Community partnership and support is vital to the success of the National Children’s Study. Partnerships ensure that the Study is responsive to the needs and concerns of local residents. The Orange County Vanguard Center has gathered support from many community organizations, including those listed below:
Area Hospitals and Medical Centers
Neighborhood Advisory Committees
Area Hospitals and Medical Centers
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Beach Cities Midwifery
Coastal Communities Hospital
Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children's Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Jude Medical Center
UCI Medical Center
Western Medical Center Anaheim
Western Medical Center Santa Ana
Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs)
Members of the Anaheim Neighborhood Advisory Committee show off new promotional materials.
At the Orange County Vanguard Center we are committed to partnering with members of the community in order to better understand and relate to the people whom we invite to participate in this landmark study. To that end, we have formed Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs) in each of the fifteen neighborhoods around the county where we are recruiting participants. Members of these groups include school board administrators, social service providers, law enforcement officers, parents, and others interested in the health and welfare of children.
Our NACs meet a few times each year and help us brainstorm about the best ways to reach out to potential research participants as well as the ways in which the National Children's Study might give back to their community. If you are interested in joining a NAC in your neighborhood, please contact Mary Coggins at 949-824-4672 for more information.