Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Archive — Page 2 of 3

Colorful 3D cutaway illustration of a spherical virus particle, showing coiled green genetic material inside a layered shell surrounded by blue and magenta surface proteins.
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.

By Jessica Pasley
Head-and-shoulders portrait of James Antoon, MD, PhD, MPH, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and blue patterned tie against a dark gray background.
May 1, 2023

Study highlights risks for self-harm events in children and adolescents

A Vanderbilt study has identified four separate profiles to help medical professionals better assess children at elevated risk for a self-harm event.

By Jessica Pasley
Firearm safety infographic from the Vanderbilt Child Health Policy, showing that 49% of Tennessee parents are firearm owners and listing survey percentages for secure storage, unloaded guns, locked vehicles, and accidental shootings involving children.
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.

By Jake Lowary
Infographic titled “Food Insecurity” reporting that over 40% of Tennessee families have low or very low food security, over 70% have changed spending habits due to rising food prices, and nearly 30% of those parents skip meals. A child appears beside an image of vegetables, with Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy branding.
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.

By Jake Lowary
Infographic titled “Firearms & School Safety” from the Vanderbilt Tennessee Child Health Poll. It lists the percentages of Tennessee parents who believe schools are safer under 12 measures, ranging from 83.1% for having school resource officers to 35.9% for arming teachers, with a school hallway illustration in the background.
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.

By Jake Lowary
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January 12, 2023

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