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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
By Carina Rose
The State of Michigan has received $57-million from the National Institute of Health for researching how factors, such as, environment impact the health and physical condition of children.
One of the largest human health studies, the National Children’s Study will examine 100,000 children from birth till age twenty-one, statewide, including pregnant women. MSU, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health Systems and state and county health departments, are some of those participating in the study, which according to Dr. Duane Alexander, Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will provide useful information in the treatment and prevention of several childhood conditions.
The cost of the national study comes to $3.2 billion, with Lamar County receiving an estimated $1.8-million over five years for funding the research. Already, $200 million has been spent since 2000 to 2007 on initiating the study.