Understanding Child Health in Miami-Dade Families
Official title: Miami-ECHO: A Cohort of Mothers, Children and Fathers in Miami-Dade County
Funded at University of Miami Coral Gables · NIH-11319106 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project is gathering information from mothers, fathers, and children in Miami-Dade County to learn how early life experiences and stress might shape a child's health and development.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Miami Coral Gables NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Coral Gables, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2023 |
| Project end | May 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $4,265,035 |
| NIH project number | 4UH3OD035542-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11319106 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are pregnant women, their partners, and their children living in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not living in Miami-Dade County or those outside the specified age ranges for children may not directly benefit from participation in this specific cohort.
What this research studies
We are building a large group of families in Miami-Dade County, including pregnant women, their partners, and their children, to follow them over time. We want to understand how a mother's experiences, like stress, can influence her child's growth and well-being, both biologically and psychologically. By collecting information from many families over several years, we hope to identify important factors that contribute to child health outcomes. This long-term approach will help us fill gaps in our knowledge about how early life shapes a child's future health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help us better understand and eventually prevent health challenges in children by identifying key influences during pregnancy and early childhood.
How similar studies have gone: This project is part of the larger national ECHO Program, which has successfully established similar cohorts to gather extensive data on child health.
Where this research is happening
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University of Miami Coral Gables
Coral Gables, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Santos, Hudson — University of Miami Coral Gables
- Study coordinator: Santos, Hudson
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.