The National Children's Study

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S STUDY?

The National Children’s Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, following them from before birth until age 21. The goal of the study is to improve the health and well-being of children.
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Study News and Related Events

National Children's Study E-Update, September 2004

Postdoctoral Fellow Opening

This study is led by a consortium of federal agency partners: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD] and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [NIEHS], two parts of the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The materials posted on this Web site support the deliberations of the National Children's Study Advisory Committee and come from a broad range of sources. As such, they do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of the NICHD or its federal agency partners.