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.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE ON EXPLORING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION LEVERS TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH
• ROUNDTABLE ON POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
• Reviewers
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• 1. Introduction
  • FOCUSING ON CHILDREN
  • WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP AND PROCEEDINGS
• 2. Exploring the Evidence at the Intersection of Early Care and Education with Health
  • CLOSING THE WORD GAP
  • FAMILY-CENTERED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
  • LEARNING COLLABORATIVES
  • THE PROVEN POWER OF EARLY CONNECTIONS
  • DISCUSSION
  • GALLERY WALK REFLECTIONS
• 3. Cross-Sector Collaboration
  • NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
  • HEAD START AS A LEVER TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH
  • HEALTH, ACCESS, AND AFFORDABILITY IN CHILD CARE
  • PROSPER LINCOLN
  • DISCUSSION
  • GALLERY WALK REFLECTIONS
• 4. Potential Policy Challenges and Opportunities
  • POLICY HIGHLIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH AND EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
  • EMBEDDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INTO STATE POLICIES
  • PARTNERING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
  • HEALTH CARE AND CHILD CARE INTEGRATION
  • CHANGING INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR CULTURES
  • DISCUSSION
  • GALLERY WALK REFLECTIONS
• 5. Closing Remarks and Reflections on the Day
  • DISCUSSION
• APPENDIXES
  • A. References
  • B. Workshop Agenda
  • C. Gallery Walk Questions and Input
  • D. Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators

Rapporteur: Theresa M Wizemann.

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Exploring early childhood care and education levers to improve population health: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/25129.