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Request for Information: NICHD Strategic Plan 2025

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is updating its current (2020-2024) strategic plan (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/strategicplan). The updated plan for 2025-2029 will help guide the research…

New COVID-19 Research at NICHD Population Centers

New research supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health aims to deepen public understanding of the impact of…

University of Michigan Invites Applications for Integrative Well-Being and Inequality Training Program

The Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality (MIWI) Training Program, funded by OBSSR and NCCIH, is an opportunity for scientists to investigate the intersection of mental and physical health, with a…

NIH Invites Input on Proposed Research Initiative to Decrease Maternal Mortality

NIH published a request for information (RFI) to solicit input on a proposed research initiative to decrease maternal mortality. In strategic alignment with efforts undertaken across the U.S. Department of…

Recent Journal Articles by NICHD-Funded Population Centers Show Breadth of Research on Emerging Health Issues

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) recently published a new Strategic Plan focused on the Institute’s research and training efforts to understand human…

NICHD-Supported Researcher Combating World Poverty With Data Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Results of rigorous evaluations show that one of the most cost-effective ways to boost primary school attendance in western Kenya is to treat children for intestinal worms, a health-related intervention.1…