Vision
The Center for Premature Infant Health and Development will:

• Discover the causes of health and developmental problems encountered by preterm infants.
• Develop and disseminate optimal family-centered prevention, assessment, and intervention strategies to improve long-term outcomes for preterm infants and families.
• Eliminate racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes in our community.

Mission
Our Vision will be realized by:

• Conducting interdisciplinary, translational, and family-centered research.
• Educating the next generation of researchers and practitioners serving preterm infants and their families.
• Providing community-based outreach to serve families of, and health care workers caring for, preterm infants.