Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
The Two Georgias: Addressing Health Equity in Rural Georgia
A series of articles discussing health disparities between rural and urban Georgia. Includes sections devoted to literature reviews, qualitative research, population science, needs assessments, and public health practices. Topics range from rural hospital closure, access and use of EMS services, and teen pregnancy, to social determinants of health as connected to childcare programs.
Citation: Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 5(4), 294-404
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Public Health Association
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A series of articles discussing health disparities between rural and urban Georgia. Includes sections devoted to literature reviews, qualitative research, population science, needs assessments, and public health practices. Topics range from rural hospital closure, access and use of EMS services, and teen pregnancy, to social determinants of health as connected to childcare programs.
Citation: Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 5(4), 294-404
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Public Health Association
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Ohio's Appalachian Children at a Crossroads: A Roadmap for Action
Reports on the overall well-being of children in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Includes child health, food insecurity and nutrition, and demographic and economic overviews, along with recommendations for action.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Children's Defense Fund
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Reports on the overall well-being of children in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Includes child health, food insecurity and nutrition, and demographic and economic overviews, along with recommendations for action.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Children's Defense Fund
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Child Poverty in Rural America
Policy brief describing the needs, challenges, and experiences of rural children and families living in poverty and how poverty affects their health. Offers recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop appropriate and integrated health and human service delivery programs and to create flexible grant opportunities that will reach children and families in need.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Policy brief describing the needs, challenges, and experiences of rural children and families living in poverty and how poverty affects their health. Offers recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop appropriate and integrated health and human service delivery programs and to create flexible grant opportunities that will reach children and families in need.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Adults Delay, Forego, and Strategize to Afford Their Pre-ACA Health Care
Provides an in-depth discussion regarding rural and urban adults under the age of 65 and their perceptions of the affordability of health insurance coverage and health services prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Provides an in-depth discussion regarding rural and urban adults under the age of 65 and their perceptions of the affordability of health insurance coverage and health services prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Disability and Poverty Rates among Rural Veterans Have Increased from 2008 to 2014
Bar chart showing the rates of disability and poverty for rural veterans compared to rural non-veterans, highlighting changes from 2008 to 2014.
Date: 11/2015
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart showing the rates of disability and poverty for rural veterans compared to rural non-veterans, highlighting changes from 2008 to 2014.
Date: 11/2015
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Menominee Nation, WI: 2015 Culture of Health Prize Winner
Describes how members of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin are using a trauma-informed care model that provides social and behavioral health services to address the root causes of the excessive high school dropout rate within their tribal community. By recognizing the two main causes, poverty and trauma, healthcare providers were able to adjust their approach to patient-centered care and offer same day appointments, providing the help when needed. Menominee Nation is a recipient of the 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Describes how members of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin are using a trauma-informed care model that provides social and behavioral health services to address the root causes of the excessive high school dropout rate within their tribal community. By recognizing the two main causes, poverty and trauma, healthcare providers were able to adjust their approach to patient-centered care and offer same day appointments, providing the help when needed. Menominee Nation is a recipient of the 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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The Realities of Child Poverty: Insights from a National Advisory Committee Meeting
Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the needs of rural children and families living in poverty. Included a special focus on tribal needs, as the meeting was held at the White Earth Indian Reservation in rural Minnesota.
Author(s): Brandon Baumbach, Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Reports on discussion at a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the needs of rural children and families living in poverty. Included a special focus on tribal needs, as the meeting was held at the White Earth Indian Reservation in rural Minnesota.
Author(s): Brandon Baumbach, Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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National Advisory Committee Tackles Delivery System Reform, Child Poverty
Describes a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services held in Mahnomen, Minnesota, which focused on rural child poverty and healthcare delivery system reform.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes a September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services held in Mahnomen, Minnesota, which focused on rural child poverty and healthcare delivery system reform.
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Mahnomen, Minnesota, September 9-11, 2015
Provides a summary of the 78th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Primary topics of discussion include poverty among children in rural areas, particularly within tribal communities, and healthcare delivery system reform.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the 78th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Primary topics of discussion include poverty among children in rural areas, particularly within tribal communities, and healthcare delivery system reform.
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Environmental Scan of Programs and Policies Addressing Health Disparities Among Rural Children in Poverty
Examines policies and programs aimed to address health disparities of rural children living in poverty and offers recommendations based on the findings. Provides an environmental scan of community- and state-level interventions aimed to address obesity, behavioral health, oral health, prenatal and postnatal care, and respiratory health.
Author(s): Brenda Natzke, Luke Horner
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research
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Examines policies and programs aimed to address health disparities of rural children living in poverty and offers recommendations based on the findings. Provides an environmental scan of community- and state-level interventions aimed to address obesity, behavioral health, oral health, prenatal and postnatal care, and respiratory health.
Author(s): Brenda Natzke, Luke Horner
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research
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