To inform and develop methods for the Study, various literature reviews, analyses, and "white papers" have been produced.
Battelle Validation Sampling Design Software – User's Guide (Beta Release 01/16/06)
Final White Paper: Strategies for Minority Recruitment in the National Children’s Study: Issues of Trust (10/12/05)
Environmental Health Perspectives 2005 Mini-Monographs
Lessons Learned from the NIEHS/EPA Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention
Research for the National Children’s Study
Principles and Practices of Neurodevelopmental Assessment in Children: Lessons Learned from the Centers
for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Lessons Learned for the Study of Childhood Asthma from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health
and Disease Prevention Research
Methodologic and Logistic Issues in Conducting Longitudinal Birth Cohort Studies: Lessons Learned from the
Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Lessons Learned for the Assessment of Children’s Pesticide Exposure: Critical Sampling and Analytical
Issues for Future Studies
Air Pollution Exposure Assessment for Epidemiologic Studies of Pregnant Women and Children: Lessons
Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental
Health and Disease Prevention Research
Assessing Social-Emotional Development in Children From a Longitudinal Perspective for the National Children’s Study
Assessing Social-Emotional Development in Children From a Longitudinal Perspective for the National Children’s Study: Compendium of Measures
Final White Paper with Executive Summary: Measurement and Analysis of Exposures to Environmental Pollutants and Biological Agents during the National Children’s Study, 11/19/04
Final Report: Literature Search on Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics and Conditions Related to Child Health and Development (11/5/04)
Final Report, Use of 1) Sensors and 2) Radio Frequency ID (RFID) for the National Children’s Study, 08/25/04
Final Report: Biomarkers of Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children for Use in a Longitudinal Cohort Study - Update, 08/25/04
Biomarkers Database (Access Database with Users Guide), 08/25/04
Final Draft White Paper: The Ethical Challenges of Recruiting Minor Adolescents for the National Children’s Study, 08/25/04
Final Report for the White Paper: Assessment of Existing Linkages with Local Communities Among Potential Research Sites for the National Children’s Study, 08/20/04
Longitudinal Assessment of Motor Development in Epidemiologic Research for the National Children’s Study
Neuropsychological Assessments in Children from a Longitudinal Perspective for the National Children’s Study
Psychiatric Assessments in Children from a Longitudinal Epidemiologic Perspective for the National Children’s Study
Potential Impact of the National Children’s Study on Priority Health Outcomes: April 20, 2004
Economic Impact of the National Children’s Study PowerPoint Presentation
Brief on Estimated Sample Size of Women Needed to Result in 100,000 Live Births
Executive Summary: Characterizing Anticipated Mobility of the National Children’s Study Cohort
Characterizing Anticipated Mobility of the National Children’s Study Cohort
Executive Summary: Discussion on Utility of Validation Samples for the National Children’s Study
Discussion on Utility of Validation Samples for the National Children’s Study
White Paper on Evaluation of Sampling Design Options for the National Children’s Study
Executive Summary for the White Paper on Evaluation of Sampling Design Options for the National Children’s Study
Full Report:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Appendix A: Advantages and Limitations of Probability-Based Sampling for the National Children’s Study
Appendix B1: Sample Design Options Documentation
Appendix B2: Draft White Paper on Criteria for Evaluation of the National Children’s Study Design
Options (October 20, 2003)
Appendix B3: Meeting Summary: NICHD Sample Design Project (October 30-31, 2003)
Appendix C: Development of Exposure Assessment Study Design for the National Children’s Study:
Project Overview, Results, and Recommendations
Appendix D: Statistical Documentation
Appendix E: Methods to Deal with Nonresponse
Appendix F: This information is no longer current.
Appendix G: White Paper on Recruitment and Retention for the National Children’s Study
Appendix H: Detailed Summaries of Sample-Size- and Budget-Constrained Cost Estimates
Appendix I: Detailed Summaries of Sample Size- and Budget-Constrained Cost Estimates and Power
Calculations Using Revised Retention Rates
Appendix J: Summary Table on Evaluation of 23 Design Options
NCS IMS Release Strategy