Report recommends policies to promote health equity for children
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends policies to advance health equity for children. Suggestions include implementing paid family leave at the federal, state or local levels; supporting the well-being of parents and primary caregivers; and improving financial stability, food security, and housing quality and safety to help families meet basic needs from the prenatal through early childhood periods.
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