The Northern California Children's Study Collaborative (NCCSC)

Co-Investigator: Professor Richard Sweet, M.D.

Co-Investigator: Assistant Researcher Cheryl Walker, M.D.

Funding for the project: National Institute of Health

The Northern California Children's Study Collaborative (NCCSC) at UC Davis conducts The National Children's Study in Sacramento and San Mateo counties. The primary goals are to investigate the separate and combined effects of environmental exposures (chemical, biological, physical, and psychosocial) on pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, and precursors of adult disease. Priority health outcomes are: asthma, diabetes, obesity, injury, neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and mental health. Nationally 100,000 mother-child pairs from approximately 105 locations from across the US will be enrolled. The UC Davis site will enroll 1,000 live births in each of the two counties over a 4 year period of time. Once enrolled, participants will undergo a combination of home visits, clinic visits, and interviews, and environmental sampling will take place. These events at scheduled time points, including first trimester, second trimester, third trimester, delivery, 6 months, and so forth. Biological specimens will be collected and shipped to NCS Central Repository: medical records will be obtained, also.