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Resources by Topic: Children and youth

Rural Youth Fight for Tobacco-Free Communities
Highlights teen-led programs to prevent tobacco use in rural Kentucky, Vermont, and Montana. Discusses the impact youth can have on local and state policy related to tobacco, and well as the effectiveness youth have in reaching their peers on this issue.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 11/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Immune Development and Environment: Lessons from Amish and Hutterite Children
Examines protection from asthma and allergies for children growing up with traditional farming practices by reviewing studies on Amish and Hutterite children.
Author(s): Carole Ober, Anne I. Sperling, Erika von Mutius, Donata Vercelli
Citation: Current Opinion in Immunology, 48, 51-60
Date: 10/2017
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School Breakfast Program Participation and Rural Adolescents' Purchasing Behaviors in Food Stores and Restaurants
Examines whether buying food before or after school at nearby stores or fast-food restaurants was related to adolescents' overall diet and participation in school breakfast programs. Features statistics using data from 404 students from 8 rural Minnesota schools during the 2014-2015 school year.
Author(s): Caitlin Eicher Caspi, Qi Wang, Amy Shanafelt, et al.
Citation: Journal of School Health, 87(10), 723-731
Date: 10/2017
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Cardiovascular Disease in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Unique Risk Factors and Areas of Scholarly Need
Summarizes the available research from a population-based study on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth under the age of 21 years. Includes a discussion on the risk factors associated with environmental exposures, diet, physical activity, and early onset of obesity found in adult American Indians in rural and urban areas of Oklahoma, Arizona, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Author(s): Jason F. Deen, Alexandra K. Adams, Amanda Fretts, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(10)
Date: 10/2017
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PROSPER Delivery of Universal Preventive Interventions with Young Adolescents: Long-term Effects on Emerging Adult Substance Misuse and Associated Risk Behaviors
Presents a study on the long term effects of substance abuse in young adults and the effectiveness of PROSPER prevention interventions for young adolescents. Features participants from 28 rural communities in Pennsylvania and Iowa.
Author(s): Richard Spoth, Cleve Redmond, Chungyeol Shin, et al.
Citation: Psychological Medicine, 47(3), 2246-2259
Date: 10/2017
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Direct Effects of the Home, School, and Consumer Food Environments on the Association Between Food Purchasing Patterns and Dietary Intake among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017
Analyzes the effects of food shopping habits and food environments in the home, school, and consumer settings on dietary intake among rural adolescents living in Kentucky and North Carolina. Discusses habit and environment as potential influences on rural-urban adolescent obesity disparities.
Author(s): Alison Gustafson, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Jordan McDonald, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1255
Date: 10/2017
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Mental Health Best Practices with Kari Oyen
Kari Oyen, professor of School Psychology at the University of South Dakota, discusses mental health issues including suicidal behavior in rural America, the role played by school psychologists, and prevention services based on risk factors including single-parent homes, poverty, and poor attendance at school.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Rural Affairs, National Rural Education Association
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Disparities in Preventive Dental Care Among Children in Georgia
Examines access to preventive dental care between low-income children eligible for public dental insurance compared to children with private dental insurance and/or a high family income in Georgia. Assesses the effects of policies toward increasing access to dental care for low-income children. Includes a map illustrating the percent of children with financial access to preventive dental care for each county.
Author(s): Shanshan Cao, Monica Gentili, Paul M. Griffin, Susan O. Griffin, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 10/2017
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Related Child Poverty by Family Type and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2016
Bar chart showing metropolitan and nonmetro related child poverty rates for married couples, male-headed households without a spouse, and female-headed households without a spouse. Related children are children under 18 years of age related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Child Poverty by Race/Ethnicity and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2016
Bar chart comparing metropolitan and nonmetro child poverty levels for White, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic populations.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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