Welcome to the NICHD Strategic Plan 2020!
Please note: NICHD has begun the process of updating our 2020 plan for 2025 through 2029. Visit our NICHD Strategic Plan 2025 page to learn more, including how to provide input.
The plan supports NICHD’s new vision and mission statements, and lays out the institute’s research themes, goals, and objectives. The institute is grateful for the contributions made by individuals, families, policymakers, researchers, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and professional societies in developing this plan.
NICHD scientists and staff have been working since the plan’s launch in September 2019 to make the research goals, and objectives a reality. We will be updating the “Check Our Progress” section as implementation efforts proceed. And we will continue to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all.
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Scientific Research Themes and Objectives
The NICHD Strategic Plan presents NICHD’s research goals and objectives under five broad research themes that will enable NICHD to focus its efforts on the most significant public health challenges and advance science in these areas of priority.
Aspirational Goals
NICHD encourages the field to transcend what is currently considered possible to advance research that could lead to healthy and optimal lives for all.
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