Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy

09/05/2025

🌟 Register Now! 🌟Early Bird Registration ends 9/7!
Join us for the 2025 Nevada Family Wellness Summit, a statewide event centered on building stronger, healthier communities for children and families. 💙
Together, we'll explore how positive experiences, child safety, and mental & physical wellness create lasting impact. Hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Nevada and the Clark County Children’s Mental Health Consortium.

🗓️ Early Bird Registration ends September 7 — secure your spot today!
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/nvfamilywellness

09/04/2025

📣 Nevada now has a new statewide disease investigation protocol for lead poisoning!

Why this matters:
✅ Statewide guidance on managing and responding to lead cases in Nevada.
✅ A major step in ensuring equal access across the state.

Learn more about Nevada’s new lead reporting protocol at nvose.org/diseases/lead-poisoning/

09/02/2025

🚨 New Bulletin Alert! 🚨

Understanding Acute Lead Poisoning: Signs, Causes, and Prevention is now live on our website.

Learn how to recognize the signs of acute lead poisoning, what causes it, and steps you can take to keep you and your family safe.

✍️ Sam Smith, MSPH
📖 Read the full bulletin at nvclppp.org/bulletin

09/02/2025

💡✨ Help Us Name NAN’s Lightbulb Mascot! ✨💡

We’re getting ready for Lights On Afterschool 2025 (October 23), and our bright new mascot needs a name! 🎉

🗳️ Voting is open September 1–26
🙌 Everyone is invited to participate
📣 Winning name announced October 1
Vote at: bit.ly/nanmascot

Our newly named mascot will shine all month long on NAN’s website, social media, and Lights On Afterschool promo materials. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the fun—cast your vote and make it official!

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day! Today, we honor the hard work and dedication of all the incredible workers out there. 👏💪
Take a moment to relax and enjoy the long weekend. Share how you’re celebrating in the comments below! 🌟🥳

Curious about the history of Labor Day? Learn more here:
https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

09/01/2025

Every day, we see lives around us being changed and lost to overdose. Overdose does not discriminate – it could be you or someone you love, a friend, colleague or your neighbor. Learn more about International Overdose Awareness Day at https://www.overdoseday.com/ International Overdose Awareness Day

08/28/2025

Join us in congratulating our amazing Graduate Assistant, Laurencia, on passing her PhD competency exams! 🎉👏 These exams mark a major milestone in her doctoral journey.

Next month, Laurencia will take the next big step: presenting and defending her official research proposal, which lays out the studies she’ll conduct for her PhD.

Her dissertation, “Mapping Contamination and Measuring Risk: A 3-paper Dissertation on Lead Exposure From Drinking Water Sources in Ghana Through Scoping Review, Spatial Analysis, and Field-Based Assessment”, highlights her dedication to advancing knowledge in global and environmental health.

We are so proud to have Laurencia on our team as she continues making an impact in the field of public health. 🌎✨

08/27/2025

08/25/2025

August 25th – 31st is Black Breastfeeding Week. is a journey, celebrate every step of the way! Follow the link to learn more about breastfeeding, such as overcoming barriers and thriving while breastfeeding https://bit.ly/3AsIWM0.

08/21/2025

🌏 Global Spotlight: Lead Poisoning in Bangladesh

A new bulletin is now available on our website: Lead Poisoning Crisis in Bangladesh Tied to Informal Battery Recycling

Explore how unsafe battery recycling practices have fueled a major lead crisis – and what can be learned to protect communities everywhere.

✍️ Bemnet Kebede, MPH
📖 Read the full bulletin at nvclppp.org/bulletin

08/20/2025

⚠️ Is Lead in Your Cookware? ⚠️

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert on Tiger White Kadai/Karahi Aluminum Pots due to lead contamination concerns.

A karahi/kadai is a type of thick, circular, and deep cooking pot often used in South Asian cuisine. Certain types of imported cookware made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys (like Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium) can leach lead into food, which means harmful lead can seep out of the cookware and end up in what you eat.

💡 Why It Matters:
No recalls have been issued yet, so avoid purchasing this product and check your kitchen to see if you already have it. Cooking or storing food in this product may increase you and your family’s risk of lead exposure. There is no safe level of lead!

👉 What To Do:
- Stop using this product and dispose of it safely.
- Contact your doctor if you are concerned about lead exposure.
- Sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on lead-related recalls.

Read the full FDA announcement here: http://bit.ly/4mLKkhM

08/19/2025

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week was created in 2021 by the Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force and is celebrated annually from August 15-21.

The goal of AANHPI Week is to utilize education and resources to reclaim breastfeeding through the entire six months of a newborn’s life. To learn more about common barriers to breastfeeding within the AANHPI community, follow the link: https://bit.ly/3nH5Fwa.