Institutional Review Board Change

January 23, 2024

Protocol Title: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Collection Protocol

Dear Research Study Participant:

You gave your consent to be in the research study shown above between 2018-2023. This study is being done to understand how children’s families, schools, neighborhoods, and public policies support child development.

We are writing to let you know that the institutional review board (IRB) for this study has changed. An IRB is a group of people who review a research study before it begins and while it is being done. IRB review of research studies is required by federal law.

The IRB that will now review your study is WCG IRB. You can continue to call our office at 541-346-9396 if you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about the study. You can contact WCG IRB if you have questions about your rights as a participant in a research study.

You can also talk to WCG IRB if you have any concerns or complaints about the research study. The contact information for WCG IRB is 855-818-2289 or clientcare@wcgclinical.com.

Please let our office know if you have any questions about the change in IRB.

Thank you for participating in this research study.

Sincerely,

The Early Growth and Development Study