Clicking the “Download” button will send a zip file to your computer’s Downloads folder. This toolkit contains resources that explain Professor Heckman’s recent analysis of the North Carolina Abecedarian preschool program for its long-term health benefits. You may also download individual resources below.

• Academic paper 
• Executive summary
• Advocate slide presentation
• Share graphic “Investing in early learning programs that offer health components can boost education, health, and economic outcomes.”
• Share graphic “What we really hadn’t appreciated before was how substantial the health impacts would be.”
• Share graphic “Our evidence shows the potential of early life interventions for preventing disease and promoting health.”
• The Health Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions