Rural-Urban Trends in Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions from 2016-2019
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Description
Examines trends in pediatric emergency department visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), including gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, asthma, and diabetes, and discusses the role of primary care access in reducing ACSC-related hospitalizations. Provides data breakdowns by level of rurality and year, race and ethnicity, and health condition using 2016-2019 State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) data.
Author(s)
Marvellous Akinlotan, Nima Khodakarami, Alva O. Ferdinand
Date
04/2026
Organization
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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· Children and youth
· Chronic respiratory conditions
· Diabetes
· Emergency department and urgent care services
· Health conditions
· Health disparities
· Policy
· Primary care
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data