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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

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