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Overview
The
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is
one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH
is the Federal government's focal point for the support of biomedical research.
NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for
everyone. Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge
to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability. NIH is part
of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Established in 1988,
NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and
research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance,
smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The Institute also conducts and
supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health
promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with
people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to
create devices which substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication
function.
Last Updated on 9/11/2007