Health, Neighborhoods, and School Readiness from the Parent Perspective

The objective of this qualitative study was to address existing gaps in the literature by gathering parent perspectives on both health and school readiness in regard to neighborhood context, specifically parents' perceived level of neighborhood safety and support, on physical health and the behavioral and cognitive domains of school readiness. Focus groups were conducted with a total of 28 parents or caregivers whose children attended Early Head Start/Head Start Centers or who received Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services in New Orleans, Louisiana during fall 2015. Parents discussed concepts of school readiness, neighborhood, the intersection between the two, and parental stress; however, few expressed a clear connection between their concerns about safety, their own stress, and their child's readiness for school. Disparities in both health and school readiness exist between both racial and socioeconomic groups in the United States, and this study offers a unique and enhanced understanding of the impact of non-academic factors on the well-being and development of young children

Cognition · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Focus group · Geography · Head start · Occupational safety and health · Perspective (graphical · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance · Gerontology

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