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SUMMARY:Courtney K Blackwell\, PhD\, MEd: The kids are(n’t) alright: The role of social media in youth mental health  
DESCRIPTION:The kids are(n’t) alright: The role of social media in youth mental health   \nKey Takeaways: The parallel rise of youth mental health problems and social media use has led to speculations that the latter is a key contributor to the former. The US Surgeon General’s Advisory bolstered such speculations with a recent report detailing the potential harmful effects of social media use on youth mental health. However\, others suggest engaging in social media can have positive psychological influences by increasing social connectedness and providing opportunities for creative self-expression and identity exploration. Dr. Blackwell will explore this duality by reviewing what we know about youth social media use and mental health outcomes\, highlighting recent and on-going ECHO studies on this topic. She will also provide insight into the ECHO media use data more broadly to inspire future work leveraging the ECHO Cohort. \n \nCourtney K Blackwell\, PhD\, MEd\nshe/her/hers\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science)\nFeinberg School of Medicine\, Northwestern University\nMPI\, ECHO Measurement Core \nBiography: \nCourtney Blackwell\, PhD\, MEd\, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is the MPI of the ECHO Measurement Core and has expertise in the development\, validation\, and implementation of patient-reported outcome measures and population health surveys for use across the lifespan\, general and clinical populations\, and health domains. Her research on pediatric mental health and well-being emphasizes promotive and protective factors of children’s positive psychological health. With a background in communication studies and the effects of digital media on child development\, Dr. Blackwell has spent the past 10 years collaborating with such organizations as Common Sense Media\, Sesame Workshop\, PBS\, Google\, and Code.org on national surveys of children’s media use\, the development and evaluation of educational media products\, and investigations of the effects of digital media on children’s learning and development. She is also a Faculty Affiliate with the Northwestern University Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (“DevSci”) and the Northwestern Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being. \nDownload the slide presentation
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/courtney-k-blackwell-phd-med-adolescent-social-media-and-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:neuro,outcomes,positive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T130000
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SUMMARY:Allan C. Just\, PhD: Air pollution and temperature as spatial factors impacting child health
DESCRIPTION:Air pollution and temperature as spatial factors impacting child health \nKey Takeaways: For this talk\, Dr. Just explores how air pollution and temperature act as spatial factors impacting child health\, with a focus on advanced exposure modeling using satellite data and machine learning. It highlights unique opportunities within the ECHO program to build spatiotemporal exposure models\, integrate diverse data sources\, and improve the accuracy of environmental health studies. Dr. Just also discusses technical challenges\, model comparisons\, and the importance of analyzing short-term exposures and humidity’s role in heat-related health outcomes. \n \nAllan C. Just\, PhD \nNazareth-Ferguson Family University Associate Professor \nof Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology and \nInstitute at Brown for Environment and Society \nSpeaker Biography: Allan C. Just\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology and the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society at Brown University. Dr. Just specializes in environmental exposure modeling and epidemiology\, leveraging satellite data and earth observations to enhance exposure assessment for large health registries and cohort studies. Dr. Just is recognized for advancing methodologies in air pollution and temperature modeling to support child health research. \nDownload the slide presentation
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/allan-c-just-phd-air-pollution-and-temperature-as-spatial-factors-impacting-child-health/
CATEGORIES:airways,environmental,innovations,outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20250916T154449Z
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SUMMARY:Christine Loftus\, MS\, MPH\, Ph.D: Where there’s smoke… there’s action?  What ECHO can do to protect children from wildfire smoke
