Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Civil Rights and Disparities in Pediatric Healthcare Access for Racial and Ethnic Minority Families in Arizona
Reports on disparities in pediatric healthcare access and quality experienced by racial and ethnic minority families in Arizona. Discusses primary findings based on testimony heard by the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and provides suggestions to address civil rights concerns related to pediatric healthcare. Includes findings related to insurance, foster youth, healthcare provider shortages, data collection, and bias, among other topics. Discusses rural and tribal health throughout.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Reports on disparities in pediatric healthcare access and quality experienced by racial and ethnic minority families in Arizona. Discusses primary findings based on testimony heard by the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and provides suggestions to address civil rights concerns related to pediatric healthcare. Includes findings related to insurance, foster youth, healthcare provider shortages, data collection, and bias, among other topics. Discusses rural and tribal health throughout.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Lifting Kids Up with Grace: How a New Mexico Community Built a Grassroots Youth and Family Center from the Ground Up
Features the GRACE Youth and Family Center for Everyone, a New Mexico grassroots initiative that offers free programming to children, teenagers, and families in a rural county with high rates of substance use.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features the GRACE Youth and Family Center for Everyone, a New Mexico grassroots initiative that offers free programming to children, teenagers, and families in a rural county with high rates of substance use.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Poverty Rate of the Population Under the Age of 18 by County: 2023
Map of the United States displaying the poverty rate for people under age 18 by county using estimated data produced by statistical model-based methods using sample survey, decennial census, and other administrative data sources from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Map of the United States displaying the poverty rate for people under age 18 by county using estimated data produced by statistical model-based methods using sample survey, decennial census, and other administrative data sources from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Trends in Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders among Children and Adolescents in the US, 2016–2021
Analyzes mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) in children and factors that contribute to MBDD outcomes. Utilizes 2016-2021 National Survey of Children's Health data with breakdowns according to prevalence and type of MBDD, receipt of healthcare services, parent and family well-being, community support and safety, and demographic characteristics of children with MBDD, including urban/suburban versus rural location.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Leeb, Melissa L. Danielson, Angelika H. Claussen, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 12/2024
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Analyzes mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) in children and factors that contribute to MBDD outcomes. Utilizes 2016-2021 National Survey of Children's Health data with breakdowns according to prevalence and type of MBDD, receipt of healthcare services, parent and family well-being, community support and safety, and demographic characteristics of children with MBDD, including urban/suburban versus rural location.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Leeb, Melissa L. Danielson, Angelika H. Claussen, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 12/2024
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Ohio Policy Spotlight: School-Based Health Care and Medicaid
Provides an overview of school-based health services in Ohio. Includes county-level data on the percentage of Ohio children enrolled in any public health insurance.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Sarah Al-Hashemi
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides an overview of school-based health services in Ohio. Includes county-level data on the percentage of Ohio children enrolled in any public health insurance.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Sarah Al-Hashemi
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Advancing Health Equity Through the "Why Age 9" Campaign: A Collaborative Effort in the Nebraska Panhandle
Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Data Brief: Mental Health Conditions among Ohio Children and Youth
Provides data on childhood mental health conditions based on 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data. Includes data on mental health with breakdowns according to demographics, family income, Medicaid enrollees, percentage of behavioral health diagnoses per county, type of mental health condition, and more.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Lexi Chirakos, Jacob Santiago, June Postalakis
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides data on childhood mental health conditions based on 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data. Includes data on mental health with breakdowns according to demographics, family income, Medicaid enrollees, percentage of behavioral health diagnoses per county, type of mental health condition, and more.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Lexi Chirakos, Jacob Santiago, June Postalakis
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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South Dakota Vital Statistics Report: A State and County Comparison of Leading Health Indicators, 2023
Report outlines South Dakota's vital statistics by health indicators and by county. Highlights markers of health and wellness, such as natality, infant mortality, and infectious disease, among other measures. Breaks down data by county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Report outlines South Dakota's vital statistics by health indicators and by county. Highlights markers of health and wellness, such as natality, infant mortality, and infectious disease, among other measures. Breaks down data by county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Understanding the Optimal Balance of Using Telehealth and In-person Services to Support Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance
Explores the balance between telehealth and in-person care for serious mental illness (SMI) and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Summarizes findings from an environmental scan and focus groups with mental health providers, adults with SMI, and parents of children with SED. Discusses how focus group participants made decisions about using telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement in treatment relative to in-person services.
Author(s): Jasmine Little, Megan Dormond, Sarah Croake, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Explores the balance between telehealth and in-person care for serious mental illness (SMI) and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Summarizes findings from an environmental scan and focus groups with mental health providers, adults with SMI, and parents of children with SED. Discusses how focus group participants made decisions about using telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement in treatment relative to in-person services.
Author(s): Jasmine Little, Megan Dormond, Sarah Croake, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Residential Instability, Neighborhood Deprivation, and Outcomes for Children
Examines the effects of residential instability and neighborhood deprivation on children's educational outcomes via an analysis of North Carolina births, lead testing, and standardized testing score data. Includes data on differences in study outcomes based on movement between rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Mercedes A. Bravo, Dominique Zephyr, Marie Lynn Miranda
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3343
Date: 11/2024
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Examines the effects of residential instability and neighborhood deprivation on children's educational outcomes via an analysis of North Carolina births, lead testing, and standardized testing score data. Includes data on differences in study outcomes based on movement between rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Mercedes A. Bravo, Dominique Zephyr, Marie Lynn Miranda
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3343
Date: 11/2024
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