▁advoc ates , ▁and ▁professional ▁soci eties ▁concerned ▁with ▁child ▁health . ▁The ▁N CS ▁Program ▁Office ▁also ▁provided ▁public ▁for ums ▁for ▁input ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁initi atives . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁Mand ate ▁The ▁" Pres ident ’ s ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Health ▁Ris ks ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Ris ks ▁to ▁Children " ▁recommended ▁this ▁federal ▁initi ative ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁Congress ▁passed ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Health ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁( Title ▁X , ▁Section ▁ 1 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁Act ▁charged ▁N IC HD ▁to : ▁▁ ▁plan , ▁develop , ▁and ▁implement ▁a ▁pros pective ▁coh ort ▁study , ▁from ▁birth ▁to ▁ad ul th ood , ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁both ▁chron ic ▁and ▁inter mitt ent ▁expos ures ▁on ▁child ▁health ▁and ▁human ▁development ; ▁and ▁ ▁investigate ▁basic ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁development al ▁dis orders ▁and ▁environmental ▁factors , ▁both ▁risk ▁and ▁protect ive , ▁that ▁influence ▁health ▁and ▁development al ▁processes . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁required ▁this ▁N CS ▁to : ▁ ▁incorpor ate ▁behavior al , ▁emot ional , ▁educational , ▁and ▁context ual ▁consequences ▁to ▁enable ▁a ▁complete ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁physical , ▁chemical , ▁bi ological , ▁and ▁psych oso cial ▁environmental ▁influ ences ▁on ▁children ' s ▁well - be ing ; ▁ ▁gather ▁data ▁on ▁environmental ▁influ ences ▁and ▁out comes ▁on ▁diverse ▁populations ▁of ▁children , ▁which ▁may ▁include ▁the ▁consideration ▁of