DESCRIPTION:Where there’s smoke… there’s action? What ECHO can do to protect children from wildfire smoke \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE PRESENTATION VIA TEAMS \nKey Takeaways: \nWildfire smoke exposure is a growing public health crisis\, causing significant harm to children nationwide. In 2025 alone\, an estimated 12\,000 ECHO participants have experienced at least one serious smoke event. Dr. Loftus’s presentation will describe wildfire smoke research in progress across the ECHO Program\, including a new study collecting time-sensitive data after smoke events\, aiming to characterize short-term health impacts and parents’ efforts to reduce child smoke exposure. Dr. Loftus will also discuss potential future research directions for the program\, focusing on solution-oriented studies that leverage key strengths of the ECHO Cohort. \n \nChristine Loftus\, MS\, MPH\, Ph.D\nClinical Associate Professor\nEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences\nUniversity of Washington \nProject Director  within Cohort 306\nAward PI: ECHO Opportunities and Innovation Fund (OIF)\nCo-chair: ECHO Air Pollution and Wildfire Smoke Interest Group \nSpeaker Biography: \nDr. Christine Loftus is a Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. Her research program focuses on environmental exposures and child health\, including through applications of advanced study designs and statistical methods\, community-engaged methods for remote and rural settings\, and intervention research. She served as the science director of the PATHWAYS Consortium in ECHO Cycle 1 and is currently the project director of a new ECHO site in the Yakima Valley\, recruiting new pregnancies. She’s the co-chair of the ECHO Air Pollution and Wildfire Smoke Interest Group and is principal investigator of an ECHO Opportunities and Innovation Fund award in progress\, The Development and Evaluation of a Wildfire Smoke Protocol for Rapid Response (WiSPRR). \nKeywords: Wildfires\, smoke\, interventions\, disaster response \nDownload the slide presentation
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/christine-loftus-ms-mph-ph-d-where-theres-smoke-theres-action-what-can-echo-do-to-protect-children-from-wildfire-smoke/
CATEGORIES:environmental,innovations,outcomes
ORGANIZER;CN="Samia Baluch":MAILTO:saimia.baluch@duke.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220112T130000
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SUMMARY:Cella/Blackwell: Mutuality: What PROMIS Brought to ECHO and What ECHO Brought to PROMIS
DESCRIPTION:Cella/Blackwell: Mutuality: What PROMIS Brought to ECHO and What ECHO Brought to PROMIS\nECHO Discovery Summary\nOn January 12\, David Cella\, PhD (left) and Courtney Blackwell\, PhD\, EdM (right) of Northwestern University presented on the development of the Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). \nPROMIS is a unified and adaptable measurement system for evaluating and monitoring the physical\, mental\, and social health of adults and children. Within ECHO\, PROMIS is a valuable resource for harmonizing patient-reported outcome measures across various cohorts\, outcome areas\, and age groups. \nUntil recently\, PROMIS had only been validated for children over the age of 5. However\, new ECHO research led by Dr. Blackwell resulted in the development of PROMIS measures for the reliable evaluation of health behaviors and outcomes during early childhood (PROMIS EC). PROMIS EC emphasizes features and behaviors that parents can easily and objectively observe in their children (e.g.\, “My child had a temper tantrum when upset or angry” instead of “my child felt upset”). \nSpeakers: \nDavid Cella\, PhD \nNorthwestern University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Cella is the Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine\, and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. His research portfolio extends from health outcomes measurement and applications to clinical trials\, comparative effectiveness\, and learning health system implementation. As an expert in applied health status measurement\, he has led the development and validation of the FACIT Measurement System\, PROMIS\, Neuro-QoL\, and the emotional health domain of the NIH Toolbox. These measurements are used around the world by thousands\, in clinical practice and research. \n  \n \nCourtney K. Blackwell\, PhD \nNorthwestern University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Blackwell is a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in the Department of Medical Social Sciences. As a co-Investigator for the ECHO Person Reported Outcome (PRO) Core\, Dr. Blackwell develops and validates developmentally-sensitive survey and performance measures for young children\, particularly in the domain of positive health. Her research focuses on identifying the social environmental factors that promote positive health and functioning across the lifespan. \nSlides\nDate: Wednesday\, January 12th\, 1 to 2pm ET
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/drs-cella-blackwell-mutuality-what-promis-brought-to-echo-and-what-echo-brought-to-promis/
CATEGORIES:outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T130000
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SUMMARY:Lyall/Zimmerman: Optimizing Neurodevelopmental Assessments in ECHO: Validating Measures and Capturing Critical Periods of Development
