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Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
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Why Neighborhoods Matter - Some Characteristics Linked to Child Outcomes http://www.education.pitt.edu/ocd/publications/backgrounds/43-2002.pdf Children's neighborhoods are not benign influences in their lives, researchers say. Certain neighborhood traits place children at risk, while others help them develop a thick-skinned resiliency to circumstances that otherwise might threaten their futures. The study of neighborhoods and the roles they play in shaping the lives of children is drawing considerable interest as the importance of the context of children's early development becomes more clear.
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |