Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy

03/08/2026

Women are leading discoveries that protect communities!

This International Women’s Day, we highlight pioneering environmental health research from Dr. Theo Colborn’s groundbreaking work to Laurencia Bonsu’s research on heavy metal exposure in Ghana.

Together, we can create healthier communities! 💜

03/05/2026

Lead exposure is preventable! Check out our newly updated “Preventing Lead Exposure” page for tips on how to:

🧹 Keep your home clean
🍎 Make healthy food choices
🤰🏽 Prevent exposure during pregnancy and breastfeeding
🧼 Maintain good personal care

Everything you need to know under the “About Lead” section on our website!

03/03/2026

02/27/2026

👏 Huge shoutout to the Southern Nevada Health District for an incredible presentation at the UNLV Health Sciences Research Symposium on their efforts to tackle substance use at the local level!

From prevention and education to data-driven strategies and community collaboration, they’re putting in the work to create healthier, safer neighborhoods across Southern Nevada. 💙

We’re proud to partner with SNHD and to support the impactful work of the Southern Nevada Opioid Advisory Council. Together, we’re turning collaboration into action and action into real change. ✨️

02/26/2026

Lead exposure can affect people of all ages, so understanding how lead impacts the body is an important step toward prevention and protection.

❤️‍🩹 Visit our newly updated “Health Effects” page to learn about:
- How lead affects the body
- Health effects at different life stages (children, adults, pregnancy)
- How you can protect against exposure

Find it under the “About Lead” section on our website!

02/24/2026

Join us in congratulating our wonderful Program Manager, Sam, on passing her PhD competency exams! 🎉👏 These exams bring her one step closer to completing her doctoral program. Sam recently celebrated this well-deserved achievement with some ice cream 😋🍨

Next month, Sam will take on another major milestone in her doctoral journey: presenting and defending her official research proposal, which lays out the studies she’ll conduct for her PhD.

Sam’s dissertation, “Characterizing Heavy Metal Exposure in the Philippines through a One Health Lens,” connects her to her culture 🇵🇭 and reminds us that our health and environment are deeply connected 🌿

We are so proud of her and so excited to see her continue making an impact in the field of public health 🌎✨

02/22/2026

Pre-K enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is now open! CCSD is proud to offer over 14,000 Pre-K seats across 600 Early Childhood programs.

To be eligible, students must: be at least three years old before August 1, 2026, cannot be eligible for Kindergarten enrollment, and parent/guardian must transport the students to and from school.

For more information, visit https://weareccsd.net/4kGXdKc

02/19/2026

Lead can be found in places where children live, play, and grow. Our newly updated “Sources of Lead Exposure” page covers potential sources of lead, including:

🖌️ Lead-based paint and household dust
🌱 Soil
🚰 Drinking water
🧸 Consumer products
🍴 Food, spices, and imported items
💊 Traditional medicines, cosmetics, and cultural powders
⛑️ Work and hobbies
✈️ Air and industrial sources

Visit the “About Lead” section on our website to learn more!

02/18/2026

🎉Meet Our Spring Intern!🎉

We’re excited to introduce Bruno Bevilacqua, who joins us this spring as one of our talented interns! Bruno will be graduating in May with his Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics!🎓

Bruno is contributing as a Prevent Child Abuse Nevada Intern by researching and analyzing the most current national and local data to support updates to staff trainings and presentation materials.💙

He is deeply committed to making public health his lifelong profession, working to improve the lives of others, especially Nevadans.💪🏼

Please help us welcome Bruno, we’re thrilled to have him with us this semester!🙌🏼

02/18/2026

Happy Black History Month!

Kendra Gipson, the Network Lead for the housed under NICRP, shares about what Black History Month means to her ♥️

She also shared a trivia question!
❓Who was the first Black Woman to be elected to US Congress?
⭐️Drop your guess in the comments and come back for the answer!