Featured News and Research Highlights
October 9, 2026
Add Health Data: An Incredible Resource for UNC Student & Postdoc Research Projects
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health is one of UNC’s signature research projects and has provided data for more than 1,200 student thesis and dissertation projects to date. Come listen to and interact with the Add Health Director and hear from current postdocs and students who are...
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September 16, 2026
Updated Acknowledgement Statement for Restricted-Use Data Contract Holders
To improve identification of the specific restricted-use data agreement under which research was conducted, Add Health is updating its required acknowledgement language. Effective immediately, researchers using Add Health restricted-use data should include their Add Health Restricted-Use Contract number as part of the acknowledgement section in manuscripts, reports, presentations, and other...
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September 10, 2026
New Data Now Available from Add Health
Add Health is excited to announce the following data are now available: Wave VI ACA Medicaid ExpansionThe Wave VI ACA Medicaid Expansion data provides the year in which states expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. These dates are attached to the location in which Add Health participants were living...
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September 1, 2026
Wave VII of Add Health is now funded!
We are thrilled to report that the National Institute on Aging, with support from several co-funding NIH institutes, has funded the Wave VII project, which will collect survey, cognitive, home exam, contextual, and administrative data from consenting Add Health participants. Wave VII data collection is slated to begin in summer...
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