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NCIT CapacityBuilding Hub The Influence of Prenatal to Age 3: Utilizing a MultiSectoral Approach to Achieve Positive Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

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By: National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers September 1, 2019
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This presentation, The Influence of Prenatal to Age Three: Utilizing a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Achieve Positive Maternal and Child Outcomes, features David Willis, Center for the Study of Social Policy, and Djinge Lindsay, Washington DC Community Health Administration, and Albert Wat. It covers why the prenatal and postpartum periods are critical phases of development, how to build a responsive early childhood system, which existing state and federal initiatives can be leveraged to promote positive maternal and child health outcomes, and how to design early care and education environments to promote positive health outcomes.

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