Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems
Examines the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in rural and urban children, as well as variation in treatment rates and psychotropic medication prescriptions. Addresses the effect of insurance type and income on mental health service use.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Children Experience Different Rates of Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Samantha J. Neuwirth, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in rural and urban children, as well as variation in treatment rates and psychotropic medication prescriptions. Addresses the effect of insurance type and income on mental health service use.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Children Experience Different Rates of Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Samantha J. Neuwirth, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Variation in Access to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Vending Machines Across Rural, Town and Urban High Schools
Describes variations in high school students' access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location, and offers an approach to analyze school vending machine foods. Includes rural versus urban data by vending machine beverage options and front advertisement.
Author(s): A. M. Adachi-Mejia, M. R. Longacre, M. Skatrud-Mickelson, et al.
Citation: Public Health, 127(5), 485-491
Date: 05/2013
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Describes variations in high school students' access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location, and offers an approach to analyze school vending machine foods. Includes rural versus urban data by vending machine beverage options and front advertisement.
Author(s): A. M. Adachi-Mejia, M. R. Longacre, M. Skatrud-Mickelson, et al.
Citation: Public Health, 127(5), 485-491
Date: 05/2013
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Longitudinal Effects of Universal Preventive Intervention on Prescription Drug Misuse: Three Randomized Controlled Trials With Late Adolescents and Young Adults
Examines the results of 3 randomized controlled trials evaluating prescription drug misuse preventive interventions implemented in middle schools located in rural Pennsylvania and Iowa. The 3 studies included the Iowa Strengthening Families Program (ISFP), a revised ISFP - Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10–14 including school-based Life Skills training (SFP 10–14 + LST), and a Strengthening Families Program with school-based interventions (SFP 10–14). Discusses the benefits for public health impact by reducing prescription drug misuse among adolescents and young adults.
Author(s): Richard Spoth, Linda Trudeau, Chungyeol Shin, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health,103(4), 665-672.
Date: 04/2013
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Examines the results of 3 randomized controlled trials evaluating prescription drug misuse preventive interventions implemented in middle schools located in rural Pennsylvania and Iowa. The 3 studies included the Iowa Strengthening Families Program (ISFP), a revised ISFP - Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10–14 including school-based Life Skills training (SFP 10–14 + LST), and a Strengthening Families Program with school-based interventions (SFP 10–14). Discusses the benefits for public health impact by reducing prescription drug misuse among adolescents and young adults.
Author(s): Richard Spoth, Linda Trudeau, Chungyeol Shin, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health,103(4), 665-672.
Date: 04/2013
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The Community-Based Healthy-Lifestyle Intervention for Rural Preschools (CHIRP) Study: Design and Methods
Explores the design and methods for Community-based Healthy-lifestyle Interventions for Rural Preschools (CHIRP), a study in rural Florida. CHIRP assesses the effects of a behavioral family weight management intervention for overweight young children and their parents. Table 2 lists the CHIRP study schedule of behavioral family intervention session topics.
Author(s): David M. Janicke, Crystal S. Lim, Anne E. Mathews, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 34(2), 187-195
Date: 03/2013
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Explores the design and methods for Community-based Healthy-lifestyle Interventions for Rural Preschools (CHIRP), a study in rural Florida. CHIRP assesses the effects of a behavioral family weight management intervention for overweight young children and their parents. Table 2 lists the CHIRP study schedule of behavioral family intervention session topics.
Author(s): David M. Janicke, Crystal S. Lim, Anne E. Mathews, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 34(2), 187-195
Date: 03/2013
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Adapting School-Based Substance Use Prevention Curriculum Through Cultural Grounding: A Review and Exemplar of Adaptation Processes for Rural Schools
Describes the process that program designers used to adapt the urban evidence-based keepin' it REAL substance use prevention curriculum for use in rural schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Author(s): Margaret Colby, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Community Psychology, 51(1-2), 190-205
Date: 03/2013
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Describes the process that program designers used to adapt the urban evidence-based keepin' it REAL substance use prevention curriculum for use in rural schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Author(s): Margaret Colby, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Community Psychology, 51(1-2), 190-205
Date: 03/2013
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Breastfeeding Patterns in the Rural Community of Hilo, Hawai'i: An Exploration of Existing Data Sets
Describes breastfeeding patterns of women living in rural Hilo, Hawaii. Utilizes data from several national, state, and local sources to identify and describe breastfeeding patterns of women in the community and compared with breastfeeding data from Hawaii's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Compares data to published reports available at the county, state, and national level.
