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Coverage of our polling and research — from Tennessee, Georgia, and nationally. Seven years of findings, consistently covered across outlets and across party lines.

An initiative of the Emory Center for Child Health Policy  ·  Department of Health Policy and Management  ·  Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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USA Today August 2025
National
Americans largely don't trust the federal government on health — poll

Our national polling on public trust in federal health institutions, cited amid the debate over HHS leadership and the direction of public health policy.

Medical Xpress August 2025
National
Poll: Americans largely don't trust the federal government on health

Coverage of our Rollins-Gallup national survey findings on eroding public confidence in federal health institutions — a finding that held across party lines.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 2025
National
Emory study asked Americans about U.S. health care. Here's what they said.

Coverage of the Rollins-Gallup Public Health Priorities Survey of 2,121 U.S. adults on affordability, access, and what Americans want from the health system in 2025.

STAT News August 2020
National
The lack of a national policy agenda for children during Covid-19 — and beyond — causes grave harm

An early articulation of the case for Same Sky: why the absence of a coherent national agenda for children made COVID-19's harm to families worse and more unequal.

Georgia Public Broadcasting January 2026
Georgia
Survey of Georgia parents shows support for school cellphone bans for mental health, well-being

GPB coverage of our Georgia Child Health Poll finding strong parental support for cellphone restrictions in schools as a mental health measure.

Healthbeat Atlanta January 2026
Georgia
Most Georgia parents want cellphone bans expanded to high schools, Emory survey finds

Coverage of poll findings showing majority support among Georgia parents for extending cellphone restrictions to high school students, driven by mental health concerns.

Atlanta News First December 2025
Georgia
Georgia parents continue to support childhood vaccines despite changing federal guidelines

Our Georgia Child Health Poll shows sustained parental confidence in childhood vaccination, even as federal vaccine guidance has shifted under the current administration.

Times Free Press December 2025
Georgia
Georgia parents show strong confidence in childhood vaccines

Coverage of our Georgia Child Health Poll on parental vaccine confidence, with findings across demographics showing consistent support for the childhood vaccine schedule.

95.5 WSB Radio 2025
Georgia
Statewide poll from Emory finds gun violence is biggest concern for parents

WSB coverage of our Georgia Child Health Poll finding gun violence tops parental concerns — ahead of mental health, food insecurity, and healthcare access.

11Alive (WXIA Atlanta) 2025
Georgia
New poll shows Georgia parents still trust vaccines

Broadcast coverage of Georgia Child Health Poll findings on sustained parental trust in the childhood vaccine schedule despite a shifting federal landscape.

Axios Nashville February 2024
Tennessee
Poll: Gun violence is a top concern for Tennessee parents

Coverage of our Tennessee Child Health Poll finding gun violence among the leading concerns of parents — with strong nonpartisan support for child firearm safe storage laws.

WGNS Radio 2023
Tennessee
Nearly half of Tennessee kids spend more than 2 hours per day on noneducational screen time

Radio coverage of our Tennessee Child Health Poll findings on children's screen time and parental concern about noneducational media use.

Tennessee Lookout 2022
Tennessee
Vanderbilt policy center finds food insecurity persists in Tennessee's children

Coverage of our Tennessee Child Health Poll showing persistent food insecurity among children, year after year, with families reporting difficulty affording consistent meals.

The Tennessean March 2023
Tennessee
Over 40% of Tennessee parents report food insecurity amid high prices

The Tennessean's coverage of our annual poll: four in ten Tennessee parents reported food insecurity, with inflation driving families to cut meals and go without themselves.

The Tennessean December 2023
Opinion
Child hunger: Tennessee should provide free lunches for school children

Op-ed drawing on our polling data showing overwhelming parent support for universal free school meals — and the moral case for acting on what the data show.