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The National Children's Study is moving
forward and broadening its reach to a number of new communities
across the United States. By following 100,000 U.S. children from
birth to the age of 21, the Study aims to better understand how
the environment influences children's health, disease, and development.
In September 2005, the Study opened seven initial Vanguard
Centers. With the 2007 expansion, the Study plans to
establish up to 20 new Study Centers in up to 30 previously designated
Study locations across the country.
To carry out this expansion, the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), of the
National Institutes of Health, has issued a new Request for Proposals
(RFP) to award contracts to interested organizations with the capability
to serve as Study Centers. To view the RFP, please visit this
link.
For more information on the National
Children's Study, including a map and list of all Study sites nationwide,
please visit: http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/about/locations/
The increased pace of Study preparations
is possible because of the recent Congressional appropriation of
funds for fiscal year 2007. Congress appropriated these funds for
the first phase of implementation for the Study. With these funds,
the seven Vanguard Centers will begin recruitment of families into
the Study, and new contracts will be awarded to additional Study
Centers, as explained above.
The National Children's Study is led
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--through the
National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention--and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
If you have general questions about
the National Children's Study, please email ncs@mail.nih.gov.
Press inquiries should be directed to the NICHD Public Information
and Communications Branch at 301-496-5133. Inquiries about the RFP
should be directed to Mr. Fred Ettehadieh, Contracting Officer,
at fe19w@nih.gov or by mail to the Office of Acquisitions, NIDDK, NICHD Branch, Executive
Building, Suite 7A-07, 6100 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7510, Bethesda,
MD 20892-7510.
Sincerely,
Peter C. Scheidt, MD, MPH
Director, National Children's Study
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
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