. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that …

Two of the most important health risk factors for children and young adults are obesity and alcohol use. These risk …

to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children. -- child care ; subsidy … receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location … care subsidies on children's weight outcomes. Our instrumental variables estimates suggest that subsidized child care leads …

have advocated increasing the time that elementary school children spend in physical education (PE) classes. However … particular, boys), while the instrument is insufficiently powerful to reliably estimate effects for younger children. This … spillovers to achievement test scores. -- obesity ; physical activity ; physical education ; children ; health …

Gini coefficient are associated with higher rates of obesity and overweight. Higher state unemployment rate is associated … with higher prevalence of obesity and overweight among women. At the individual level, gain in income increase likelihood … of women being healthier, but men being more likely to be overweight. Higher education, regular exercise and sufficient …