Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Rural Health in Connecticut A Comprehensive Review of Social Determinants, Community Resources, Health Outcomes, and Wellbeing
Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Camille Seaberry
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Camille Seaberry
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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USDA Native Youth Resource Guide 2022
Provides information on funding opportunities available to American Indian and Alaska Native youth through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including research, loan, and scholarship opportunities, internships, summer camps, and after school and extra-curricular activities. Offers information on eligibility and links to more information on each opportunity.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Provides information on funding opportunities available to American Indian and Alaska Native youth through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including research, loan, and scholarship opportunities, internships, summer camps, and after school and extra-curricular activities. Offers information on eligibility and links to more information on each opportunity.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Student Reports of Bullying: Results From the 2019 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey
Reports on information gathered from the 2019 School Crime Supplement (SCS) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) about bullying in school and its relationship to other crime and behavioral health issues. Includes data on type of bullying, demographics of bullied students, impacts of bullying, and more. Includes breakdowns of bullying variables by city, suburb, town, or rural location.
Author(s): Erin Burns, Rebecca Mann, Christina Yanez
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Synergy Enterprises, Inc.
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Reports on information gathered from the 2019 School Crime Supplement (SCS) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) about bullying in school and its relationship to other crime and behavioral health issues. Includes data on type of bullying, demographics of bullied students, impacts of bullying, and more. Includes breakdowns of bullying variables by city, suburb, town, or rural location.
Author(s): Erin Burns, Rebecca Mann, Christina Yanez
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Synergy Enterprises, Inc.
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Family Level Assessment and State of Home Visiting Outreach and Recruitment Study Report
Examines the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program to identify promising strategies for continued research as well as areas needing technical assistance, improvement, and evaluation. Reports on 266 programs to understand family capacity and need, how to frame outreach, promoting interest in home visits, collaborating with referral partners, and maintaining caseloads. Includes discussions specific to rural community contexts.
Author(s): Susan Zaid, Kim McCombs-Thornton, Leah Childress, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program to identify promising strategies for continued research as well as areas needing technical assistance, improvement, and evaluation. Reports on 266 programs to understand family capacity and need, how to frame outreach, promoting interest in home visits, collaborating with referral partners, and maintaining caseloads. Includes discussions specific to rural community contexts.
Author(s): Susan Zaid, Kim McCombs-Thornton, Leah Childress, et al.
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Costs of Evidence-Based Early Childhood Home Visiting: Results from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation
Examines how resources are allocated at Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program-funded local home visiting programs. Estimates the costs for each family served in Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) and how these costs differ across families, local programs, and evidence-based models. Includes data comparing programs that serve only metropolitan, only nonmetropolitan, and both types of counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines how resources are allocated at Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program-funded local home visiting programs. Estimates the costs for each family served in Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) and how these costs differ across families, local programs, and evidence-based models. Includes data comparing programs that serve only metropolitan, only nonmetropolitan, and both types of counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Availability and Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 5–11 Years — United States, November 1, 2021–April 25, 2022
Reports on active COVID-19 vaccine providers and county-level vaccine administration data during November 1, 2021–April 25, 2022 for children 5-11 years of age. Includes county-level maps showing the number of pediatric vaccine providers and vaccination coverage for this age group. Also includes data for noncore, micropolitan, and metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Jennifer DeCuir, Lu Meng, Yi Pan, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 71(26), 847-851
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on active COVID-19 vaccine providers and county-level vaccine administration data during November 1, 2021–April 25, 2022 for children 5-11 years of age. Includes county-level maps showing the number of pediatric vaccine providers and vaccination coverage for this age group. Also includes data for noncore, micropolitan, and metropolitan areas.
Author(s): Jennifer DeCuir, Lu Meng, Yi Pan, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 71(26), 847-851
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Use of Medical Claims Data for Identifying Missed Opportunities for HPV Immunization Among Privately Insured Adolescents in the State of Iowa
Examines the extent of missed opportunities (MOs) for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents in Iowa between the ages of 11 to 13 and continuously enrolled in private health insurance. Compares the number of MOs by sex and rurality.
Author(s): Grace Ryan, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47, 783-789
Date: 06/2022
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Examines the extent of missed opportunities (MOs) for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents in Iowa between the ages of 11 to 13 and continuously enrolled in private health insurance. Compares the number of MOs by sex and rurality.
Author(s): Grace Ryan, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, et al.
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 47, 783-789
Date: 06/2022
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Regular Bedtimes Among Children Aged 5–17 Years: United States, 2020
Reports on regular bedtimes, going to sleep at the same time most days or every day during the school week, among children 5–17 years old. Includes data by urban and rural location.
Author(s): Amanda E. Ng, Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on regular bedtimes, going to sleep at the same time most days or every day during the school week, among children 5–17 years old. Includes data by urban and rural location.
Author(s): Amanda E. Ng, Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Lindsey I. Black
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Adolescent Access to Federally Funded Clinics Providing Confidential Family Planning Following Changes to Title X Funding Regulations
Examines access to reproductive care across U.S. Census tracts for female minors aged 15 to 17 following 2019 changes in Title X funding. Identifies clinic access within a 30-minute drive in August 2018 before Title X changes and access in August 2020 after Title X changes. Includes demographic data on the impacted minors such as rural versus urban geography, census region, social vulnerability index (SVI), race/ethnicity, age, birth rate, and state minor confidentiality laws.
Author(s): Polina Krass, Vicky Tam, Jungwon Min, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 5(6)
Date: 06/2022
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Examines access to reproductive care across U.S. Census tracts for female minors aged 15 to 17 following 2019 changes in Title X funding. Identifies clinic access within a 30-minute drive in August 2018 before Title X changes and access in August 2020 after Title X changes. Includes demographic data on the impacted minors such as rural versus urban geography, census region, social vulnerability index (SVI), race/ethnicity, age, birth rate, and state minor confidentiality laws.
Author(s): Polina Krass, Vicky Tam, Jungwon Min, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 5(6)
Date: 06/2022
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Focus on School-based Mental Health for Rural Central Virginia's Youth
Policy brief highlighting the increasing need for mental healthcare among the rural youth population of central Virginia and in the U.S. in general. Explores the effect that pandemic-related school shutdowns have had on youth mental health and the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in rural areas. Features statistics on suicide rates per 100,000 population with breakdowns by sex and rural or urban location, and student to school psychologist ratios from 2019-2020 with breakdowns by state.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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Policy brief highlighting the increasing need for mental healthcare among the rural youth population of central Virginia and in the U.S. in general. Explores the effect that pandemic-related school shutdowns have had on youth mental health and the stigma surrounding mental healthcare in rural areas. Features statistics on suicide rates per 100,000 population with breakdowns by sex and rural or urban location, and student to school psychologist ratios from 2019-2020 with breakdowns by state.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 06/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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