Title of Collaborative Activity: |
Determining Autism in Somali Immigrants in the Minneapolis Region |
Description of Collaborative Activity: |
Several ICs at NIH are providing funds to CDC to support surveillance of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in select children who live in Minneapolis, with the goal of determining whether children of Somali descent have a higher ASD prevalence. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Research Initiative
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Year the Collaborative Activity Originated: |
2011 |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NICHD, NIEHS, NIMH, NIMHD |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
CDC |