Author(s): Jeanie L. Flood
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 72(3), 81-86
Date: 03/2013
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Describes breastfeeding patterns of women living in rural Hilo, Hawaii. Utilizes data from several national, state, and local sources to identify and describe breastfeeding patterns of women in the community and compared with breastfeeding data from Hawaii's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Compares data to published reports available at the county, state, and national level.
Author(s): Jeanie L. Flood
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 72(3), 81-86
Date: 03/2013
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Association of the Built Environment with Physical Activity and Adiposity in Rural and Urban Youth
Examines if differences exist for body mass index (BMI) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between rural and urban youth. Determines if perceived and objective measures of environmental supports for physical activity have a difference in correlation with BMI and MVPA in rural and urban youth. Includes environmental characteristic data by BMI and MVPA.
Author(s): Justine B. Moore, Jason Brinkley, Thomas W. Crawford, Kelly R. Evenson, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 56(2), 145-148
Date: 02/2013
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Examines if differences exist for body mass index (BMI) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between rural and urban youth. Determines if perceived and objective measures of environmental supports for physical activity have a difference in correlation with BMI and MVPA in rural and urban youth. Includes environmental characteristic data by BMI and MVPA.
Author(s): Justine B. Moore, Jason Brinkley, Thomas W. Crawford, Kelly R. Evenson, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 56(2), 145-148
Date: 02/2013
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Trends and Correlates of Child Passenger Restraint Use in 6 Northwest Tribes: The Native Children Always Ride Safe (Native CARS) Project
Examines the use of proper child restraints in vehicles and the additional risk factors present with improper restraint in tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, including statistics that compare results from 2003 and 2009. Focuses on a community-based program among tribes to increase child safety.
Author(s): Jodi A. Lapidus, Nicole Holdaway Smith, Tam Lutz, Beth E. Ebel
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 103(2), 355-361
Date: 02/2013
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Examines the use of proper child restraints in vehicles and the additional risk factors present with improper restraint in tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, including statistics that compare results from 2003 and 2009. Focuses on a community-based program among tribes to increase child safety.
Author(s): Jodi A. Lapidus, Nicole Holdaway Smith, Tam Lutz, Beth E. Ebel
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 103(2), 355-361
Date: 02/2013
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Effect of a Paraprofessional Home-Visiting Intervention on American Indian Teen Mothers' and Infants' Behavioral Risks: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting pregnancy and early childhood intervention on teen mothers' parenting outcomes and children's emotional and behavioral functioning within four southwestern tribal communities.
Author(s): A Barlow, B Mullany, N Neault, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(1), 83-93
Date: 01/2013
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Examines the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting pregnancy and early childhood intervention on teen mothers' parenting outcomes and children's emotional and behavioral functioning within four southwestern tribal communities.
Author(s): A Barlow, B Mullany, N Neault, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(1), 83-93
Date: 01/2013
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Community Outreach and Engagement to Prepare for Household Recruitment of National Children's Study Participants in a Rural Setting
Discusses the participant recruitment process used in a rural, 4-county Northern Plains area for a longitudinal national children's health study. Identifies successful strategies used in both rural and tribal communities to engage women to participate in the study.
Author(s): Nancy L. Fahrenwald, Betty Wey, Ann Martin, Bonny L. Specker
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 61-68
Date: 01/2013
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Discusses the participant recruitment process used in a rural, 4-county Northern Plains area for a longitudinal national children's health study. Identifies successful strategies used in both rural and tribal communities to engage women to participate in the study.
Author(s): Nancy L. Fahrenwald, Betty Wey, Ann Martin, Bonny L. Specker
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 61-68
Date: 01/2013
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