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Investing in Health: The Long-Term Impact of Head Start
(Vanderbilt University, 2004)
Head 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 ...
Head Start Participation and Childhood Obesity
(Vanderbilt University, 2006)
Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem that also has economic consequences. Medical research suggests that nutritional interventions at a young age can influence nutritional behavior and reduce childhood ...