# CCCEH ECHO COVID19 Supplement

> **NIH NIH UH3** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $323,665

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Within the ECHO consortium, Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) has three
longitudinal pregnancy cohorts comprised primarily of African American and Hispanic mothers and their
children, who were recruited during pregnancy beginning in 1998. The three cohorts span all ECHO life stages
and represent an urban, minority population that is typically under-represented in scientific research. The 2019
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had worldwide impact; during the “first wave”, New York City
(NYC) was identified as the U.S. epicenter. There are many early indicators suggesting that urban minority
communities were among the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; and effects of exposure to the
pandemic vary by life stage. To develop strategies to mitigate these disparities and to more fully understand
the impact of COVID-19 on the health and welfare of children living in the most affected communities during
this pandemic, our group is contributing to 3 ECHO supplement concepts. Collectively, these concepts
address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nearly every outcome domain within ECHO: perinatal;
respiratory; neurodevelopmental; and positive health outcomes. Specifically, the aims address the impact of
infection; the broader impact of the pandemic and its associated policies (e.g., lockdowns) on environmental
determinants of health; and the impact on social determinants of health. In complete alignment with the ECHO
mission, this proposal addresses the impact of exposure to the COVID-19 virus and concurrent pandemic-
related changes in the environmental chemical and psychosocial environments on child health, development,
and well-being overall and within urban, minority communities. Given the long-lasting impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, it is critical to understand how these factors influence child outcomes measured in ECHO,
particularly among a subgroup of the study population that may be among the most highly impacted.
Collectively, our proposal seeks to learn from the pandemic, using it as an opportunity to inform the future
development of more effective programs and policies that protect and support all children, especially the most
vulnerable.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10205738
- **Project number:** 3UH3OD023290-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Julie Beth Herbstman
- **Activity code:** UH3 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $323,665
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-09-21 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10205738

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10205738, CCCEH ECHO COVID19 Supplement (3UH3OD023290-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10205738. Licensed CC0.

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