Policy Implications
Healthy young people tend to become healthier and more educated adults who are better able to contribute to society than those who struggle with health problems, which means a stronger workforce and reduced strain on public service systems. Nurturing California's children today may improve the state's future social and economic well being.
Efforts to improve children’s health can be strengthened by recognizing the wide range of influences on children's lives including social, economic, environmental, biological, and behavioral influences. Policies and programs that could improve children's health include implementing cross-sector strategies that go beyond traditional health care and ensuring that every child has access to family-centered, culturally-competent, and coordinated health care within a “medical home.”
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