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is a national longitudinal cohort study of
environmental effects on child health and development proposed by
the
President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to
Children. Approximately 100,000 women will be enrolled as early
in
pregnancy as possible, and their children will be studied into early
adulthood and possibly beyond. Only a study of this size, scope
and design
can answer many of the most pressing questions of child development
and
the effect of early life on adult diseases like heart disease, cancer,
and
diabetes.
This study will greatly advance
knowledge of what is helpful, harmful, and
harmless to children and will provide guidance for child health
care and
policy for decades to come. The Teratology Society will keep this
page up
to date with new information and updates about the study as they
become
available.
Several Teratology Society Members
are currently serving on National
Children's Study Committees. You can become involved by joining
the Study
Assembly, the primary body for providing feedback during the planning
phase. The dynamic dialogue between the Study Assembly and the agencies
involved in the study and their partners allows the National Children's
Study to adapt so that it can address changing needs and processes.
As the
planning and pilot phases end and the implementation phase begins,
members
of the Study Assembly will have a continuing role in helping to
shape the
Study.
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