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Commission to Build A Healthier America
RWJF reconvened the Commission to Build a Healthier America to provide new guidance in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities. On June 19, the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America met in Washington, D.C., to hear testimony from leading experts on how best to support health in communities and during early childhood.
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Creating the Future of Early Childhood Policy and Practice
June 19, 2013 | Report
Testimony by Jack P. Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.
Real Economic Development
June 19, 2013 | Report
Testimony by Arthur J. Rolnick, senior fellow and co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America.
Leveling the Playing Field
June 19, 2013 | Report
Testimony by Jessie Rasmussen, the president of the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.
Improving Family Stability and Economic Mobility Outcomes for Low-income Families
June 19, 2013 | Report
Testimony by Elisabeth Babcock, president and CEO of the Criterion Women's Union for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.
Improving the Health of All Americans by Focusing on Early Childhood
June 19, 2013 | Report
Explore this fact sheet to learn about the key elements of successful early childhood programs, estimated savings to society, and known risks of failing to invest in early childhood development.
Collaboratively Empowering Parents
June 19, 2013 | Report
Learn how the Preschool Without Walls, in Los Angeles, California, helps parents serve as their children's first and lifelong educator.
Game Changer
June 1, 2009 | Report
This report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop specifies how increased national investment in research-based digital games can play a cost-effective and transformative role.