The national Principal Investigator for this study is Dr. Malcolm Sears, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
National lead investigators include:
Toronto: Dr. PJ Subbarao
Winnipeg: Dr. Allan Becker
Edmonton: Dr. Piush Mandhane
Vancouver: Dr. Stuart Turvey
The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study
A National Study of 3,500 children, involving 3,500 moms and nearly 3,500 dads. The children in the study will have been born after 2010 in 4 provinces across Canada. The babies, including the moms and dads will continue to be followed until the babies reach 5 years of age.
We have now reached our recruitment goal
Our cohort is over 10,000 people
The primary purpose of the study is to examine the influences of environmental factors on children's health.
The study is supported primarily by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network of Centres of Excellence (AllerGen NCE).
This core funding will be supplemented by other research agencies.
Interested in more information about the CHILD Study? Follow this link to a printable participant handout: CHILD Study Summary.
We are pleased to report that we have recruited over 3,500 babies, 3,500 moms and nearly 3,500 dads.
Our cohort is over 10,000 people !
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