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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Authors of Memos Submitted to the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25546.
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Appendix D

Authors of Memos Submitted to the Committee

Individuals

Juliette Berg, American Institutes for Research

Subject: Overview of the brain science behind healthy developmental trajectories of children and youth

Shaena Fazal, Esq., Chief of Public Policy, Advocacy and External Communications, and Carla Benway, MSW, Chief Strategy Officer, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.

Subject: Work with young people involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems over the summer months

Barry A. Garst, Clemson University, Linda Ebner Erceg, Association of Camp Nursing, and Stuart T. Weinberg, Vanderbilt University

Subject: Addressing transition of care across youth settings in summertime

Miriam Heyman, PhD, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Senior Program Officer, Ruderman Family Foundation

Subject: Summer programming for youth and adolescents with disabilities

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor, Northeastern University

Subject: Employment policies and programs to improve youth outcomes during the summer months

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Authors of Memos Submitted to the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25546.
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Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM, R. Glenn Weaver, PhD, and Michael W. Beets, PhD, MPH, on behalf of Policy to Practice in Youth Programs (www.P2YP.org)

Subject: Policies and programs to improve youth outcomes during the summer months

Cynthia Perry, PhD, FNP, FAHA, Oregon Health and Science University

Subject: Recommendations for strategies to promote rural youth physical activity and healthy eating during summertime

Christopher A. Thurber, PhD, ABPP, FAACP, Psychologist, Instructor and ASAP Coordinator, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Phillips Exeter Academy

Subject: Summer camp outcomes and homesickness prevention

Jonathan F. Zaff, PhD, Max Margolius, and Anna Skubel, Boston University

Subject: Youth and summer employment

Organizations

Bethel Youth Facility

Subject: Cultural programming that promotes positive outcomes for youth at Bethel Youth Facility in Bethel, AK

Commonwealth Corporation

Subject: Recommendations related to taking a custom approach to soft skill development in young people ages 16–24 and providing coordinated funding for youth employment and career readiness along a continuum of need

Family Voices, Inc.

Subject: Summertime recreation for children and youth with special health care needs/disabilities

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Authors of Memos Submitted to the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25546.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Authors of Memos Submitted to the Committee." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25546.
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For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the school year. For some students, this time involves opportunities to engage in fun and enriching activities and programs, while others face additional challenges as they lose a variety of supports, including healthy meals, medical care, supervision, and structured programs that enhance development. Children that are limited by their social, economic, or physical environments during the summer months are at higher risk for worse academic, health, social and emotional, and safety outcomes. In contrast, structured summertime activities and programs support basic developmental needs and positive outcomes for children and youth who can access and afford these programs. These discrepancies in summertime experiences exacerbate pre-existing academic inequities. While further research is needed regarding the impact of summertime on developmental domains outside of the academic setting, extensive literature exists regarding the impact of summertime on academic development trajectories. However, this knowledge is not sufficiently applied to policy and practice, and it is important to address these inequalities.

Shaping Summertime Experiences examines the impact of summertime experiences on the developmental trajectories of school-age children and youth across four areas of well-being, including academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. It also reviews the state of science and available literature regarding the impact of summertime experiences. In addition, this report provides recommendations to improve the experiences of children over the summertime regarding planning, access and equity, and opportunities for further research and data collection.

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