Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban Children
Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Race and Place: Urban-Rural Differences in Health for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. Provides data for the years 1991-1995.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
Date: 03/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. Provides data for the years 1991-1995.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
Date: 03/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Rural Child Well-Being Dashboards
Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Rural Maternal Health County Data Repository
An interactive county-level maternal health data repository that provides information on hospital obstetric (OB) services availability, population characteristics, maternal health provider workforce supply, and maternal health and birth outcomes. Includes county, state, and national maternal health data comparisons as well as a county-level map showing if and when OB services have been lost.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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An interactive county-level maternal health data repository that provides information on hospital obstetric (OB) services availability, population characteristics, maternal health provider workforce supply, and maternal health and birth outcomes. Includes county, state, and national maternal health data comparisons as well as a county-level map showing if and when OB services have been lost.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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Illinois Birth Statistics
Provides statistics on births in Illinois. Includes some county-level statistics, birth characteristics, teen births, and other breakdowns of demographic characteristics.
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Provides statistics on births in Illinois. Includes some county-level statistics, birth characteristics, teen births, and other breakdowns of demographic characteristics.
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Illinois Infant Mortality Statistics
Provides a county-level map of infant mortality in Illinois through 2019. Includes some county-level statistics, such as age and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Provides a county-level map of infant mortality in Illinois through 2019. Includes some county-level statistics, such as age and sex.
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Pediatric Considerations in Disasters for Resource-Constrained and Rural Settings
A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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Financial Hardship And Children's Mental Health
Examines the mental health risks associated with children experiencing financial hardship and poverty. Provides county-level rates of poverty in Wisconsin and rural and urban percentage of Wisconsin children utilizing Medicaid. Offers family, community, and policy solutions for childhood financial stress.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Examines the mental health risks associated with children experiencing financial hardship and poverty. Provides county-level rates of poverty in Wisconsin and rural and urban percentage of Wisconsin children utilizing Medicaid. Offers family, community, and policy solutions for childhood financial stress.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Indiana Youth Institute 2026 County Dashboard
An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by topics such as youth in foster care, access to exercise, mental health provider supply ratios, food insecurity, youth employment, graduation rates, early education, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by topics such as youth in foster care, access to exercise, mental health provider supply ratios, food insecurity, youth employment, graduation rates, early education, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Provides results and administration information for the Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides self-reported data on health behaviors, substance use, exposure to violence, adverse childhood events, nutrition and other experiences of middle and high school students in Nevada. Provides regional, county, and rural-urban data breakdowns for select topics.
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health
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Provides results and administration information for the Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides self-reported data on health behaviors, substance use, exposure to violence, adverse childhood events, nutrition and other experiences of middle and high school students in Nevada. Provides regional, county, and rural-urban data breakdowns for select topics.
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health
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