Department of Health Policy Archive
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August 7, 2023
Effective medications for opioid use disorder rarely used
Vanderbilt research shows that most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care. -
July 24, 2023
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
A Vanderbilt study is among the first to quantify how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects. -
July 13, 2023
VIGH, partners get training grant to create vaccine-related research in Peru
In partnership with the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) and the Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional (IIN), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received $1.2 million for a five-year training grant funded by the Fogarty International Center to establish the Peru-Vanderbilt Prevention through Vaccination Training program. -
July 10, 2023
Stevenson to serve as interim chair of Health Policy
David Stevenson Jr., PhD, MS, has been named interim chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
April 12, 2023
Poll finds most most Tennessee parents agree on evidence-based safe firearm storage
A new Vanderbilt poll finds that most Tennessee parents who own firearms agree with ways to safely store their firearms that have been shown through peer-reviewed research to reduce the risk of unintended harm to children. -
March 23, 2023
Poll shows food insecurity on rise in Tennessee
A newly released Vanderbilt poll found that an increasing number of Tennessee parents are reporting their families are food insecure. -
March 9, 2023
Majority of Tennessee parents agree on several school firearm safety measures: poll
A new Vanderbilt poll finds that a majority of Tennessee parents agree on several firearm-related school safety measures.