University of Washington, Washington State University, Oregon Health & Science University collaborate in landmark national study of children’s health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a grant of approximately $40 million over five years to the Pacific Northwest Center for the National Children’s Study at the University of Washington to partner with Washington State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and local communities in Washington’s Grant County and Oregon’s Marion County. The study center will recruit participants and collect data in the largest study of child health ever conducted in the United States.

Part of a comprehensive study on the interaction of genes and the environment on children’s health, this national collaborative effort includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 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) at NIH, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When it is fully operational, the study is expected to include from 36 to 50 study centers in the planned 105 study locations throughout the United States.

Clare Hagerty [email protected]

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