Five centers are funded for this community-linked research collaboration network for maternal and child health research. The funded centers will continue the community–linked collaboration and carryout a multi-site, multi-level study to examine how community, family, and individual level influences interact with biological influences and result in health disparities in pregnancy outcomes and infant and early childhood mortality and morbidity. The research will blend social, behavioral, and biomedical approaches into a coherent community-linked study. The pilot studies are underway for the Phase II study, which is planned to begin in March, 2008.
For more information on the CCHN, contact Jeff Evans.