The health of future generations of children is built on the leadership and advocacy efforts of community leaders, agencies, churches, and other organizations. Asthma, obesity, attention deficit disorders, and other serious child health problems threaten to make our children's generation less healthy than our own. By supporting the National Children's Study, leaders in Waukesha County can make a truly significant contribution to identifying the causes of these conditions. The National Children's Study cannot successfully engage and enroll participants or sustain Study activities for 21 years without the stewardship of community members and leaders.
Community partnership and support is vital to the success of the National Children's Study. Partnerships ensure that the Study is acceptable to local residents and sensitive to community needs and concerns. The Waukesha County Vanguard Center has gathered support from many community, government, and health care organizations, including those listed below:
- Waukesha County Executive's Office and Department of Health and Human Services
- Community Organizations
- Autism Society of Southeast Wisconsin
- Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin
- City of New Berlin, Mayor
- City of Waukesha
- Cooperating Congregations of Waukesha
- Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Easter Seals of Wisconsin
- Good Friend, Inc.
- Healthy Families of Waukesha County
- La Casa de Esperanza
- Potawatomi Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
- The Women’s Center, Inc.
- United Cerebral Palsy
- United Way in Waukesha County
- Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce
- Waukesha County Community Foundation\
- Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
- Wisconsin Nurses Association
- Hospitals and Health Systems
- Aurora Health Care
- Children's Hospital and Health Systems
- Froedtert and Community Health
- ProHealth Care, Inc
- Wheaton Franciscan Health Care
As Study Supporters these organizations recognize the importance and long-term value of the Study. They have agreed to support the Study in an open forum by being listed as a supporter on the local National Children's Study Center Web site, in literature distributed to the community and to potential participants, as well as in media publications. Supporters also show their support in other ways, such as displaying Study posters or flyers and helping us spread the word about the National Children’s Study in the community.