County, City Governments Lend Support to National Children’s Study
By Amy Albin | October 30, 2010
The National Children’s Study (NCS) is the largest, long term study of environmental influences on children’s health and development ever to be conducted in the United States. It will provide researchers, health care providers, and public health officials with important new data to improve preventive & therapeutic interventions and ultimately improve the health of children for generations to come.
On September 28, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, offered by Supervisor Don Knabe, will proclaim the week of Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2010 as National Children’s Study Week in the County of Los Angeles and encourage all residents to support the successful implementation of this historic project.
In a separate event, Los Angeles Councilwoman Jan Perry will present Dr. Neal Halfon, principal investigator for the Los Angeles-Ventura Study Center based at UCLA, with a proclamation from the City of Los Angeles on Oct. 8.
Organizers will also host activities to raise awareness about the NCS, including events at churches, schools and neighborhood organizations throughout L.A. County.
Beginning in mid-November, the study will officially launch and begin recruiting women ages 18 to 49 in the following initial set of 14 neighborhoods: Alhambra, Brentwood, Compton, Crenshaw, Downey, Downtown, Highland Park, Lancaster, Lennox, Lynwood/Southgate, North Hills, San Pedro, Sun Valley, and West Covina.
Ultimately, the NCS will follow 100,000 children from approximately 105 counties across the country from pre-conception/pre-birth to age 21. The Los Angeles-Ventura Study Center grant was awarded to the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities in partnership with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The goal of the NCS in L.A. County is to follow 4,000 children in 56 randomly selected neighborhoods.
To find out more about the study, please call (toll free) 877-834-7064 or visit
http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/studylocations/pages/LosAngeles.aspx
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Sherman Oaks | 12:33pm on Sunday, October 31st, 2010 | This article states that a massive 21 year study is underway regarding the "invironmental influences" on children.
Sounds vague to me and smacks of a multi-million dollar boondoggle.
It is common knoledge that environmental pollution affects children in a negative way.
It is also common knowledge that poor nutrition, divorce and an abusive home environment is bad for kids.
Conversly, good nutrition a balanced diet, and a pollution free environment, during the growing years and beyond is good for kids, as is a stable loving family.
So what's the millions for this lengthy survey for? Seems like it's telling us what we already know.
Reminds me of back in the sixties when a million dollar government grant was provided to scientists, to find out why monkeys clench their teeth.
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