Reports & Publications

Child Welfare and Child Safety

Annual Report of Child Deaths in Nevada:

Annual Report of Child Deaths in Clark County:

Preventing Childhood Injuries to Keep Your Child Safe, February 2020 - Resource Guide

Performance Audit of Nevada's Child Welfare System, October 2008 - Full Report

Study of Health, Safety, Welfare and Civil and Other Rights of Children in Government and Private Facilities in Nevada, December 2006 - Full Report

Children’s Mental Health

Clark County Children's Mental Health Consortium - 2025 Status Report

Knight, M.A., Haboush-Deloye, A., Goldberg, P., & Grob, K. (2019). Strategies & Tools to Embrace Prevention with Upstream Programs: A Novel Pilot Program for Enhancing Social and Emotional Protective Factors in Middle School Students. Children & Schools. 41(4), 213-220. - ABSTRACT

School-Based Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide

Strategies and Tools to Embrace Prevention w/ Upstream Programs (STEP UP): A Comprehensive Evaluation Report - FULL REPORT available by request

COVID-19 Impact on Children’s Mental Health NVPeds White Paper Series, Issue 2, September 2021 - FULL REPORT

Mental Health Services for Incarcerated Youth in Nevada, December 2003 - FULL REPORT

Community Health

SNHD - Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

Haboush-Deloye, A. L., Knight, M. A., Bungum, N., & Spendlove, S. (2023). Healthy Foods in Convenience Stores: Benefits, Barriers, and Best Practices. Health Promotion Practice, 24(1_suppl), 108S-111S.
Knight, M.A., Spendlove, S., & Haboush-Deloye, A. (April 2021). City of Henderson Convenience Stores: Accessing & Providing Healthy Foods. Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy. University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Knight, M.A., Spendlove, S., & Haboush-Deloye, A. (September 2020). Infant Feeding Survey, 2020 Report. Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy. University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Knight, M.A., Spendlove, S., Kotte, N., & Haboush-Deloye, A. (April 2020). Multi-unit Housing Property Survey Report. Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy. University of Nevada Las Vegas.

SNHD Partnerships to Improve Community Health

Knight, M.A., Haboush-Deloye, A., & Phebus, T. (2017). Partnerships to Improve Community Health: NICRP Summary of Project Reports. Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

SNHD 2024-2025 Community Health Needs Assessment

Photo Book - Youth Photo Voice: An Assessment of the Community Through the Eyes of Adolescence.
2025 Community Status Assessment Survey
2024 Southern Nevada Community Partner Assessment
2024 Clark County Voices: A Part of the Southern Nevada Health Department Community Context Assessment

Safe Injection Materials Evaluation Executive Summary, August 2010 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Voices of the Opioid Epidemic Perspectives of Those with Lived Experience in Nevada, April 2022 - FULL REPORT

Maternal Health and Early Childhood

Nevada Prenatal Care Gap Assessment – FULL REPORT

Nevada Early Childhood Obesity Prevention State Plan 2021-2026 – FULL PLAN

Do Nevadans Prioritize Early Childhood Education? An Opinion Poll on Early Childhood Education in the State of Nevada, July 2015 – Full Report

Prioritizing Early Childhood Education: Comparing Nevadan’s Opinions on Early Childhood Education in the State of Nevada from 2015 to 2019 – Full Report

Silver State Stars: Quality Rating Improvement System Project – Full Report

Health Status of Children Entering Kindergarten Survey:

2023-2024: KHS Dashboard: Year 16
2022-2023: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2021-2022: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2020-2021: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2019-2020: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2018-2019: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2017-2018: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2016-2017: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2015-2016: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2014-2015: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2013-2014: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2012-2013: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2011-2012: FULL REPORT INCLUDING SUMMARY
2010-2011: FULL REPORT | SUMMARY
2009-2010: FULL REPORT | SUMMARY
2008-2009: FULL REPORT
Haboush, A., Phebus, T., Hensley, S., Teramoto, M., & Tanata, D. (2014). The Impacts of Health Insurance Coverage on Access to Healthcare in Children Entering Kindergarten. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1420-9
Haboush, A., Phebus, T., Ashby, D., Zaikina-Montgomery, H., & Kindig, K. (2011). Still unhealthy 2009: Building community research to identify risk factors and health outcomes in childhood obesity. Journal Of Community Health: The Publication For Health Promotion And Disease Prevention, 36(1), 111-120. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9288-8

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention:

Osterholt, A., López, E., Marquez, E. (2020) Lifestages of Lead Poisoning. Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Las Vegas, NV
Raack, L., López, E., Marquez, E. (2020). Hobbies with Lead Factsheet: Hunting and Fishing. Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Las Vegas, NV.
Marquez, E., López, E., Osterholt, A., Campos-Garcia, B. (2020). Lead in Our Homes Factsheet: A Look at Housing Equity and Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Nevada. Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Las Vegas, NV.
2020 Blood Lead Testing & Response - PLAN
2018 Blood Lead Testing & Response - PLAN
2008-2009: ANNUAL REPORT
2007-2008: ANNUAL REPORT
2007 Lead Poisoning: ELIMINATION PLAN
2006: INTERIM REPORT
Marquez, E., Hoffman, M., Lopez, E., & Haboush-Deloye, A. (2022). A Multistage Public Health Response to Pediatric Lead Exposure: A Case Study on Lead Tainted Turmeric in an Immigrant Family. Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 6, 251. DOI: 10.29011/2577-2228.100251
Haboush-Deloye, A., Marquez, E., Marshall, M., & Gerstenberger, S. (2018) Evaluation of the Blood Lead Screening Component of the Southern Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 25, S37–S43. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.000000000000088
Haboush-Deloye, A., Marquez, E., & Gerstenberger, S. (2017) Childhood Lead Screening Compliance among Clark County, Nevada Physicians. Journal of Community Health, 42(4),779-784. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-017-0317-8.

Teen Pregnancy

Southern Nevada Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Annual Evaluation:

Access to Reproductive Health Services Among Low SES Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Clark County, Nevada: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment. August 2007- FULL REPORT

Guide to a Successful Pregnancy: A Resource Manual for Pregnant and Parenting Young Women in Clark County. June 2007. ENGLISH | SPANISH

Policy and Advocacy

See Policy for more information regarding Legislative Briefing Books, Children’s Bill Tracking, Public Health Bill Tracking, and NICRP Policy Briefs.