How major disruptions affect children's health, learning, and well-being in New York City
Large-Scale Disruptions and School/Community Resources: Children’s Longitudinal Health and Education Outcomes Using Linked Administrative Data
Researchers are looking at how big events like disasters, epidemics, and severe weather change children's health, school attendance, and learning in NYC.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New York University School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11093340 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You or your child's school and health records will be linked across city databases to follow children over time and see how major disruptions affect health and education. The project uses the New York City Student Population Health Registry to analyze measures such as attendance, test scores, asthma visits, body mass index, and signs of anxiety or behavioral change. The team will compare outcomes before and after disruptions to identify lasting effects and which groups of children are most affected. Findings are intended to help schools, health services, and city programs better target supports after future disruptions.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children ages 0–11 enrolled in New York City public schools—especially low-income students and those with asthma, obesity, anxiety, or chronic absenteeism—are the primary focus.
Not a fit: Children who live outside New York City, attend private or nonpublic schools, or whose records are not in the linked city databases are unlikely to be included and won't directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help direct services and policies to reduce long-term harm to children's health and schooling after major disruptions.
How similar studies have performed: Linked school and health record studies have previously shown links between health, attendance, and later outcomes, but applying this approach across many types of disruptions for the entire NYC student population is a broader, newer effort.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Elbel, Brian — New York University School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Elbel, 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.