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Investing in Health: The Long-Term Impact of Head Start

dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorFoster, James
dc.contributor.authorFrisvold, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-13T21:14:59Z
dc.date.available2020-09-13T21:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/15759
dc.description.abstractHead Start is a comprehensive, early childhood development program designed to augment the human capital and health capital levels of disadvantaged children. Grossman's (1972) health capital model suggests that early investments of this type should have lasting effects on health outcomes. This research evaluates the impact of Head Start on long-term health by comparing health outcome and behavioral indicators of adults who attended Head Start with those of siblings who did not. The results suggest that there are long-term health benefits from participation in Head Start and that these benefits result from lifestyle changes.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt Universityen
dc.subjectEarly childhood education
dc.subjectHead Start
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjecthealth capital
dc.subjecthealth disparities
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjectprogram evaluation
dc.subjectH51
dc.subjectI12
dc.subjectI21
dc.subjectI38
dc.subject.other
dc.titleInvesting in Health: The Long-Term Impact of Head Start
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.description.departmentEconomics


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