Coordinating Efforts to Understand Environmental Effects on Children's Health
Oversight and Project Management Component
This program helps organize a large national effort to understand how environmental factors affect the health of children.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Duke University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Durham, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11285537 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This program aims to understand how environmental factors influence the health of children from before birth through early adulthood. Researchers will look at various exposures and their effects on conditions like asthma, obesity, and neurodevelopment. Our team at Duke is responsible for coordinating all the different research sites involved in this large national effort. We ensure that all studies follow consistent guidelines and that progress is carefully tracked to achieve the program's goals.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children and their families, particularly those participating in or considering joining ECHO cohort studies, are the focus of this program.
Not a fit: Patients not involved in ECHO cohort studies or those outside the pediatric age range may not directly benefit from this specific administrative component.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Successful coordination of this program could lead to new insights into how environmental factors impact children's health, potentially guiding prevention strategies and improving care.
How similar studies have performed: This program builds upon established methods of large-scale cohort studies, which have a track record of success in identifying health trends and risk factors.
Where this research is happening
Durham, United States
- Duke University — Durham, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Smith, Phillip Brian — Duke University
- Study coordinator: Smith, Phillip Brian
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.