Gatti,RobertaKaracsony,SandorAnan,KosukeFerre,Celinede Paz Nieves,Carmen2016-01-212016-01-212016-01978-1-4648-0598-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23679Many Roma are among the poorest and most vulnerable Europeans, facing poverty, exclusion, and discrimination. In European Union member countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with substantial Roma populations, inequalities between Roma and non-Roma start early and are striking. Some of these inequalities reflect hard-wired family circumstances. For example, a Roma child is much more likely to grow up in a household at the very bottom of the income distribution, or have parents with little or no education. Other inequalities reflect limited opportunities such as access to basic goods and services (e.g., quality education and adequate living conditions), which are necessary not only for realizing ones potential in life, but also for living with dignity. This book focuses on identifying pathways to promote fair chances for disadvantaged Roma in CEE countries. Investing early, by promoting good nutrition, cognitive child development, and access to quality education is a policy with recognized high returns, especially for disadvantaged children.CC BY 3.0 IGOSKILLSWASTESOCIAL_EXCLUSIONPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONRISKSCOUNSELORSSOCIALIZATIONPERSONALITYSCHOOL READINESSVACCINATIONPSYCHOLOGYFAMILY SUPPORTLAWSPREVENTIONTUITIONENROLLMENTINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY HEALTHSOCIAL WORKCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONHEALTH CAREAGING POPULATIONSPUBERTYHEALTHDEPRESSIONACCESS TO PRESCHOOLPROSTITUTIONCRIMEENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC HEALTHLIFE EXPECTANCYKNOWLEDGEDISABILITIESDIETSEXERCISESCOMPLETION RATESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFEASIBILITY STUDIESOUTREACH WORKTRAININGIMMUNIZATIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESPARTNERSHIPSSOCIAL EXCLUSIONEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSMOKINGINTERVENTIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSAFETY MEASURESAGINGCHILD DEVELOPMENTPEDAGOGYPRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTMIGRATIONNURSESPHYSICAL DISABILITYENROLLMENT FOR CHILDRENVIOLENCEANXIETYLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESDISASTERSFAMILY CARELEARNINGSCREENINGGROSS ENROLLMENTMIGRANTSINTERVIEWMENTAL HEALTHMORTALITYSOCIAL SUPPORTRISK GROUPSPOSTERSPRIMARY SCHOOLSHOMELESS PEOPLEINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSUNEMPLOYMENTPSYCHIATRYVOCATIONAL TRAININGLEISURE TIMEYOUNG ADULTSWORKERSEQUAL ACCESSSOCIAL SERVICESSCHOOLSSCHOOL ATTENDANCEPARTICIPATIONLIFESTYLEPICTURE BOOKSHEALTH EFFECTSSOCIAL POLICYHYPERACTIVITYHEALTH OUTCOMESINTERPERSONAL SKILLSPARENTINGSOCIAL ISOLATIONHYGIENEENROLLMENT RATEVICTIMSSTRESSYOUTHSOCIAL NETWORKSDECISION MAKINGPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONMEASUREMENTNUTRITIONADOLESCENTSQUALITY OF LIFEINTERNETRISK FACTORSWALKINGWEIGHTOBESITYCHILDRENEDUCATIONCLINICSWORKING CONDITIONSISOLATIONINSTRUCTIONPHYSICAL ACTIVITYGIRLSSTUDENTSLIVING CONDITIONSLEADERSHIPPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSINTERVENTIONSSTRATEGYSIBLINGSREGISTRATIONFAMILIESWOMENHOSPITALSSOCIAL WORKERSHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONMENTALPREGNANCYFOOD INDUSTRYBREASTFEEDINGNURSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTWorld Bank10.1596/978-1-4648-0598-1