Children Healthy and Prepared to Succeed In School
Success in school and later life depends on a positive foundation in the early years of childhood. Children who succeed academically, socially and emotionally have a greater chance of becoming economically productive and engaged citizens.
Young children are especially responsive to both positive and negative environmental influences. At the same time, toxic stress associated with maternal deprivation, poverty, and child abuse, can lead to lifelong learning, behavior, and physical and mental health problems.
The content of this website is being developed in phases. The following list provides links to the topics currently presented and identifies those under construction:
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Improve grade-level reading
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Under construction: Reduce low-birth weight births, Reduce births to teens