This national children's study will explore environmental influences and outcomes on a diverse group of children, incorporating a "life course" perspective, and integrating the totality of interactions of multiple exposures on a range of outcomes. Approximately 100,000 families or greater will be enrolled and studied using a core protocol for all participants. This new investment will complement existing research and incorporate the latest advances in bio-marker and exposure measurements coupled with cutting-edge information technology, instrumentation and specimen preservation. Learning and understanding what is harmful, harmless, and helpful will provide the scientific basis for investing in smart public policy and assuring the healthy growth and development of all future generations of children through effective prevention and health promotion.
The panelists will present a model for studying the future and the design of the national children's longitudinal cohort study, prenatal to adulthood in scope. Sample hypotheses that focus on exposures and outcomes found to be of particular relevance to most of the population, a proposed organizational structure for conducting the study, and a general time line for the study will also be presented.
Members of the LCS Interagency Coordinating Committee represent the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Office of the Secretary, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Learning Objectives: 1.To inform participants how this study will be a potential national resource, providing vital answers for parents, public health professionals, and care providers, and the scientific evidence for smart investments and sound policies, programs, and patient care, making the future for our children brighter, healthier, and safer. 2.Each participant will learn how he or she can join this enormous public/private effort. 3.To elaborate criteria for examining important areas of study for children and families.
Keywords: Environmental Health, Children's Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: testing
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.