REACH: Expanding Access to High-Quality Child Health Care
Official title: Research Expanding Access to Child Health (REACH)
Funded at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · NIH-11404410 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A pediatric health research center in Delaware is building systems to improve access to and quality of care for children through a multidisciplinary Center that links biomedical research with clinical practice.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Wilmington, United States) |
| Project start | March 1, 2022 |
| Project end | February 28, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,296,692 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM144270-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11404410 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not specified as a traditional clinical trial; the program targets pediatric health care delivery improvements that could affect children served by the institution.
✕Less likely to help
The grant focuses on infrastructure and systems; individual patients not directly enrolled in a trial may not benefit immediately.
What this research studies
This NIH COBRE-funded center aims to strengthen the pediatric health care research infrastructure at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and create a collaborative REACH Center. It will run through administrative and research cores that coordinate resources, mentorship, and research management to ensure sustainable progress. The effort focuses on pediatric delivery science to bridge laboratory findings with real-world pediatric care, with a special emphasis on access and quality for all children in the region.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, children in the region could receive higher-quality, more accessible pediatric care informed by integrated research and stakeholder engagement.
How similar studies have gone: COBRE centers have shown benefits in building research capacity and improving translation of pediatric health findings into practice.
Where this research is happening
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Wilmington, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kazak, Anne E — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
- Study coordinator: Kazak, Anne E
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.