Infant and childhood health programs

With our committed partners, our programs apply the science of early development to policies and practices that:. We gather program data and national data to track progress. We evaluate the impact of our investments. It also serves as a key data source for MCH research that informs how we can best improve health and well-being during early childhood years. Healthy and Ready to Learn: Prevalence and correlates of school readiness among United States preschoolers.

Academic Pediatrics, 21 5 , p. Child Maltreatment E-Waste and health — NIEHS researchers study the effectiveness of recycling discarded electronic waste globally to reduce both exposures to harmful substances and health problems in pregnant women and children.

Crumb rubber is found in artificial turf, a common play surface. It can cling to clothing, hair, and skin, and may be swallowed due to its small size. The NTP conducted preliminary research as groundwork for future health studies, and found:. The NTP studies did not assess the health effects of long-term exposure to crumb rubber, nor did they evaluate carcinogenicity of crumb rubber chemicals. Each center collaborates with community partners and organizations to inform, advance, and disseminate information for public health protection.

President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children — Working together, federal government agencies seek to understand environmental health effects and help to ensure opportunities for the development of healthy children. Use the browser controls to adjust the font size, or print this page.

Further Reading. Fact Sheets 4 pages. Developmental origins of health and disease: a paradigm for understanding disease cause and prevention. Curr Opin Pediatr Maternal supplementation with folic acid and other vitamins and risk of leukemia in offspring: a childhood leukemia international consortium study ].

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