Exploring Early Childhood Care and Education Levers to Improve Population Health

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