Journal article
Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?
The Journal of human resources, Vol.46(2), pp.373-402
2011
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.2.373
Abstract
Coinciding with the work requirements of welfare reform in the mid-1990s, the early childhood education program, Head Start, significantly expanded to increase the availability of full-day classes. Using unique administrative data, we examine the effect of full-day compared to half-day attendance on childhood obesity. This effect is identified from changes in obesity over time and from the elimination of a state-provided full-day expansion grant that decreased the supply of full-day classes. Our results suggest that fullday Head Start attendance significantly reduces the proportion of obese children at the end of the academic year. © 2011 by the Board of Regents of the University ofWisconsin System.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?
- Creators
- David E. FrisvoldJulie C. Lumeng
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of human resources, Vol.46(2), pp.373-402
- DOI
- 10.3368/jhr.46.2.373
- ISSN
- 0022-166X
- eISSN
- 1548-8004
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Economics; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283575602771
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