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Table of Contents

Section 1: The Opportunity to Change the Course of Children's Health - (1.42 MB)

Section 2: Building the National Children's Study Part I: Executive Summary - (643 KB)

Section 3: Building the National Children's Study Part II - (2.65 MB)

Why the National Children's Study?
The Genesis of the National Children's Study: Children's Health Act of 2000

Section 4: Building the National Children's Study Part III - (2.11 MB)

Economic Investment in Health Research: Better Health, Better Returns
A Tradition of Landmark Studies
Studying an Increasingly Diverse Nation of Children

Section 5: Building the National Children’s Study Part IV: Priority Theme Areas of the National Children’s Study - (2.09 MB)

Section 6: Growing and Learning: A Child’s Development - (466 KB)

Section 7: Moving Forward: Meeting the Challenges of the National Children’s Study -
(1.17 MB)

Laying the Groundwork: Pilot Studies and Discussion Groups
Planned Approaches to Study Challenges

Section 8: Expressing the Vision of the National Children’s Study - (533 MB)

The Health and Economic Benefits of the National Children’s Study

Section 9: References - (908 MB)