
Lessons and Ideas from the Aspen Ascend Early Childhood Development and Health Working Group
The Ascend 2Gen Early Childhood Development and Health Working Group identifies and prioritizes opportunities that can steer policy and practice in directions that recognize the close connections between early childhood development and health. This brief comes out of a Strategic Mapping Session in July 2017.
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