Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Agency overview
Formed	1962
Agency executive	Diana W. Bianchi, Director;
Parent agency	National Institutes of Health
Website	www.nichd.nih.gov

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It supports and conducts research aimed at improving the health of children, adults, families, and communities, including:

Reducing infant deaths
Promoting healthy pregnancy and childbirth
Investigating growth and human development
Examining problems of birth defects and intellectual and developmental disabilities
Understanding reproductive health
Enhancing function across the lifespan through rehabilitation research

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