Project Viva

A groundbreaking longitudinal research study of women and children. Est. 1999 at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

[WeighingIn Blog @WeighingInBlog]

#ICYMI This week in @WeighingInBlog Karen Switkowski discusses different ways to get your children to eat more vegetables. Read more here: https://t.co/gzs91TCExK

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

Wed. 8/9 @ 1pm ET: Dr. Matt Gillman, Director of #ECHOChildHealth, will give an #ECHODiscovery presentation on the Program as a national scientific resource, the future of ECHO's observational cohorts in Cycle 2, and accomplishments from Cycle 1: https://t.co/muBYefTW4k

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

#ECHOChildHealth is publishing new studies on the role of digital media in child health and well-being. Check out our #socialmedia and #screentime research webpage to stay up to date with ECHO research in this area: https://t.co/phdjRyiwbX

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

#ProjectViva staff members attended a @CoRAL_DPM retreat. It was a fun day that included team bonding, identifying individual strengths, and working together to assess and reevaluate the CoRAL mission.

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

Last week, members of the #ProjectViva team participated in @Point32Health’s volunteer week. Volunteers worked with the @RedSoxFund, cleaning up the Back Bay Fens, and with the @WLPBoston, helping with cleaning, organizing and food prep. We’re proud of what they accomplished!

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

The Gordon Moore Award for Excellence in Mentoring celebrates outstanding Institute members who inspire & support their colleagues' development to become the best they can be at @DeptPopMed. The 2023 winners are @WrightCensored and #ProjectViva's own Nikki Bornkamp!

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

What aspect of #ProjectViva would you like to learn more about? Vote below or reply in thread to specify a topic not already included!

[Megan Romano, PhD, MPH @MeganERomano]

It was such a privilege to work with @lbrokoff and @ProjectVIVA_DPM on this project further indicating that #PFAS in pregnancy adversely affect lactation. #foreverchemicals https://t.co/a00OhU35cM

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

A reminder to all #ProjectViva participants: the upcoming summer months are a great time to participate in a visit! 🌞 Learn more about the Young Adult Visit #1 here: https://t.co/YGONESNl8X And the Women’s Health Visit #1 here: https://t.co/tslnpABcpC

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

Coming next Wednesday 6/14 @ 1pm ET: Izzuddin Aris of @harvardmed and Kate Hamlington Smith of @ChildrensColo will give an #ECHOChildHealth #ECHODiscovery presentation about how neighborhood opportunities affect child health outcomes: https://t.co/Uj7l38NA2b

[Department of Population Medicine @DeptPopMed]

It's easy to stay up to date on the latest @DeptPopMed publications! #populationhealth

Visit https://t.co/J289EnpiL5:

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

Did you know? In 2022, #ProjectViva had 48 research publications. We’ve highlighted some of the research topics from these publications below. You can also read more about what we accomplished last year on pages 6-7 of @DeptPopMed’s 2022 Annual Report: https://t.co/N70gqQJ5bt

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

“When we started Project Viva, we wanted to be able to follow the kids longer than infancy. But 25 years!—that was a pipe dream. Yet with tremendous work, that’s exactly what has happened.” —Matt Gillman, founding PI of #ProjectViva. Read more here: https://t.co/GQNCRzGha0

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

A recent #ECHOChildHealth study found that the #COVID19 pandemic impacted the development of some children. This effect seemed stronger in male children and language was the most affected developmental area: https://t.co/yKfbrkjayM

[Department of Population Medicine @DeptPopMed]

Underlying our ever-growing, dynamic research portfolio are 4️⃣ longstanding projects that are pillars of @DeptPopMed:

MDPHNet, NEXT-D, @ProjectViva_DPM, and the FDA Sentinel System.

The latest on these projects, in our 2022 Annual Report: https://t.co/4A9zCihWak

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

#ProjectViva by the numbers. Read more in our 25th anniversary report here: https://t.co/GQNCRzGha0

[Project Viva @ProjectViva_DPM]

This week is National Women’s Health Week with @NIH_ORWH! #ProjectViva is working towards learning more about women’s health. The Women’s Health Visit 1 timepoint includes components such as cognitive testing, body composition, sleep health, and more: https://t.co/tslnpABcpC

[ECHO Child Health Research @ECHOChildHealth]

The May ECHO Connector newsletter is available now! Visit https://t.co/evFIuVpmpK to read the latest edition and catch up on #ECHOChildHealth research, including results on the Eat, Sleep, Console approach to treating infants exposed to #opioids before birth.