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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring
Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments
in Young Children

Charlee Alexander and Kimber Bogard, Rapporteurs

Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

Board on Global Health

Board on Children, Youth, and Families

Health and Medicine Division

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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DISCLAIMER: This synthesis document was prepared by Charlee Alexander and Kimber Bogard with the assistance of Elizabeth Boyle, Ivory Clarke, Kaitlyn Friedman, Virginie Marchand, Rajadhar Reddy, Carrie Vergel de Dios, and Jocelyn Widmer as a factual account of the discussions held at nine global workshops. The statements made are those of the rapporteurs or individual meeting participants and do not necessarily represent the views of all meeting participants, the planning committee, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

REVIEWERS: To ensure that it meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity, this synthesis document was reviewed by Pamela Y. Collins, National Institute of Mental Health; Aderemi Kuku, African Academy of Sciences; Helia Molina, University de Santiago de Chile; Abbie Raikes, University of Nebraska; Jose Saavedra, Nestlé Nutrition; and Lorraine Sherr, University College London. Hugh Tilson, University of North Carolina, served as the review coordinator.

SUGGESTED CITATION: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A synthesis of nine global workshops exploring evidence-based, strategic investments in young children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24772.

For additional information regarding the meeting, visit http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/activities/children/investingyoungchildrenglobally.aspx.

Copyright 2017 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Focusing on young children in a global context is an approach to end the cycle of poverty and improve the well-being of nations. Improving well-being necessarily begins with core elements such as health, education, nutrition, and social protection; many efforts to improve child development in the first decade of life focus on areas to meet young children's basic needs. Young children living in low-resourced settings are vulnerable to developmental and educational risk factors, such as stunting and undernutrition, disease, caregiver depression, lack of access to quality preprimary and primary education, disabilities, poverty, and societal and familial violence. While each of these areas is important for children's growth and development, there are potential increased benefits from integrated programs and coordinated policies that address more than one of these areas simultaneously, particularly for children living in low-resourced communities. An integrated and coordinated "all system" approach may be the best way to guarantee that children will have the prerequisites for healthy development.

The Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally was established with the goal of integrating knowledge with action in regions around the world to inform evidence-based, strategic investments in young children, birth through age 8. The forum held nine workshops across five continents over 3 years. The goal was to learn from experiences in multiple regions and engage in culturally embedded dialogue. This publication summarizes the key themes from the presentations and discussions of the workshops.

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