Objective Mother-child cohorts are currently collecting a wealth of information on childhood diseases and their determinants across Europe, but these data are often of fragmented nature and there is little coordination to structure and consolidate scattered research. Although cohort research carries large potential policy implications, messages are not always filtering through to policy at the national, let alone the European, level. CHICOS aims to improve child health across Europe by developing an integrated strategy for mother-child cohort research. This will be achieved through the coordination of the most important European cohorts. The project will 1) make an overview of all mother-child cohorts in Europe; 2) evaluate existing information on outcomes and determinants from these cohorts, evaluate links between cohorts and routine registers, identify gaps in knowledge, and develop recommendations for research action at European level for the next 15 years focusing on key areas of policy concern; 3) review the extent to which mother-child cohorts and registries have contributed to current European child health policies and make recommendations to improve the contribution of mother-child cohort research to policy at the European level; and 4) disseminate results of the project to stakeholders and evaluate new technologies for cohort research dissemination. CHICOS is structured along key child health outcome themes (perinatal outcomes, asthma, obesity, cognitive and behavioural development, injuries, infections, childhood cancer) and key determinant themes (social inequalities, nutrition and exercise, lifestyle exposures, environmental toxin exposures, genetic factors and biobanks, multiple risk factors) where European cohorts can and should work together towards a more solid evidence base, which can be used by policy makers. CHICOS will work closely with policy makers to ensure that guidelines across Europe in these areas are based on the best available evidence. Fields of science social sciencessociologydemographysocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetricschildbirth Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2009-3.3-4 - Birth/Mother - Child Cohorts co-ordination Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2009-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator FUNDACIO CENTRE DE RECERCA EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA AMBIENTAL - CREAL EU contribution € 390 610,31 Address Calle Doctor Aiguader 88 08003 BARCELONA Spain See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Martine Vrijheid (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET Participation ended Denmark EU contribution € 8 674,62 Address CAMPUSVEJ 55 5230 Odense M See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anne-Grete Gad (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS Greece EU contribution € 48 096,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GALLOS 74100 Rethimno See on map Region Νησιά Αιγαίου Κρήτη Ρέθυμνο Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eleni Karkanaki (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO Italy EU contribution € 124 738,69 Address VIA GIUSEPPE VERDI 8 10124 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Emanuela Ciliberto (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM Netherlands EU contribution € 330 095,00 Address DR MOLEWATERPLEIN 40 3015 GD Rotterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Groot-Rijnmond Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Koos Lubbe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FOLKEHELSEINSTITUTTET Norway EU contribution € 177 352,00 Address LOVISENBERGGATA 8 0456 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elisabeth Hagen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 206 888,00 Address BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD BS8 1QU Bristol See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vince Boyle (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ETHNIKI SCHOLI DIMOSIAS YGEIAS Greece EU contribution € 35 671,00 Address LEOFOROS ALEXANDRAS 196 11521 ATHENS See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anastasia Roumelioti (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 167 998,38 Address NORREGADE 10 1165 Kobenhavn See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
