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01/13/09		National Children's Study Begins Recruiting Volunteers
The National Institutes of Health announced today that the National Children’s Study will begin recruiting volunteers to take part in its comprehensive study of how genes and the environment interact to affect children’s health. At a briefing, NIH officials announced that the first phase of recruitment for the study will begin in Duplin County, North Carolina, and Queens, New York.

01/12/09		National Children's Study Announcement of Study Launch - Speaker's Prepared Remarks
Dr. Duane Alexander: Good morning. Thank you for joining us for another in our continuing series of periodic updates on the progress of the National Children’s Study. It’s not an accident that I use the term “progress.” I’m happy to report that after 8 years of intensive research and planning, the National Children’s Study will recruit its first volunteer study participants.

10/31/08		National Institutes of Health and National Council of Negro Women Launch Collaboration to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight
The National Institutes of Health and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) joined forces today to train NCNW members in how to present two NIH education programs that help children maintain a healthy weight.

10/23/08		The National Institutes of Health and Jackson Medical Mall Launch Informative Health Series for Mississippians
The NIH/Jackson Medical Mall health information series will provide residents of the Jackson, Miss., area with informational presentations on diabetes, stroke/hypertension, asthma, and mental health. The health series will also include quarterly continuing medical education (CME) presentations for health care professionals.

10/22/08		2nd year anniversary of the collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Jackson Medical Mall
Welcome, everyone. We are excited to be here to celebrate the 2nd year anniversary of the collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Jackson Medical Mall. Two years ago, I was honored to kick off this wonderful partnership and the opening of the NIH Health Information Center. Today—several hundred thousand visitors later—I’m delighted to be here again, thanks to Dr. Shirley’s vision, to help with another ground-breaking step.

10/03/08		NIH's National Children's Study Enters Next Phase Increase In Number of Centers Recruiting Volunteers, Collecting Data
The National Institutes of Health announced today that its comprehensive study to examine the effect of genes and the environment on children’s health had entered the next phase of operations. At a briefing on the latest developments in the National Children’s Study, NIH officials named the study centers funded for 2008.

10/03/08		Transcript of Speaker's Remarks National Children's Study Announcement of New Study Centers
National Children's Study Announcement of New Study Centers: Transcript of Speaker's Remarks

10/02/08		National Children's Study Centers Funded in 2008
This table lists the National Children's Study Centers funded in 2008.

03/05/08		NIH Receives Gates Foundation Grant to Investigate Role of Iron Supplements in Malaria
Do iron supplements worsen the course of malaria? Researchers aren’t sure, and the uncertainty has jeopardized efforts to treat the debilitating effects of iron deficiency in parts of the world where malaria and other infectious diseases are common.

12/06/07		NIH Announces Collaboration With National Council of Negro Women to Reduce Childhood Overweight
Officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a collaboration today with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to help African American children maintain a healthy weight.

10/25/07		NIH Public Trust Initiative Launches the Partners in Research Program
The Public Trust Initiative (PTI), an initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the release of a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the Partners in Research program.

10/04/07		NIH Announces Addition of 22 New Study Centers in National Children's Study
The National Children’s Study announced today that it awarded contracts in late September to 22 new study centers to manage participant recruitment and data collection in 26 additional communities across the United States. Funding for the new study centers and the study’s initial phase is a result of a $69 million appropriation from Congress in fiscal year 2007.

10/02/07		Transcript of National Children's Study Media Briefing - October 4, 2007
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the National Children’s Study Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question and answer session. Instructions will be given at that time. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

03/02/07		National Children's Study Seeks Proposals for New Study Centers
The National Children's Study has issued a request for proposals to award contracts to up to 20 new study centers. These centers will manage operations in up to a total of 30 communities across the United States.

10/19/06		NIH Opens Health Information Center at Jackson Medical Mall
The National Institutes of Health opened a new health information center today at the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, affirming NIH’s commitment to providing accurate, up-to-date health information to Mississippi residents.

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