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Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital expand national children's study to Bristol County
Date:10/3/2008

l samples from the mother, father and child, as well as air, water, soil and dust from the child's environment will be collected.

Additional information from a family health history to details of a child's diet to their access to parks will also be gathered to determine the relationship between biological, chemical, physical and psychosocial exposures and pregnancy and birth outcomes, child development, and medical conditions. Preliminary findings from the local cohort studies will be available by 2012.

With several active research partners, the National Children's Study has a broad base of supporters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including the congressional delegation.

"I am pleased that this important study will be extended to communities in Bristol County," said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). "This type of long-range research will contribute in a positive way to the ongoing effort to improve the health care of children in Southeastern Massachusetts. The fact that the work will be done in partnership with some of the area's leading hospitals will help ensure that the results are of the highest quality."

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) said, "The announcement that Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have been awarded an additional contract to launch a second site as part of the National Children's Study is fantastic news for Rhode Island and Bristol County. This landmark national study will be the foundation for assessing and addressing children's health issues for generations to come. Congress authorized this national research project to study the biological, social, genetic and environmental causes of numerous diseases, birth defects, and behavioral and mental health disorders. This collaborative research approach will serve to guide future public health policies while also providing researchers with comprehensive data to help discover new treatments and preventive measures. I commend these two institutions on this
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Contact: Deborah Baum
deborah_baum@brown.edu
401-863-2478
Brown University
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