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Nye County, UNR praise SB 118 funding; UNR reports nearly 12,000 students responded to YRBS
Summary
Nye County Health Officer and UNR School of Public Health urged continued support for SB 118 funding and highlighted a $440,000 Youth Risk Behavior Survey contract and 2025 YRBS results, saying nearly 12,000 students responded and 95% of schools participated.
Dr. Daniel Griffith, Nye County health officer, and Megan Camosse of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health used the State of Nevada Board of Examiners’ public comment period to thank state leaders for recent public-health funding and to describe the scope of an education‑health data contract before the board.
"I want to thank you all for your continued support of SB 118 funding," Dr. Griffith said, telling the board that the resources are strengthening local capacity, expanding preventive services and helping align county work with Nevada’s foundational public health service framework.
Megan Camosse, speaking on behalf of the UNR School of Public Health about agenda item 8 (contract 33), said the contract includes $440,000 for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which she said will enable statewide middle- and high-school surveying and inclusion of tribal and rural schools in the next cycle. "We had nearly 12,000 students respond and 95% of the schools participated," she said, adding that the UNR team is analyzing results and responding to partner requests.
The comments tied public gratitude to a set of contracts on the board’s agenda. Camosse specifically thanked the governor and the 2025 Nevada Legislature for passage of the bill referenced in the transcript as "Assembly Bill 3 31," which she said supported the survey funding. The board subsequently approved a batch of contracts under agenda item 8 that, according to the meeting materials, includes contract 33.
Why this matters: YRBS data are widely used by state and local agencies, community organizations and schools to guide prevention and policy decisions affecting youth mental and physical health. Public-health officials and UNR emphasized the data’s role in program planning, particularly for rural and tribal schools.
The Board approved the relevant contracts later in the meeting during item 8 (the board recorded approval of 56 contracts as a group). The meeting adjourned after the board completed its agenda.