DESCRIPTION:Lyall/Zimmerman: Optimizing Neurodevelopmental Assessments in ECHO: Validating Measures and Capturing Critical Periods of Development\nECHO Discovery Summary\nOn September 8\, Kristen Lyall\, ScD of Drexel University and Emily Zimmerman\, PhD of Northeastern University gave presentations on their ECHO Opportunities and Infrastructure Fund (OIF) Award Studies. The OIF is an NIH-funded grants mechanism for early investigators to support projects for the introduction of new research\, tools\, and technologies in the ECHO Program. Each study examined different testing measures for pre-\, peri-\, and postnatal neurodevelopmental health outcomes. \nIntegration of Non-Nutritive Suck and Eye Tracking as Markers of Neurodevelopment Across Five ECHO Cohorts \nDr. Zimmerman presented her research on the association between maternal prenatal stress and infant non-nutritive suck (NNS). NNS refers to when a baby sucks without receiving any nutrition\, such as on fingers or pacifiers. \nHer study implemented NNS and eye tracking across 5 ECHO Cohorts to assess neurocognitive functions in relation to environmental exposures and maternal stress. Mother and infant participants were from the IKIDS Cohort in Illinois and ECHO-PROTECT in Puerto Rico. IKIDS mothers were predominantly white\, married\, and had at least a bachelor’s degree\, while ECHO-PROTECT mothers were predominantly Puerto Rican and in households earning less than $50\,000 per year. \nInvestigators found that mothers who reported feeling more nervous and stressed\, and who had increased feelings of anger\, had infants with lower sucking activity. Prenatal maternal perceived stress was significantly associated with fewer but longer sucking bursts in ECHO-PROTECT\, which can likely be attributed to lower income and stressful events such as the Zika virus outbreak and hurricane activity. \nValidation of Shortened Versions for the Social Responsiveness Scale: Implications for ECHO and Quantitative Trait Research \nDr. Lyall’s presentation was focused around Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how to lessen the burden of a particular method of measuring ASD-related behaviors\, called the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). \nASD is a developmental condition that can be characterized by challenges in social interactions and communication\, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior and interest\, and developmental delays at an early age. The SRS is a widely-used measure of autism-related traits that can be administered by a provider or caregiver. \nThe research found that shortening the SRS from 65 questions to 16 led to reduced participant burden without substantial loss in measurement of ASD-related behaviors. This can eventually lead to opportunities for wider-scale application. Dr. Lyall is optimistic that the SRS\, including the shortened version\, can be used to learn more about ASD and related social functioning. \nSpeakers: \nKristen Lyall\, ScD \nDrexel University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Lyall’s research seeks to identify and understand modifiable risk factors for autism-related outcomes. Her work focuses on parental factors\, prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals\, and maternal dietary factors and their association with child ASD\, as well as consideration of ASD- related traits according to continuous\, quantitative measures. \n  \n \nEmily Zimmerman\, PhD.\, CCC-SLP \nNortheastern University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Zimmerman’s research is focused on the link between early sucking and feeding and subsequent neurodevelopment. She studies the environmental\, maternal\, physiological\, and genetic influences of these behaviors across patient populations and cultures. \nDate: Wednesday\, September 8th\, 1 to 2pm ET \nSlides\n \n 
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/drs-lyall-zimmerman-optimizing-neurodevelopmental-assessments-in-echo-validating-measures-and-capturing-critical-periods-of-development/
CATEGORIES:neuro,outcomes,pregnancy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T130000
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SUMMARY:Carmen M. Vélez Vega: Community Engagement and Report Back the Story of PROTECT-ECHO in Puerto Rico
DESCRIPTION:ECHO Discovery Summary\nCommunity Engagement and Report Back: the Story of PROTECT-ECHO in Puerto Rico \nCarmen M. Vélez Vega\, PhD\, MSW of the University of Puerto Rico gave a presentation where she discussed the PROTECT-ECHO project in Puerto Rico. PROTECT (Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats) began in 2010 with the goal of understanding why Puerto Rico was ranked third in the world for highest preterm births. \nDr. Vélez Vega’s presentation covered how her team implemented community engagement and a report back system for the success of the project. \n“The PROTECT Center studies exposures to environmental contamination in Puerto Rico and its contribution to preterm births\,” Dr. Vélez Vega said. Investigators took samples from pregnant women to look at the health effects of environmental contaminants such as phthalates and chlorinated solvents in relation to high preterm birth rates. The cohort became part of the ECHO Program in 2017. \nThe Significance of Participant Engagement \nTo ensure high participant engagement\, the project team implemented a report back system via a project-specific smartphone application. Throughout sample collection and participation\, there was an emphasis on cultural identity and getting an accurate snapshot of typical foods eaten and household cleaning supplies used. \nParticipants utilized the mobile phone app to create personal profiles where they could view their results and analyses\, along with recommendations on how to reduce environmental and chemical exposures. Women were also able to share their experiences with each other\, and play an active role in providing feedback to investigators. Dr. Vélez Vega noted the high level of participant interest is because pregnant women want to contribute to science and understand why premature births are