Federal Partners
The Children’s Health Act of 2000 authorized the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and a consortium of federal agencies to conduct the National Children’s Study.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) join NICHD in planning and conducting this study. NICHD and NIEHS are both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the biomedical research arm of the federal government. Both CDC and NIH fall under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the principal federal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. EPA is the arm of the federal government that protects human health and the environment.
These departments and agencies are dedicated to working together to improve the health of our nation’s children through the successful completion of the National Children’s Study.
Study Contributors
Many people have contributed time and expertise to the development of the National Children’s Study. Click to view a full list of Study Contributors.
Study Supporters
Many organizations have expressed their support for the National Children’s Study. Click to view a list of these Study Supporters.