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Centers for Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research

Program Lead

Kimberly Ann Gray, Ph.D. (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/staff/gray/index.cfm)
Health Scientist Administrator

Tel (919) 541-0293
Fax (919) 316-4606
gray6@niehs.nih.gov

P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop K3-12
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Delivery Instructions

Program Description

Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects of environmental toxins because their brains and bodies are still developing. Through the Centers for Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research, NIEHS funds promising research to help alleviate the burden of children's health problems that are associated with environmental contaminants.

The centers bring together scientists from a variety of disciplines to examine how genes and environment interact to cause diseases, such as asthma and leukemia. Researchers at the centers also investigate how being exposed to specific chemicals, for instance, pesticides and bisphenol A (BPA), might affect children's health.

Ultimately, the centers aim to develop strategies to prevent, detect, and treat environmentally related health conditions and to communicate these strategies to families, health professionals, and policy makers

Researchers at the centers work to engage affected communities in research activities and inform the public about the implications of research findings. Each center also has a designated physician scientist who ensures that the research findings are translated into practical information for health care providers. The centers are also dedicated to fostering the next generation of environmental health scientists.

Some centers have received funding from NIEHS for 10 years or more; these established centers have yielded many important insights on children's environmental health. Others, including 3-year formative centers, were awarded funding more recently. All of the research centers are well-positioned to take advantage of emerging areas of science, innovative technologies, and new approaches.

  Funding Opportunity: Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Centers (P01) (P01) RFA-ES-12-001 

Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Centers (CEHC) – Technical Assistance Webinar

On May 21, 2012 NIEHS and EPA held a webinar to provide information about the current CEHC funding opportunity. The CEHC Funding Opportunity Announcement (RFA ES-12-001), the slides presented during the webinar and Frequently Asked Questions are available at the links provided below.

Additional Program Contacts

Annette Kirshner, Ph.D. (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/staff/kirsher/index.cfm)
Program Administrator

Tel (919) 541-0488
Fax (919) 541-0462
kirshner@niehs.nih.gov

Cindy Lawler, Ph.D. (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/staff/lawler/index.cfm)
Acting Branch Chief

Tel (919) 316-4671
Fax (919) 541-0462
lawler@niehs.nih.gov

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