HCRC Mini-Conference:
Promoting Child Health and Well Being, Birth to Age Five
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota Twin Cities–Minneapolis West Bank
1:00pm to 5:00pm
April 27, 2009
This conference introduced and overviewed the activities of the Human Capital Research Collaborative. Four presentations on Child Health and Well Being were made on critical issues in the first fives years of children's lives.
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Agenda
Welcome & Refreshments
1:00–1:30
Introduction of the HCRC
1:30–2:00
Arthur Reynolds and Art Rolnick
Slide Presentation [PPT, 387k]
Child Health and School Readiness from the U.S. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
2:00–2:20
Slide Presentation [PPT, 399k]
Question & Answer Session
2:20–2:30
A Prospective Longitudinal Examination of Early Child Maltreatment and Health in Early Adulthood
2:30–2:50
Slide Presentation [PPT, 294k]
Question & Answer Session
2:50–3:00
Coffee break
3:00–3:20
Changing Beliefs and Knowledge of Child Care Providers: The Ounce Research Project
3:20–3:40
Amy Susman-Stillman, Michelle M. Englund, Jessica Pleuss, Jennifer Cleveland, and Anna Shkolnik
Slide Presentation [PPT, 1,101k]
Question & Answer Session
3:40–3:50
One Year of Preschool or Two: Does it Matter for Long-term Outcomes?
3:50–4:10
Irma Arteaga, Sarah Humpage, Arthur J. Reynolds, Judy Temple
Slide Presentation [PPT, 1,182k]
Question & Answer Session
4:10–4:20
General Discussion & Wrap-up
4:20–5:00
Spotlight:
i3 Grant Announcement, December 22, 2011
HCRC receives Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund grant for Midwest CPC Expansion [pdf], December 21, 2011
Human Capital Research Collaborative Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminars, 3rd Tuesday of the month, Oct. 2011–Apr. 2012
U study finds big preschool payoffs, Star Tribune, June 9, 2011
Art Rolnick testifies before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, June 9, 2011
Art Rolnick presents at TEDxTC on the Economic Case for Early Childhood Development, May 5, 2010
Highlighted Discussion Papers
The Public Returns to Public Educational Investments in African American Males
Child Interventions That May Lead to Increased Economic Growth
Past News and Events
Human Capital Research Collaborative Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminars, 3rd Tuesday of the month, Sept. 2010–Apr. 2011
Assessing the Validity of Minnesota School Readiness Indicators [pdf]
Health and Early Childhood Development: The Impact of Health on School Readiness and Other Education Outcomes, October 14 & 15, 2010
