Family Planning Pays Off
What happens when a state expands access to family planning services under Medicaid? This is the subject of a new report by the Guttmacher Institute.
What happens when a state expands access to family planning services under Medicaid? This is the subject of a new report by the Guttmacher Institute.
The biological and behavioral effects of early chronic stress shape early brain development, create a barrier to a child’s success and happiness, and affect the way that he or she will deal with stress throughout life.
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common congenital anomalies in the United States, second only in frequency to congenital heart defects. Efforts to reduce the prevalence of these devastating abnormalities demonstrates the effectiveness of the translation of basic science and population research to health care practices, and from practice to public policy.
Investments in high quality early childhood programs are essential for economic development. Investing in these early education program benefits us now and in the future.
A recent study released by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office, “Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee’s Pre-Kindergarten Program: Second Annual Report,” suggests that pre-kin
A Child Impact Statement Reporting System, created to promote child well-being in Shelby County, is hailed as a national model. By 2007, the children of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee were in crisis.