A group of researchers led by McMaster University’s Dr. Magdalena Janus have been awarded a highly-competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating grant. The CIHR-funded study will examine the role of social and economic factors on the developmental health of children with health disorders and children with functional disorders. There is a wealth of research showing how social and economic factors affect typically developing children, but very little has looked at whether the same patterns exist for children with health disorders. The study will use a unique EDI database that spans almost all of Canada. The results of the study have the potential to impact health service delivery and school-based intervention strategies.
