Seven years of original research. A national study in JAMA Health Forum. The first national parent survey underway. Same Sky is not starting from scratch — we are scaling infrastructure that is already working.
Parent consensus on children's issues crosses political lines right now. Same Sky is designed to move at the speed of that moment.
Your investment extends infrastructure that exists — it does not start from scratch. The Emory Center for Child Health Policy has conducted annual child health polling since 2019, with results published in top-tier journals.
Our 2024 national voter survey found majority support for all 11 tested child health policies — across gender, party, and parental status. The political opening is real. Same Sky is designed to move through it.
The national parent survey is in the field now. Community listening sessions are underway. Funders who engage now shape what gets built — and are part of the first public accountability report.
Same Sky is seeking philanthropic support for three core workstreams: the national survey program (national parent polling and the Appalachia Child Health Poll), community listening sessions (piloting in Atlanta, expanding nationally), and the Same Sky Index (annual scorecard tracking policy progress against family need).
Funding is stewarded through the Emory Center for Child Health Policy at the Rollins School of Public Health — with university accountability, IRB infrastructure, and a peer-reviewed publication track record. We welcome conversations about restricted and unrestricted support.
Same Sky is building a nonpartisan advisory network of organizations with cross-sector reach in children's health, family policy, and community advocacy. Advisory partners help shape the research agenda, amplify findings, and connect the Same Sky Index to on-the-ground accountability.
We are interested in partners with reach into families and communities that national child health research has too often overlooked.
The Same Sky evidence base — seven years of polling, the JAMA Health Forum national voter study, and the Same Sky gap analysis — is available to Congressional offices, federal agencies, and state policymakers.
We offer briefings on request, embargoed access to upcoming research, and custom analysis for specific policy questions. The Same Sky Index will provide annual, publicly accessible tracking of federal action on all five issue areas.
Same Sky is housed within a research center at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. We welcome collaborations on original research, co-investigator relationships on grant applications, and clinical data partnerships.
Polling data and methodology are available to qualified researchers. Embargoed access to upcoming results is available on request. Contact us to discuss data sharing agreements.
Every study was conducted by our team — first at Vanderbilt, now at the Emory Center for Child Health Policy.
Nationally representative survey of 2,014 registered voters on support for 11 child health policies. Found majority support for all tested policies. Voter support varies substantially by gender and party. Explore the data →
1,002 Georgia parents surveyed October-November 2025 on food security, mental health, vaccine safety, technology use, and water safety. Gun violence and mental health named as top concerns. 86% support free school meals for all children.
Nationally representative survey of U.S. parents, designed to center parent voices across geography, income, race, and community type. Results will anchor the first Same Sky national report, Summer 2026.
A repeatable annual scorecard combining survey data, clinical records, and economic indicators across all five issue areas. Disaggregated by geography, income, race, and community type. Does not reset between administrations. Learn more →
Whether you are a funder, an organizational partner, a policymaker, or a researcher — we want to hear from you. Same Sky is actively growing its network ahead of the first national report, Summer 2026.
Same Sky is housed at the Emory Center for Child Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
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