happening to them and their families. \nCommunity Engagement and the COVID-19 Response \nThe main vehicle of interaction with community stakeholders and participants throughout PROTECT-ECHO is the Community Engagement Core (CEC). This group utilizes participation and engagement resources to gather feedback and disseminate information to stakeholders throughout the community. \nThe CEC was extremely helpful to investigators following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic\, as well as during other events such as earthquakes\, hurricanes\, Zika virus outbreaks\, and the evolving demographics of Puerto Rico. Since computer access is limited due to socioeconomic factors\, natural disasters\, and health events\, call centers were set up for investigators to follow up with participants. The project team also utilized outreach methods such as text messaging\, and provided educational materials to participants via email and social media. \nDr. Vélez Vega and the project team are currently working on the PROTECT Responde Campaign to feature videos\, educational materials\, and resources on environmental contaminants and health impacts during COVID-19 via social media. This will allow participants and community members in Puerto Rico to learn more about how to keep themselves healthy throughout pregnancy and potentially reduce rates of preterm birth for themselves and family members. \n  \nSpeaker: \nDr. Carmen M. Vélez Vega \nUniversity of Puerto Rico \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Vélez Vega completed a PhD. in Social Policy Research and Analysis\, Graduate School of Social Work\, at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus\, and a MSW\, and BSW from Florida State University School of Social Work. She is Faculty at the Doctoral Program in Social Determinants of Health of the Social Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico\, Medical Sciences Campus\, School of Public Health\, and is a tenured Associate Professor. She has ample experience in community engagement activities and teaches in this area in the Schools MPH and Doctorate programs. She is the on site PI for PROTECT (Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats) and ECHO Cohort. She leads the Community Engagement Core for PROTECT and the Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities at the University of Puerto Rico. For the past 20 years she has been active in working for human rights especially for the the LGBTQ community in Puerto Rico. \nDate: Wednesday\, July 14th\, 1 to 2pm ET \nSlides
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/dr-carment-m-velez-vega-community-engagement-and-report-back-the-story-of-protect-echo-in-puerto-rico/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes,pregnancy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T140000
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SUMMARY:Leve/Neiderhiser: Early Growth and Development Study: How Different Family Constellations Can Inform Science
DESCRIPTION:Early Growth and Development Study: How Different Family Constellations Can Inform Science\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n \nLeslie Leve\, PhD \nCollege of Education\, University of Oregon \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nJanae Neiderhiser\, PhD \nDepartment of Psychology\, Penn State University \n  \n  \n \nDiscussant: Jody Ganiban\, PhD \nGeorge Washington University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bios: Dr .Leve is best known for her research on child and adolescent development\, gene-environment interplay\, and interventions for children and families. This includes preventive intervention studies with youth in foster care and with adolescents in the juvenile justice system aimed at preventing risk behaviors and improving public health outcomes\, and adoption studies that examine the interplay between biological (genetic\, hormonal)\, psychological\, and social influences on development.  She co-directs a center on parenting in the context of opioid use\, and her work also focuses on outcomes for girls and women. \nDr. Jenae Neiderhiser is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University and Associate Head of Psychology. She directs the Gene-Environment Research Initiative\, and is affiliated with the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse\, the Social Science Research Institute\, the Child Study Center\, and the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity at Penn State\, has been an investigator on NIH grants for over 20 years\, and was president of the Behavior Genetics Association from 2018-19. Her PhD is in Human Development and Family Studies\, and she has focused on how genes and environments work together across the lifespan using family based designs. Her interests are especially how social relationships including parenting\, marriage\, and sibling\, are related to child and adolescent mental health. Over the past decade she has also incorporated early life experiences\, notably prenatal environments\, into her research. On ECHO Dr Neiderhiser is MPI on the Early Growth and Development Study pediatric cohorts with Drs. Leve and Ganiban\, co-chairs the Protocol Implementation and Evaluation Committee and co-leads the Fathers\, Other Caregivers\, and Siblings Task Force. \nDate: Wednesday\, November 11\, 1 to 2pm \nFor a copy of the slides\, contact the ECHO Coordination Center.
