Human Impact Partners Evidence Base
- Violence in schools affect children’s health, safety, and academic performance. (*Also see the Community Violence Section for research findings concerning health impacts of violence.).
- Distances to school and built environments affect the ways in which students commute to school.
- A higher level of education not only benefits one’s health but also that of family members.
- The early years of a child’s life are critical for health, educational attainment, and economic status in adulthood.
- Walking or biking to school promotes physical activity and other developmental benefits, and reduces driving and thus air pollution. Students who do not walk to school don’t obtain these benefits.
- Smaller class size advances health by supporting educational success.
- Educational success is associated with economic success; and economic success is one of the strongest indicators of good health. (For more details see Livelihood section)
- Completing more years of education is associated with better health outcomes.
- High quality child care affects health by promoting educational success.