Your participation could help improve the health and well-being of children!
To arrange an interview, PLEASE CONTACT JUNE THORNTON AT
NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK , 202-243-0592, EXT. 662.
LOCAL INVESTIGATOR FOR LARGEST LONG-TERM U.S. STUDY OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
Dr. Chip Walter, Professor, DukeUniversity
Dr. Lawrence Rouse, President, JamesSpruntCommunity College
5-8 minute telephone interviews
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Over the past year, a national study being conducted locally in DuplinCounty has allowed both fathers and mothers – and their children -- to help researchers learn more about how the environment and genetics influence children’s health, development and the quality of their lives. It's all part of the National Children's Study, the largest long-term study of children's health in our nation's history.
Information from this study could have a major impact on the health of future generations. The Study will help researchers understand how children’s health and development is affected by a number of factors, including their family health history and the places where they live, learn, and play. The Study will include 100,000 mothers and their children, as well as fathers who wish to participate, from diverse backgrounds and communities nationwide. Locally, the Study recently marked its one-year anniversary.
The Study is looking at many aspects of children's lives, such as the air and water quality where they live, as well as their family health history and daily activity. The hope is that this study of children in communities such as DuplinCounty can one day improve the health, development and well-being of the nation’s children for generations to come.
Local researchers provide details about this comprehensive study. Dr. Chip Walter is a professor in the department of pediatrics at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter, and the principal investigator for the Study here in Durham. Dr. Lawrence Rouse is president of JamesSpruntCommunity College in Kenansville, former chairman of the Community Advisory Group and a Study supporter. . They talk about the importance of the Study to future generations of children nationwide.
Dr. Walter and Dr. Rouse can discuss:
-- The need for more information that will lead to healthier children and adults.
-- The differences between children and adults, and how we do not know how factors in the
environment may impact the health of children.
-- The study’s milestones reached in MontgomeryCounty after one year of data collection.
-- How women and their families are needed to join the National Children's Study.
To arrange an interview, PLEASE CONTACT JUNE THORNTON AT NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK , 202-243-0592, EXT. 662.
