Number Of Uninsured Children Returning To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Poll Shows Eroding Trust
Poll: 46% of Tennessee parents say they have vaccinated their children against COVID-19
Paige Hill
February 23, 2022
https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/02/23/poll-46-tennessee-parents-say-they-have-vaccinated-their-children-against-covid-19/
A recent poll from Vanderbilt University Medical Center showed that almost half of Tennessee parents had vaccinated their children against COVID-19.
A poll of roughly 1,000 Tennessee parents reported that 46% of parents with children aged 12 to 17 reported their child had been vaccinated for COVID-19, and another 14% said they “were likely to get their child vaccinated in the next few months.”
Vanderbilt poll: Mental health conversations are needed as children's screen time increases
Amelia Young
February 18, 2022
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/vanderbilt-poll-mental-health-conversations-are-needed-as-childrens-screen-time-increases
51% of parents in West Tennessee report that they struggle with food insecurity
Vanderbilt policy center finds food insecurity persists in Tennessee’s children
Dulce Torres Guzman
February 3, 2022
https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/vanderbilt-policy-center-finds-food-insecurity-persists-in-tennessees-children/
https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/vanderbilt-policy-center-finds-food-insecurity-persists-in-tennessees-children/
The Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy released its annual survey on child health in Tennessee and found one in three families experienced food insecurity in 2021, with nearly half of families receiving support from a food assistance program.
Poll finds Tennessee school mask attitudes, practices, vary by region
Catherine Stout May
January 20, 2022
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2022/jan/20/poll-masks/561852/
The biggest concerns for parents in Tennessee, according to a new Vanderbilt poll
Vanderbilt Poll: Tennessee parents rank education, school quality as top concern for kids
Adrian Mojica
January 12, 2022
https://fox17.com/news/local/vanderbilt-poll-tennessee-parents-rank-education-school-quality-as-top-concern-for-kids
VKC data shows increase in autism spectrum disorder prevalence, provides new data on 4-year-olds
Emily Stembridge
December 2, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/12/02/vkc-data-shows-increase-in-autism-spectrum-disorder-prevalence-provides-new-data-on-4-year-olds/
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network, report an increase in the number of children in Tennessee with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The researchers published their findings in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report series on Dec. 2.