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The Raising of America - Documentary Screening

By Nevada Statewide Maternal Child Health Coalition

Date and time

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 · 5:30 - 8pm PDT

Location

See Ticket Descriptions - Available in Northern and Southern Nevada

Description

Join local legislators, health care providers, early childhood educators, public health advocates and more for a night of education and action around early childhood development in Nevada.

A screening of the film will be followed by an open discussion and call-to-action.

No cost for attendance. Seats are limited. Registration is required.

About the Film

It's often said a society can be measured by how well it attends to its children - their health and safety, their material security, their education and socialization, and their sense of being loved and valued by their families and communities. So how is it that children in the U.S. have worse outcomes on most measures of health, education and well-being than other rich nations? Why do we as a nation allow our most vulnerable children to fall so much further behind? How can we reduce what Paul Kershaw calls the squeeze on the generation raising young children - the squeeze for time, money and services - and help provide all our babies their best possible beginning?

This revealing documentary provides a look at the science of early childhood development and how our nation went from support family-friendly policies 40 years ago, to today's "you're on your own" (YOYO) society. The Raising of America explores how a strong start for all our kids can lead to a healthier, stronger and more equitable America.

Location Information

Reno: UNR, Center for Molecular Medicine, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Room 111 (North End of UNR Campus)

Las Vegas: Innevation Center, 6795 Edmond Street, 3rd Floor, 89118

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