News

Upcoming Conferences Opportunities (Feb. 28 2019)

Posted by Peter Gilbertson on Feb. 26, 2019, 12:13 p.m.

Below is a partial listing of conferences and professional research opportunities for 2019 and 2020. This listing is available for reference; organizations cited are not affiliated with the NCS Archive. If you would like to suggest additional opportunities for listing please send suggestions to NCSArchive@s-3.net or utilize the site Contact Us form.

Persons interested in learning more about the NCS Archive are invited to please login or register to explore the Archive further.

Society of Toxicology - SOT 2019

• Dates: 3/10/2019 to 3/14/2019
• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Society for Research on Child Development - SRCD 2019

• Dates: 3/21/2019 to 3/23/2019
• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

ACS National Meeting & Expo - Spring 2019

• Dates: 3/31/2019 to 4/4/2019
• Location: Orlando, FL - Spring
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)

• Dates: 4/12/2019 to 4/14/2019
• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Pediatric Academic Societies - PAS 2019

• Dates: 4/24/2019 to 5/1/2019
• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health 7th Annual Summit

• Dates: 4/29/2019 to 4/30/2019
• Location: Sioux Falls, SD
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 3/31/2019

Society of Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research

• Dates: 6/17/2019 to 6/18/2019
• Location: Minneapolis, MN
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Society for Epidemiologic Research - SER 2019

• Dates: 6/18/2019 to 6/21/2019
• Location: Minneapolis, MN
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Teratology Society

• Dates: 6/22/2019 to 6/26/2019
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP)

• Dates: 6/22/2019 to 6/27/2019
• Location: Raleigh, NC
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 3/30/2019

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

• Dates: 7/9/2019 to 7/12/2019
• Location: Nashville, TN
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

International Society of Exposure Science

• Dates: 8/18/2019 to 8/22/2019
• Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 3/1/2019

International Society for Environmental Epidemiology - ISEE 2019

• Dates: 8/25/2019 to 8/28/2019
• Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 3/8/2019

ACS National Meeting & Expo - Spring 2019

• Dates: 8/25/2019 to 8/29/2019
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 3/18/2019 to 2/25/2019

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP 2019

• Dates: 10/25/2019 to 10/29/2019
• Location: New Orleans, LA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 4/12/2019

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

• Dates: 11/3/2019 to 11/7/2019
• Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: 6/5/2019

Obesity Society - ObesityWeek 2019

• Dates: 11/4/2019 to 11/8/2019
• Location: Las Vegas, NV
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

American Public Health Association - APHA 2019

• Dates: 11/9/2019 to 11/13/2019
• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

American College of Toxicology (ACT)

• Dates: 11/17/2019 to 11/20/2019
• Location: Phoenix, AZ
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC 2019

• Dates: 11/20/2019 to 11/23/2019
• Location: Nashville, TN
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: Passed

Society of Toxicology - SOT 2020

• Dates: 3/15/2020 to 3/19/2020
• Location: Anaheim, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

Pediatric Academic Societies - PAS 2020

• Dates: 5/2/2020 to 5/5/2020
• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

Society for Epidemiologic Research - SER 2020

• Dates: 6/16/2020 to 6/19/2020
• Location: Boston, MA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP 2020

• Dates: 10/2/2020 to 10/6/2020
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

Obesity Society - ObesityWeek 2020

• Dates: 11/3/2020 to 11/6/2020
• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC 2020

• Dates: 11/4/2020 to 11/7/2020
• Location: Anaheim, CA
• Event Information
• Abstracts Due: TBD

Federal Register Publication of 30-Day Comment Request on NCS Archive Information Collection Renewal

Posted by Peter Gilbertson on Jan. 31, 2019, 10:59 a.m.

As published November 8, 2018 in the Federal Register (84 FR 782), written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited regarding an information collection request renewal for the NCS Archive submitted to the Office of Management and Budget by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Please see the Federal Register Notice for further details.

The NCS Archive team also welcomes all persons at any time to submit constructive feedback and/or concerns about the NCS Archive to NCSArchive@s-3.net or utilize the site Contact Us form.

Persons interested in learning more about the NCS Archive are invited to please login or register to explore the Archive further.

Archive Update (Dec. 2018) – Update for Available Data

Posted by Peter Gilbertson on Dec. 19, 2018, 2:35 p.m.

The December 2018 release of the NCS Archive is focused on updating available research data

These updates along with other improvements are outlined below.

General

• Updated OMB clearance number.

Publications

• Bibliography
  • Added: Weight estimation among multi-racial/ethnic infants and children aged 0-5·9 years in the USA: simple tools for a critical measure
  • Updated Journal information for: Antenatal depression, psychotropic medication use, and inflammation among pregnant women.

Research Request

• Research Proposal Inventory
  • Updated the proposal inventory with new requests and updated statuses.

Sample & Lab Data

• Biological and Environmental Sample Repository Inventory
  • Updated the inventory tables to reflect currently available Biospecimen and Environmental samples (removed requested samples).
• Sample Explorer
  • Updated the Sample Explorer to reflect currently available Biospecimen and Environmental samples (removed requested samples).

To learn more about available NCS data, please Login or register.

Federal Register Publication of 60-Day Comment Request on NCS Archive Information Collection Renewal

Posted by Peter Gilbertson on Nov. 15, 2018, 2:56 p.m.

As published November 8, 2018 in the Federal Register (83 FR 55905), written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited regarding an information collection request renewal for the NCS Archive submitted to the Office of Management and Budget by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Please see the Federal Register Notice for further details.

The NCS Archive team also welcomes all persons at any time to submit constructive feedback and/or concerns about the NCS Archive to NCSArchive@s-3.net or utilize the site Contact Us form.

Persons interested in learning more about the NCS Archive are invited to please login or register to explore the Archive further.

Alcohol and Tobacco Prevalence and Cessation in the National Children’s Study

Posted by Peter Gilbertson on Nov. 13, 2018, 4:50 p.m.

The National Children’s Study collected health data on over 5,400 birth families from prenatal up to early childhood (age 5). That data and samples from these participants is available in the NCS Archive. The report, Analysis of Alcohol and Tobacco Prevalence and Cessation before and during Pregnancy in the National Children’s Study (NCS), provides an example of the use of the NCS Archive data for maternal and pediatric research.

At pre-conception and pregnancy visits, a woman’s drinking and smoking status was measured by asking about current and past use:

• Alcohol:

  • How often participant currently drinks alcoholic beverages?
  • In the 3 months before Participant knew she was pregnant, how often did Participant drink alcoholic beverages including wine, beer, drinks containing hard liquor, wine coolers, hard lemonade, or hard cider?

• Tobacco:

  • Does participant currently smoke cigarettes or use any other tobacco product?
  • In the 3 months before Participant knew she was pregnant, did Participant smoke any cigarettes?

A descriptive analysis of mothers and infants was completed for those screened for substance use.

• For mothers the analysis included:

  • Education
  • Employment Status
  • Marital Status
  • Annual Household Income
  • Urban vs. Rural Residence
  • Maternal Age at Childbirth

• For children analysis included:

  • Gestational Age at Birth
  • Birthweight

If a researcher is interested in pursuing this topic further, for example, exploring substance use in relation to various child health outcomes or completing analysis of available prenatal hair samples, both data and samples are available to approved researchers.

To learn more about available NCS data, please Login or register.