National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Selects Booz Allen to Support Landmark Study
Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States.
McLean, VA, February 18, 2004 — Booz Allen Hamilton has been chosen to provide IT services to the landmark National Children's Study (NCS). The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has awarded the firm a multi-year contract that will focus on the information technology (IT) architecture and design, and will provide the IT infrastructure for the study. The value of the contract is $3.145 million for the base year, and $13.2 million over five years.
The National Children's Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, following them from before birth until age 21. The goal of the study is to improve the health and well-being of children.
During the National Children's Study, researchers will analyze how environmental elements interact with each other and what helpful and/or harmful effects they might have on children's health. By studying children through their different phases of growth and development, researchers will be better able to understand the role of these factors on health and disease. Findings from the study will be made available as soon as possible as the research progresses.
"This is high impact work that may ultimately help make a huge difference in the lives of future generations," said Heather Burns, Booz Allen senior vice president. "We are extremely pleased to have been selected to help the National Institutes of Health on one of their top priority programs," she said.
Booz Allen will develop an information technology infrastructure that will support the collection and analysis of data on a range of environmental effects on child development.
The National Children's Study will be one of the richest information resources available for answering questions related to children's health and development and will form the basis of child health guidance, interventions, and policy for generations to come. It is anticipated that select preliminary results from the first years of the study will be available in 2008-2009.
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