, School Readiness
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
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