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/leve-and-neiderhiser-early-growth-and-development-study-how-different-family-constellations-can-inform-science/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20200713T144447Z
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SUMMARY:Forrest/Ganiban: More than the Absence of Disease: Studying Positive Health in ECHO
DESCRIPTION:More than the Absence of Disease: Studying Positive Health in ECHO\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \n \nChris Forrest\, MD\, PhD \nChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia \n  \n  \n  \n \nJody Ganiban\, PhD \nGeorge Washington University \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bios: Chris Forrest is a Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia\, and the Director of the Applied Clinical Research Center. Dr. Forrest’s research focuses on developing novel ways of conducting multi-center pediatric applied clinical research and life course health science. He co-chairs the Positive Health Work Group within ECHO and is a member of the ECHO PRO core. \nDr. Ganiban’s early research focused on parent-child attachment relationships and child temperament\, and development within groups of children that differed in their genetic\, temperamental\, or environmental risks for emotional and behavioral problems. Dr. Ganiban’s research has incorporated behavioral genetic research techniques to examine further the interplay between environmental factors and personal characteristics in determining children’s and parents’ emotional and physical health. Her recent projects include assessments of personality\, temperament\, and genetic makeup. \nTopic: \nPositive health is one of the five outcome priority areas for ECHO. It refers to having a state of physical\, mental\, and social well-being\, and broadens our view of health as more than the absence of disease. In this presentation\, we will present the science of positive health and ways to study it within ECHO. \nDate: Wednesday\, August 12\, 1 to 2pm \nSlides
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/forrest-ganiban-more-than-the-absence-of-disease-studying-positive-health-in-echo/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes,positive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T130000
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CREATED:20200624T154229Z
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SUMMARY:Rob McConnell: Vaping: Risks to Children and Youth
DESCRIPTION:Vaping: Risks to Children and Youth\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \n \nRob McConnell\, MD \nKeck School of Medicine \nUniversity of Southern California \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Rob McConnell is a physician and environmental epidemiologist\, and Professor of Preventive Medicine. He directs the NIH/Environmental Protection Agency-supported Southern California Children’s Environmental Health Center. He has studied the effects of air pollution on children’s health\, including the development of asthma and lung function deficits\, and early markers for cardiovascular disease. Dr. McConnell has investigated susceptibility to the effects of environmental exposures conferred by psychosocial stress and social factors\, exercise\, genetics and co-exposures associated with housing conditions. \nTopic:  Vaping \nDate: Wednesday\, July 8\, 1 to 2pm \nSlides
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/rob-mcconnell/
CATEGORIES:airways,outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200420T140000
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CREATED:20200326T205852Z
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SUMMARY:Jim Gern: An Integrated Approach to Identifying Early Life Causes of Childhood Asthma
DESCRIPTION:An Integrated Approach to Identifying Early Life Causes of Childhood Asthma\nSpeaker: \nJames Gern \nUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. James (Jim) Gern’s research group is conducting several NIH-funded translational research studies to define the role of viral infections and other environmental factors in the initiation and disease activity of asthma\, and to identify interactions between host\, viral and environmental factors (e.g. bacteria) that determine the severity of respiratory illnesses. \nOutcome Areas: Airways \nDate: Monday\, April 20\, 1 to 2pm \nSlides
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/an-integrated-approach-to-identifying-early-life-causes-of-childhood-asthma/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:airways,outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20200210T161340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T161811Z
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SUMMARY:Bill Fifer: Sleep: Perchance to Find the Earliest Markers and Mediators of Childhood Disease and Positive Health
