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Health care is vital for detecting and managing potential health complications and can set the foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing outcomes. Access to medical care (including through access to health insurance) helps prevent adverse outcomes, such as low birthweight and developmental delays, which can have significant long-term impacts on a child’s physical, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing.
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Browse state-level data on health insurance coverage and adequate prenatal care, alongside other outcome measures, to track the overall health and wellbeing of infants, toddlers, and their parents.
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Cynthia Osborne discusses the work of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, which focuses on building the evidence base for effective state policies to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, and their families. Read the full article
Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and D.C.) can improve conditions so infants and toddlers can thrive. The Roadmap focuses on 12 solutions shown
In this podcast, the intricacies of the childcare system with distinguished guests, Jen Huffman and Anna Kresse from the Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University are explored. Focusing on the enormous ripple
What a year for prenatal-to-3 state policy! In 2023, states across the country made substantial investments in policies to support young children and their families. In today’s post, we provide a snapshot of states’ progress