Did you know tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among children in the U.S.? It afflicts nearly one in four Americans ages 3 to 5 and is preventable. The prevalence of tooth decay increases from 21 percent among…
Follow KDHRC's new one-pager series on youth vaping Vaping seems ubiquitous among youth. In KDHRC’s one-pager series Vaping Attitudes Youth Perspectives Survey, or VAYPS, we use a robust proprietary data set to explore associations between youth vaping usage and various…
Want to stay updated on the latest and greatest public health news? Or have you ever wanted to know why ice hockey fans throw objects on the ice? KDHRC has got you covered! KDHRC is excited to announce the reinvigoration…
On May 03, 2023, KDHRC co-hosted a day-long meeting in Atlanta, Georgia with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Oral Health. The goal of the meeting was to…
Research has consistently shown that female adolescents have experienced worse pandemic related stress than males. While a multitude of social, biological, and behavioral factors help explain gender differences in pandemic related mental wellness, we wondered whether parents’ interpretations of their…
In March and April of 2020, KDHRC successfully conducted 28 virtual focus groupswith adults across the U.S. to gather qualitative input for a national preventioncampaign, Every Try Counts (ETC). The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic escalatedquickly and prompted many rapid changes to…
On November 19, 2019 KDHRC launched AVOID -- our anti-vaping prevention program for middle and high school students. We are proud to offer a science-based prevention program for schools and communities to teach middle and high school age youth about the risks…