DESCRIPTION:Sleep: Perchance to Find the Earliest Markers and Mediators of Childhood Disease and Positive Health\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nBill Fifer\, PhD \nColumbia University Medical Center \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Fifer’s early work focused on the effects of prenatal experience on infant behavior and perception with a specific interest in the role of fetal and newborn learning. His current research interests focus on fetal and neonatal behavioral\, physiological and central nervous system development. Current investigations in his laboratory include studies of fetal\, newborn and premature infant neurobehavioral responses to environmental stimulation during sleep and the effects of prenatal exposures on later neurodevelopment. With local\, national and international colleagues\, his laboratory studies the effects of maternally mediated exposures on the developing fetus\, early learning and memory\, behavioral and cortical activity during environmental challenges\, development of autonomic control during sleep\, and assessment of risk adverse outcomes including placental dysfunction\, sudden infant death\, autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. With local\, national and international colleagues he is currently involved in several maternal/fetal/infant longitudinal cohort studies investigating early markers\, mediators and mechanisms underlying the origins of health and disease. \nOutcome Areas: Positive Health \nDate: Wednesday\, February 11\, 1 to 2pm \nPresentation Overview: \nDr. Fifer will discuss sleep and early markers\, mediators and mechanisms underlying the origins of health and disease. \nSlides\n \n  \n 
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/sleep-perchance-to-find-the-earliest-markers-and-mediators-of-childhood-disease-and-positive-health/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes,positive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20191203T211710Z
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SUMMARY:Juliette Madan: The Microbiome Across Life Stages: Potential Health Implications and Opportunities for ECHO
DESCRIPTION:The Microbiome Across Life Stages: Potential Health Implications and Opportunities for ECHO\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nJuliette Madan \nDartmouth Geisel School of Medicine \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nDr. Madan is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology. Dr. Madan’s research interests the developing microbiome in health and in disease in premature infants with Cystic Fibrosis. \nTopic Areas: Microbiome \nDate: Wednesday\, December 11\, 1 to 2pm \nSlides\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/juliette-madan-the-microbiome-across-life-stages-potential-health-implications-and-opportunities-for-echo/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes,positive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20191008T150107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T182147Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa Gatzke-Kopp: A Developmental Framework for Studying Social Environmental and Experiential Influences on Children's Behavioral Health
DESCRIPTION:A Developmental Framework for Studying Social Environmental and Experiential Influences on Children’s Behavioral Health\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nLisa Gatzke-Kopp \nPenn State University \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nDr. Gatzke-Kopp is a Professor in the department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State.  Her work focuses on the development of socioemotional and behavior problem in children\, from a neuroscience perspective.  Her research includes the examination of genetic\, biological\, and physiological processes as indices of individual vulnerability that moderate the effects of environmental risk factors on children’s developmental trajectories\, as well as how experiential influences shape children’s biological systems over time. \nOutcome Areas: Neurodevelopment \nDate: Wednesday\, November 13\, 1 to 2pm \nPresentation Overview: \nDr. Gatzke-Kopp discussed the importance of considering a child’s social and contextual environment.  Social environment has been demonstrated to exert a direct effect on the development of children’s physical and mental health\, as well as moderate the impact of biological exposures\, and identifying social mechanisms of risk and resilience also identifies key points of intervention and preventative approaches to optimizing healthy development. \nSlides\n \n 
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/lisa-gatzke-kopp-a-developmental-framework-for-studying-social-environmental-and-experiential-influences-on-childrens-behavioral-health/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:neuro,outcomes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190508T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190508T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T205203
CREATED:20190422T153928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T183109Z
