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How childhood experiences contribute to the education-health link

  • Written by Shanta R. Dube, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
A teen looking out of a window. Research shows that traumatic events in childhood can affect children as they mature and limit their education, which in turn can harm their health.Jan Andersen/Shutterstock.com

The interconnection between education and health is well established.

Take, for example, smoking. Smoking continues to be the leading cause...

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