Spring 1999
Volume 1, Issue 1

Contents:


What is NAGCPP?


What is Normal Growth for a child with CP?


Early Findings of our Study


NAGCPP Time Line


Thank you!

We want to acknowledge and thank all who have helped directly with the study. We thank our Pa. site's friendly Anthropometrist (Anthro-pom'-a-trist = a person who measures people), Sharon Herring, and wish her luck at her studies at Temple Medical School in Philadelphia ! NO WORRIES Sharon and study hard! Good Luck Dan Arseneault now at The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy! And Thanks our other Anthropometrists, (Susan Kube, Michelle Wymer, Robert Lark and Kristen Langworthy) for all your fine efforts.

We must thank Mark Conaway, PhD, our statistician, Cameron Chumlea, PhD. for our training, Roy Grant our Grants-man and Computer whiz, Frances Garrett, our Webmaster, and Carmen Booker, who helped us all get started and who put together our video and Training Manual.

We also love the input from our Advisory Committee:

Peggy Baumgartner, P.T.,
Donna Eddy, R.N.,
Audrey Kocher, M.S.,R.D.
Robin Meyers, MPH, R.D.
Ciara Campbell
Frances Garrett
Lisa Kingrea
Adelaide Ruffner
Paula Rule
Jane Thompson, P.T.

Financial support for NAGCPP has been provided by the...

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation
Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of the National Institutes of Health
Kluge Research Fund and the Children's Medical Center of the University of Virginia

 

MANY thanks to all of you!