Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program

**About the ECHO Program** The ECHO Program has two major components, the ECHO Cohort—for observational research, and the ECHO Institutional Development Award (IDeA) States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN)—for intervention research. Learn more about the ECHO Program through the [Program Organizational Chart](https://www.nih.gov/echo/echo-program-organization) and the [ECHO Strategic Plan](https://www.nih.gov/echo/nih-environmental-influences-child-health-outcomes-echo-program-office-strategic-plan). **Mission** To enhance the health of children for generations to come. **ECHO’s Five Health Outcomes** ECHO research focuses on five key pediatric outcomes that have a high public health impact: - Pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes - Upper and lower airway - Obesity - Neurodevelopment - Positive health