Growing up healthy in the city is an important theme for many Amsterdam parents and the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam)! That’s why the Public Health Service is working together with Sarphati Amsterdam. Sarphati Amsterdam is a research institute where researchers from the Public Health Service and the Amsterdam universities and hospitals conduct scientific research into Amsterdam children’s health, lifestyle and living environment. Researchers from the Public Health Service work in multi-disciplinary teams with Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit (VU), University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA).