All of Us Begins Enrolling Children

In its efforts to advance health research across the lifespan, NIH’s All of Us Research Program has started limited enrollment of children, from birth through age 4, at five partner health care organizations across the country.

“Experiences of early childhood shape our lives into adulthood,” said Dr. Josh Denny, chief executive officer of All of Us. “Data from children and parents will allow researchers to disentangle the biological, social and environmental influences that impact our health over time.”

NIH has been working to include pediatric participants in All of Us since the program launched nationally in 2018. Recruiting this special population involved extensive planning, protocol development specific to children, and updates to the program’s technology platforms.

The five partner organizations offering pediatric enrollment are: the University of Pittsburgh; University of Arizona and Banner Health; Henry Ford Health in Mich., San Ysidro Health in Calif. and Community Health Center, Inc. in Conn. For more information, visit www.allofus.nih.gov.