Economic Stability of Children, a Key Social Determinant of Health, in the United States: Differences by Rurality

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Presents a study exploring economic security as a social determinant of health for rural children. Compares rates of economic security for rural and urban children by three different measures: housing instability, food insecurity, and income inadequacy.

Elizabeth Crouch, Emma Boswell, Cassie Odahowski, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 42(2), e70164

05/2026

Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Housing and homelessness · Income · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data