January 25, 2023

Vanderbilt Child Health poll: majority of Tennessee parents worried about school quality, mental health

A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that most Tennessee parents placed school quality and child mental health at the top of their list of concerns for their children.

By Jake Lowary

April 7, 2022

Study explores parents’ reluctance to flu, COVID vaccines for children

Vanderbilt research found parents who are reluctant to vaccinate their children against the flu are more than five times as likely to decline the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.

By Jessica Pasley

June 29, 2017

Diabetes education, fun come together at Camp Sugar Falls

In between zip-lining through the woods and playing ball, 13-year-old Rhett Stanley takes a break from summer camp, pulls a tiny bag from his backpack and quickly tests his blood glucose level. Then, just as quickly, he’s back to the fun.

By Jill Clendening