Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Arizona Child Fatality Review Program: Thirty-Second Annual Report
Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Adapting Family-Based Treatment for Primary Care (FBT-PC) for Treating Child and Adolescent Restrictive Eating Disorders in Rural Settings: A Case Series
Explores the adaptation of Family-Based Treatment for Primary Care (FBT-PC), an intervention focused on eating disorder treatment for adolescents, for rural settings. Describes FBT-PC implementation and case histories of 6 patients treated at primary care clinics in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Author(s): Jocelyn Lebow, Ivana Croghan, Jennifer St. Sauver, et al.
Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 275
Date: 11/2025
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Explores the adaptation of Family-Based Treatment for Primary Care (FBT-PC), an intervention focused on eating disorder treatment for adolescents, for rural settings. Describes FBT-PC implementation and case histories of 6 patients treated at primary care clinics in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Author(s): Jocelyn Lebow, Ivana Croghan, Jennifer St. Sauver, et al.
Citation: Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 275
Date: 11/2025
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Tennessee Birth Defects Data Report 2018-2022
Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2018-2022. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2018-2022. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Local Availability of Neonatal Intensive Care at Rural Hospitals with Childbirth Services
Discusses hospital and county characteristics for 89 rural hospitals offering childbirth services in 2021 based on proximity to neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Includes comparisons of characteristics for those hospitals more than and less than 30 miles from a NICU.
Author(s): Emily C. Sheffield, Clara E. Busse, Julia D. Interrante, Sara C. Handley, Katy Backes Kozhimannil
Citation: Journal of Perinatology, 2025
Date: 11/2025
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Discusses hospital and county characteristics for 89 rural hospitals offering childbirth services in 2021 based on proximity to neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Includes comparisons of characteristics for those hospitals more than and less than 30 miles from a NICU.
Author(s): Emily C. Sheffield, Clara E. Busse, Julia D. Interrante, Sara C. Handley, Katy Backes Kozhimannil
Citation: Journal of Perinatology, 2025
Date: 11/2025
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Prevalence of Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions among US Children with Public and Commercial Insurance
Examines the prevalence of diagnosed mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, and anxiety, among children (3-17 years) with Medicaid or commercial insurance in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Utilizes 2018 Transformed Medicaid Analytic Files and claims database data of a large commercial insurer.
Author(s): Wanmeng Liu, Yujia Xie, Sarah Vinson, Jiaxi Yu, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4050
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the prevalence of diagnosed mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, and anxiety, among children (3-17 years) with Medicaid or commercial insurance in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Utilizes 2018 Transformed Medicaid Analytic Files and claims database data of a large commercial insurer.
Author(s): Wanmeng Liu, Yujia Xie, Sarah Vinson, Jiaxi Yu, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4050
Date: 11/2025
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Infant Mortality, Alabama 2024
Offers statistics on infant mortality in Alabama from 2015-2024. Includes a county-level map showing urban and rural counties, and statistics on the distribution of infant mortality in 2024 by urban and rural classifications.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Public Health
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Offers statistics on infant mortality in Alabama from 2015-2024. Includes a county-level map showing urban and rural counties, and statistics on the distribution of infant mortality in 2024 by urban and rural classifications.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Public Health
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Gendered Motivations for E-Cigarette Use Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth: A Relational–Cultural Perspective
Explores differing perspectives on e-cigarette use among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander boys and girls, utilizing focus group discussion excerpts of 69 rural public school students on Hawai'i Island. Discusses personal motivations, cultural influences, and strategies for the avoidance of e-cigarette use.
Author(s): Sarah D. Song, Zarek K. Kon, Tea A. Stephens, et al.
Citation: Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 37(8), 705-711
Date: 10/2025
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Explores differing perspectives on e-cigarette use among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander boys and girls, utilizing focus group discussion excerpts of 69 rural public school students on Hawai'i Island. Discusses personal motivations, cultural influences, and strategies for the avoidance of e-cigarette use.
Author(s): Sarah D. Song, Zarek K. Kon, Tea A. Stephens, et al.
Citation: Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 37(8), 705-711
Date: 10/2025
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Strength in Community: Native Youth Leading HPV Cancer Prevention
Discusses the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a cancer prevention initiative focused on addressing cancer burdens through partnerships with North Carolina's tribal nations and urban Indian organizations. Details SAICEP's current initiative to encourage youth cancer prevention advocacy, including strategies related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, tobacco use reduction, and sun safety.
Author(s): Ryan Dial
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a cancer prevention initiative focused on addressing cancer burdens through partnerships with North Carolina's tribal nations and urban Indian organizations. Details SAICEP's current initiative to encourage youth cancer prevention advocacy, including strategies related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, tobacco use reduction, and sun safety.
Author(s): Ryan Dial
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Lost Opportunity: Afterschool in Demand, But Out of Reach for Many
Provides information about afterschool programs and their demand, affordability, accessibility, and availability. Discusses benefits of afterschool programs and policy to support them. Includes rural, suburban, and urban comparisons related to program enrollment and perceived benefits.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Afterschool Alliance
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Provides information about afterschool programs and their demand, affordability, accessibility, and availability. Discusses benefits of afterschool programs and policy to support them. Includes rural, suburban, and urban comparisons related to program enrollment and perceived benefits.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Afterschool Alliance
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2025 Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup: Annual Profile of Substance Use
Provides information on youth and adult substance abuse in Arkansas to help guide substance abuse prevention decision-making. Highlights consequences such as arrests, suicide, and depression and focuses on alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and prescription drug use. Includes county-level profiles and an overview of a variety of community and personal health indicators.
Additional links: County Report
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Human Services, UA Little Rock MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Provides information on youth and adult substance abuse in Arkansas to help guide substance abuse prevention decision-making. Highlights consequences such as arrests, suicide, and depression and focuses on alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and prescription drug use. Includes county-level profiles and an overview of a variety of community and personal health indicators.
Additional links: County Report
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Human Services, UA Little Rock MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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