The Link Between Health and School Readiness

The Colorado Trust, the Build Initiative and the Child and Family Policy Center have issued a research brief that

describes research and practice that speaks to a much broader role for the health system in improving children’s healthy development and school readiness, and how policies can help ensure that young children receive preventive and developmental health care; establish links between child health, early learning, early intervention and family support systems; and improve the environments in which children live.

For policies to support the health of young children and improve school readiness.