In The News: Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy
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Also happening today, this is a great event in honor of Children's Day Nevada, the 8th annual Step Up For Kids event at the Springs Preserve.
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It is a great event. We are packed here at the Springs Preserve. We have some trapeze artists doing their death defying acts high above a cushion.
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An annual health survey in Nevada kindergarteners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance.
An annual health survey of Nevada kindergarteners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance.
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Increases in Medicaid enrollment have led to a big jump in the number of Nevada kindergartners covered by health insurance, according to an annual health survey conducted by researchers at UNLV.
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An annual health survey of Nevada kindergartners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance.
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Although Nevada often lags behind other states in health care statistics, there is reason to cheer, based on the results of a new survey.
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An annual health survey of Nevada kindergartners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance, a change that researchers attribute to more use of Medicaid benefits.
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Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas say nearly one-third of the state's kindergarteners are overweight or obese.
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Nearly a third of Nevada children are considered obese by the time they enter kindergarten, according to a recent UNLV report.