Rural Health
News by Topic: Children and youth
Sep 17, 2024 - Describes the creation of school-based health center in Dufur, Oregon. Services are provided two days a week by a visiting physician assistant from a new, on-campus building. Notes the recent growth of the school-based health center model across Oregon, and discusses impacts on students, parents, and staff.
Source: Columbia Gorge News
Sep 14, 2024 - Highlights recent research by the Center for Rural Policy and Development in Minnesota regarding mental health for youth. Discusses access to mental healthcare and drivers of poor mental health for youth including social media.
Source: MPR News
Sep 10, 2024 - Presents overview of Genomic Answers for Kids, a research program that offers free access to genetic testing for children in rural Kansas. Describes how the program partners with rural physicians to identify eligible participants. Highlights the impacts of receiving a diagnosis for children and families, but notes that the process can take years and a diagnosis is not guaranteed.
Source: KCUR
CDC: Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register
Sep 3, 2024 - The Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACD, CDC) will hold a hybrid public meeting on October 22, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items will include an update on CDC priorities from the CDC Director, discussions on strategic science and impact, artificial intelligence, childhood immunization coverage and efforts to address lagging rates, global updates, and updates from the ACD Data and Surveillance Workgroup and the Communications and Public Engagement Workgroup. Information on how to join the meeting virtually will be posted on the ACD website prior to the meeting.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 3, 2024 - Outlines a new coalition of public universities working together to develop resources to prevent substance use and support behavioral health among rural youth. Notes that rural youth display similar rates of behavioral health issues as urban youth, but may have less access to prevention and support services.
Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Aug 23, 2024 - Describes the establishment of the National Rural Adolescent and Child Health (NRACH) ECHO Training Center in 2022. Notes that, due to a shortage of rural psychologists, rural children often seek care from primary care doctors for mental health issues. Highlights services offered by the NRACH ECHO Training Center, including virtual medical education for rural primary care doctors on a variety of mental health issues and treatment approaches.
Source: National Rural Health Association
Aug 21, 2024 - Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) making regulatory changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) to support and stabilize the Head Start workforce and improve the quality of services Head Start programs. Among other things, changes aim to support and stabilize the Head Start workforce through new requirements for staff wages, benefits, and wellness supports; strengthen mental health services for children, families, and staff by integrating mental health into all aspects of program service delivery; and improve the quality of services provided to children and
families across a variety of other service areas. This rule is effective August 21, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 13, 2024 - Discusses home visitation services as a solution to lack of transportation as a barrier to healthcare, highlighting a program in rural Illinois working with families with children from birth to 5 years old. Home visitation services also offers privacy, particularly for both emergency and non-emergency mental healthcare.
Source: WCBU
Aug 13, 2024 - Highlights an ECHO program focused on childhood obesity in rural Oklahoma. Notes that access to specialists is limited in rural areas.
Source: Oklahoma State University
Aug 8, 2024 - Highlights a program aiming to improve maternal and infant mortality for Indigenous communities. The program helps Indigenous women develop and implement community projects with cultural and midwifery practices in mind. Discusses the health disparities for women and infants across the U.S. and Canada.
Source: Native News Online