Not exact matches
Detection, treatment, and control of hypertension in adulthood does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk to normotensive levels (9),
supporting efforts to identify primary prevention
interventions that could be started in
early life.
Understanding that
early intervention and prevention
efforts require evidence - based approaches to individual care, NIMH
supports research that evaluates the effectiveness of psychosocial and other
interventions for mental illnesses.
Imagine that all of our reform
efforts prove successful, from initiatives to bolster the prenatal health of disadvantaged babies, to high - quality
early - childhood experiences, to dramatic improvements in K - 12 education, to serious
interventions and
supports at the college level.
Building the Evidence Base for
Early Intervention through GEAR UP: The Department of Education will partner with the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) to
support NCCEP's
efforts to develop and evaluate best practices from GEAR UP programs related to college fit and college readiness.
Barnardos is a grantee of Atlantic's Children & Youth Programme in the Republic of Ireland, which funds
efforts to
support children and young people through prevention and
early intervention.
Program evaluation has
supported this multifaceted approach in multiple countries and settings.83 Analyses by Nobel Prize — winning economist James Heckman reveal that
early prevention activities targeted toward disadvantaged children have high rates of economic returns, much higher than remediation
efforts later in childhood or adult life.84 For example, the Perry Preschool Program showed an average rate of return of $ 8.74 for every dollar invested in
early childhood education.85 Targeted
interventions foster protective factors, including responsive, nurturing, cognitively stimulating, consistent, and stable parenting by either birth parents or other consistent adults.
Because pediatricians have nearly universal, relatively frequent and recurring contact with young children and their families, they are uniquely well positioned to have an impact on developmental outcomes through anticipatory guidance at well - child visits,
early developmental screening, practice - based developmental
interventions, community linkage and referral programs, and advocacy for broader social change to
support child development.40 — 44 This study reinforces the potential benefits of practice - based programs that
support parenting and the home learning environment, such as «Reach Out and Read» and «Healthy Steps for Young Children,» 16,45,46 as well as community - based programs that help guide families through systems of care for developmental
support, like Help Me Grow.47
Efforts to connect pediatric practices with home visitor and
early care and education providers may provide referral opportunities for promoting
early brain development.48 — 52
They reported on their states»
efforts to
support screening, referral and evaluation; strategies that are part of the array of
early intervention service continuum covered by the Part C program; services and
supports to children who are at risk and who are not eligible for Part C; and coordination and leadership.
Moreover, these
efforts should begin
early in development, as children are likely to benefit most from supportive home environments during the formative years of rapid language growth and learning.22, 62,63 Finally,
interventions with parents that aim to
support children's learning should attend to the cultural context of
early development when working with parents from different backgrounds, and also consider the broader social context of parenting by attending to the barriers created by poverty and low parental education.