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American Academy of Pediatrics, Toxic Stress Statement

Pediatrics provides a powerful yet underused platform for translating scientific advances into innovative early childhood policies.  

Charles Bruner, Child & Family Policy Center

Fulfilling expectations for medical homes for young children requires them to be part of a larger system of community services and supports.

Charles Bruner, Child & Family Policy Center

To serve the youngest children, medical homes must have a two-generation focus that responds to children’s health in the context of their families.

Charles Bruner, Child & Family Policy Center

The definitions of “medical home” and “child health” require practitioners to address social as well as biological determinants of health.

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Investing in quality early learning programs is the most efficient way to affect school and life success and to reduce social expenditures later.

James Heckman, economist, Nobel laureate