Administrative Core

行政核心的总体目标是提供基础设施和监督，以最大限度地提高NICHES的科学成功。主任，苏珊K，墨菲，博士，该中心的儿童健康专家，斯科特柯林斯，博士，和程序管理员，戴尔蒙大拿女士将在行政核心内密切合作，以协调中心的运作。他们将得到外部咨询委员会（EAC）和执行委员会（EC）的支持，执行委员会由参与社区外展和翻译核心（COTC）和研究项目的主要研究人员组成。行政核心有以下具体目标：1）促进和保持团队成员之间的沟通，与EAC，与NIEHS和EPA，以及与其他儿童中心; 2）组织和整合NICHES研究，调查员培训和推广活动，以促进协同作用，最大限度地发挥中心对社区儿童健康的影响; 3）促进对儿童环境卫生跨学科领域专家的培训; 4）管理财政和其他资源; 5）跟踪NICHES的产出和成果，以确保及时实现中心的目标。

The overall goal of the Administrative Core is to provide infrastructure and oversight to maximize NICHES scientific success. The Director, Susan K, Murphy, PhD, the Center's Child Health Specialist, Scott Kollins, PhD, and the Program Administrator, Ms. Dale Montana will work together closely within the Administrative Core to coordinate Center operations. They will be supported in this role by an External Advisory Committee (EAC) and by an Executive Committee (EC), which consists of the key investigators participating in the Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) and the Research Projects. The Administrative Core has the following Specific Aims: 1) Foster and maintain communication among team members, with the EAC, with the NIEHS and EPA, and with other Children's Centers; 2) Organize and integrate NICHES research, investigator training, and outreach activities to promote synergy and maximize the Center's impact on children's health in the community; 3) Promote the training of experts in cross-disciplinary fields in children's environmental health; 4) Manage fiscal and other resources; and 5) Track NICHES outputs and outcomes to ensure timely progress towards center goals.