Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
US Pediatric Primary Care Physician Workforce in Rural Areas, 2010 to 2020
Research letter assessing the growth and distribution of the general pediatrician and family medicine physician workforce from 2010-2020 across U.S. counties, and identifying sociodemographic characteristics of counties lacking these physicians. Features statistics with breakdowns by partly rural, entirely rural, and total counties.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Hao Yu
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Research letter assessing the growth and distribution of the general pediatrician and family medicine physician workforce from 2010-2020 across U.S. counties, and identifying sociodemographic characteristics of counties lacking these physicians. Features statistics with breakdowns by partly rural, entirely rural, and total counties.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Hao Yu
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Young Adult Homelessness: Options to Improve Employment and Housing Security
Discusses issues related to youth homelessness, such as the criminal justice system, foster care, education, lack of resources, underemployment, and experiences specific to rural areas. Provides policy options and examples that address youth homelessness.
Author(s): Cameron Rifkin
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Discusses issues related to youth homelessness, such as the criminal justice system, foster care, education, lack of resources, underemployment, and experiences specific to rural areas. Provides policy options and examples that address youth homelessness.
Author(s): Cameron Rifkin
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Folic Acid and IMPLICIT Program - The Mother To Baby Podcast
Provides an overview of the Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants through Continuous Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) Network in rural Minnesota. Discusses the quality improvement program aimed at changing behavior and improving maternal and infant health. Transcript available below description.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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Provides an overview of the Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants through Continuous Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) Network in rural Minnesota. Discusses the quality improvement program aimed at changing behavior and improving maternal and infant health. Transcript available below description.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: MotherToBaby
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Pediatric Hospitalizations at Rural and Urban Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019
Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Recovery From the Coronavirus Pandemic in K–12 Education
Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Health Equity in Connecticut 2023
Report and data graphics for key social drivers of health and health outcomes in Connecticut. Features statistics on topics including health risks and age-adjusted mortality, with breakdowns by rural or suburban areas and for several urban cities.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Mark Abraham, Camille Seaberry
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Report and data graphics for key social drivers of health and health outcomes in Connecticut. Features statistics on topics including health risks and age-adjusted mortality, with breakdowns by rural or suburban areas and for several urban cities.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Mark Abraham, Camille Seaberry
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Youth Disconnection in The Rapides Foundation Service Area, 2023
Reporting analyzing young people between 16 and 24 that do not work or go to school, or "disconnected youth," in 8 Louisiana parishes. Offers statewide and national comparisons and considers regional disparities. Discusses the role of rurality and education in disconnection, among other indicators. Includes parish-level data.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Measure of America, The Rapides Foundation
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Reporting analyzing young people between 16 and 24 that do not work or go to school, or "disconnected youth," in 8 Louisiana parishes. Offers statewide and national comparisons and considers regional disparities. Discusses the role of rurality and education in disconnection, among other indicators. Includes parish-level data.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Measure of America, The Rapides Foundation
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Sleep Time, Physical Activity, and Screen Time among Montana American Indian Youth
Presents a study on the correlation between sleep, physical activity, and screen time among American Indian youth in Montana. Breaks down data by sex, grade, and BMI, among other measures.
Author(s): Vernon Grant, Francine C. Gachupin
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6658
Date: 08/2023
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Presents a study on the correlation between sleep, physical activity, and screen time among American Indian youth in Montana. Breaks down data by sex, grade, and BMI, among other measures.
Author(s): Vernon Grant, Francine C. Gachupin
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6658
Date: 08/2023
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