Second Consultation Meeting on a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Environmental Effects on Children

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a two- day meeting cosponsored by the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)/NIH, and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The meeting is being convened to discuss the development of a longitudinal cohort study of environmental effects on the health and well-being of children. Content of the meeting will include the status of activities to date, outline of study rationale and plan, issues of longitudinal cohort design, ethical issues, and discussion groups for input and feedback.