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SUMMARY:Catherine Monk: Pregnant Women’s Mental Health and Its Influence on the Next Generation: Implications for ECHO Science
DESCRIPTION:Pregnant Women’s Mental Health and Its Influence on the Next Generation: Implications for ECHO Science\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: \nCatherine Monk\, PhD \nColumbia University Medical Center \n  \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Catherine Monk holds dual appointments as a Professor of Medical Psychology in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology\, and Psychiatry\, and is Director of Research at the Women’s Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center\, and Research Scientist VI at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Originally trained as a clinical psychologist treating children and adults in a program that emphasized the developmental origins of psychopathology\, Dr. Monk’s research brings together the fields of perinatal psychiatry\, developmental psychobiology\, and neuroscience to focus on the earliest influences on children’s developmental trajectories — those that happen in utero and how to intervene early to help pregnant women and prevent risk for mental health disorders in the future children. \nOutcome Areas: Pre-\, peri\, and postnatal \nDate: Wednesday\, May 8\, 1 to 2pm \nSlides\n\nDiscussion:  \nQ: How do conceptualize stress?  What are the challenges in measuring stress? \nA: Stress is so used that it can lose precise meaning\, but it is about the person-context experience and about perception.  Stress can be measured by physical manifestations (allostatic load) or mental (subjective experience). The challenge in measuring is the difficulty in reliably linking high stress to high cortisol. \n  \nQ: One of the implications of the work was social support and its impact on outcomes.  What would it look like to do a study of this as part of ECHO? \nA: Social support has often been a co-variant or a moderator in past studies\, but it actually accounts for large differences between groups\, so it’s important to focus on in the future. ECHO could mine the data to create a hypothesis about the role of social support in creating positive outcomes. Loneliness is a factor that has been studied minimally\, but would be fascinating to look at more closely\, especially as it is differentiated from stress (women can be depressed or stress\, but have social support). \n  \nQ: A type of research that you could look at that controls just for social support is the studies done on women having a doula at their birth. Has this been researched? \nA: There is some data out there about the positive effect of doulas\, but it’s not rigorous\, so we could certainly bring in that perspective. Also\, depending on where a woman gives birth\, doulas may or may not be as welcomed and included in the process. \n  \nQ: In what ways would you study contributions of fathers in social support that might impact child outcomes? \nA: “Belonging” is fairly general at this point\, and not really distinguished as belonging with family\, friends\, or baby’s father\, but we want to learn more about fathers/partners\, and their roles in social support. \n  \nQ: Is there any data on pre-pregnancy stress and pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes? \nA: This is a main question of local cohort’s ECHO research. \n  \nQ: I’m wondering about the populations being investigated: low income\, moderate income\, and/or special populations\, i.e.\, mothers and children in homeless shelters. \nA: The part of New York (Washington Heights) where this cohort is includes a diverse group of women\, with a large representation from Latina and low-income women.  This includes women in homeless shelters. \n  \nQ: Is there any data comparing maternal non-treated depression vs. treated depression (use of medication) on health outcomes for the child? \nA: Treating women’s psychiatric issues during pregnancy was not enough; parenting issues and risk factors that contributed to these issues were not impacted by the direct treatment of depression\, and had to be addressed separately. \n  \nQ: In addition to fathers\, teams should consider asking pregnant women about specific support from mother or other family/family-like individual. Particularly in minority communities and those of low-income\, if biological fathers are not maintaining partnership with mothers\, these individuals can play a critical role (our Memphis focus groups pointed this out to us too late for us to assess this). Our questionnaires don’t typically ask about this\, and instead ask about partners. \nA: That’s a great point\, and I agree this needs to be broadened.
URL:https://echochildren.org/event/pregnant-womens-mental-health-and-its-influence-on-the-next-generation-implications-for-echo-science/
LOCATION:WebEx
CATEGORIES:outcomes,pregnancy
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