The Science of Human Variation Can Drive Early Childhood Policies and Programs to Bigger Impacts


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Early childhood programs can have a huge impact on a child's health and well-being, according to a new study from the Harvard Children's Research Council.

The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that children who had access to early childhood programs tended to be healthier by the time they were adults, and were less likely to be obese than children who didn't have access to such programs, the New York Times reports.

The study also found that children who had access to early childhood programs were less likely to be obese than children who didn't have such programs, and were also less likely to be poor than children who didn't have such programs.

The study's lead author, Dr. Nancy Kalish, tells the Times that the research shows that early childhood programs can have a huge impact on a child's genetic makeup, and that it's important to avoid "false stereotypes based on income or race" and implement programs that are "likely to achieve larger impacts for all children and thus generate greater returns on investment for society."

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