Rural Health
News by Topic: Schools
Oct 23, 2024 - The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking comments on proposed revisions to the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). NSCH is designed to collect data on the physical and emotional health of children age 18 and younger, including information related to access to healthcare, family interactions, and school and after-school experiences, among other things. Comments are due by December 23, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Oct 22, 2024 - Profiles Montevideo Medical Academy, a medical training program creating a pipeline for rural Minnesota high school students toward healthcare professions. Describes how the program was started and successes early in the program.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Oct 16, 2024 - Reports on the challenges for schools with identifying and supporting children experiencing homelessness in rural Nebraska and efforts to overcome those challenges. Describes the mix of policy and community-based organization supports to ensure rural children have transportation, food, clothes, and more.
Source: Nebraska Public Media
Sep 26, 2024 - Describes efforts by the Kansas Department of Education to source local food for school meals in rural western Kansas. Discusses how the predominance of commodity crops has led to a lack of options for purchasing local fruits and vegetables. Highlights barriers faced by specialty crop growers and notes the health and economic benefits of more diversified local food systems.
Source: High Plains Public Radio
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
Aug 30, 2024 - Describes the creation of a student-run grocery store in rural Cody, Nebraska, which has now been open for over a decade. Discusses recent rural grocery store closures across Nebraska, and the wide-ranging impacts on rural communities.
Source: Flatwater Free Press