Here you’ll find downloadable, research-based publications on preschool, early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE), home visiting, children’s health, and other issues and topics related to young children’s healthy development and academic success.
Transforming Schools: Community Health Workers in Action
While community health work is a growing profession, most such workers are not working in an educational setting full-time, nor is there a well-established pathway to placing a CHW in a school, in Oregon...
Home Visiting: 2019 Policy Brief
Our policy brief on home visiting focuses on promoting loving, nurturing relationships between parents and children and the role of home visiting programs across Oregon. Today, fewer than 20 percent of families eligible for home visiting services have access to...
Connecting Health and Education: 2019 Policy Brief
This policy brief explains the social determinants of health and the connections between health and education. Oregon needs public health, health care, and education systems that work together to create the best possible conditions for young children to thrive. The...
Preschool Promise: 2019 Policy Brief
Our latest policy brief focuses on the expansion of Preschool Promise, Oregon's high-quality preschool program that serves children and families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold. The brief describes how high-quality programs operate, where...
