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(1) Conducts, fosters, and supports biomedical and behavioral research through research grants, research contracts, and research performed in its own laboratories on: child health, maternal health, problems of human development with special reference to mental retardation; and on family structure, the dynamics of human population, and the reproductive process; (2) promotes the application of research findings to clinical practice; initiates and cooperates in government-wide efforts on unique problems that emerge affecting the health of children and their families; (3) provides consultation to Federal agencies and non-Federal groups in the development of programs to improve the health of children and their families; (4) coordinates and integrates research efforts with service-oriented health agencies; and (5) disseminates information related to research findings to practitioners and the general public for improving the health of children and their families.