Subject Area
Public administration; Public policy
Description
This thesis draws the connection between an individual’s early childhood science education, health literacy comprehension, and quality of health. A better understanding of science leads to an increased understanding of health, benefiting the individual’s own health care as a result. Thus, proper and equitable educational funding of schools for all districts, regardless of income wealth, is essential to public health. In this thesis I propose that integrating effective science curricula into early education can work to reduce disparities in health literacy and ultimately benefit public health. I wish that this thesis will bring awareness to not only the importance of science education, but the notion that education is a positive contributor towards health.
Publisher
Providence College
Date
Spring 2020
Type
Thesis
Format
Text
Language
English
