Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
From Rural Poverty to Rural Prosperity: A Lesson in Quilting
Describes the roles that education, healthcare, employment, and human services play in supporting the well-being of rural children and families. Discusses how the availability of these supports can help those living in poverty.
Author(s): Kathleen Belanger
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes the roles that education, healthcare, employment, and human services play in supporting the well-being of rural children and families. Discusses how the availability of these supports can help those living in poverty.
Author(s): Kathleen Belanger
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Healthy Border 2020: A Prevention & Health Promotion Initiative
Reports on the prevailing public health issues occurring in U.S.-Mexico border populations. Identifies an agenda focused on health promotion and disease prevention, and develops a strategy for implementing a coordinated public health response at binational, state and local levels.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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Reports on the prevailing public health issues occurring in U.S.-Mexico border populations. Identifies an agenda focused on health promotion and disease prevention, and develops a strategy for implementing a coordinated public health response at binational, state and local levels.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Slade, Kentucky, May 27-29, 2015
Provides a summary of the 77th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Discusses health disparities in Appalachia, social determinants of health, including poverty and economic development, and how federal programs are working to address these issues.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the 77th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Discusses health disparities in Appalachia, social determinants of health, including poverty and economic development, and how federal programs are working to address these issues.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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A Longitudinal Study of Structural Risk Factors for Obesity and Diabetes Among American Indian Young Adults, 1994-2008
Investigates possible links between high rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes among American Indian young adults and other risk factors such as poverty, frequent changes of residence, and stress.
Author(s): Tennille L. Marley, Molly W. Metzger
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
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Investigates possible links between high rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes among American Indian young adults and other risk factors such as poverty, frequent changes of residence, and stress.
Author(s): Tennille L. Marley, Molly W. Metzger
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
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Sex in the (Non) City: Teen Childbearing in Rural America
Reports on the high rates of teen births in rural counties and why these rates are higher than urban counties. Focuses on characteristics of rural America, factors associated with teen pregnancy, and prevention challenges and strategies.
Additional links: Informational Resources, Summary, Technical Appendix
Author(s): Alison Stewart Ng, Kelleen Kaye
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Power to Decide
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Reports on the high rates of teen births in rural counties and why these rates are higher than urban counties. Focuses on characteristics of rural America, factors associated with teen pregnancy, and prevention challenges and strategies.
Additional links: Informational Resources, Summary, Technical Appendix
Author(s): Alison Stewart Ng, Kelleen Kaye
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Power to Decide
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Opportunity for All: Fighting Rural Child Poverty
Examines trends in poverty in rural areas, including comparison with urban areas. Provides a discussion of the impact of safety net programs that address poverty and support healthy children and their families in rural areas.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: White House (Obama Administration)
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Examines trends in poverty in rural areas, including comparison with urban areas. Provides a discussion of the impact of safety net programs that address poverty and support healthy children and their families in rural areas.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: White House (Obama Administration)
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The Persistent Health Care Gap for Children Living in Poverty: Will the Health Technology Revolution Level the Playing Field?
Discusses the need for and challenges to expanding healthcare technology for medically underserved children living in poverty stricken areas and rural areas. Highlights the potential to improve access to healthcare and health outcomes through the use of electronic health records (EHRs), telehealth, mobile medical clinics and diagnostic tools, and mobile communication devices. Offers recommendations for accelerating the use of technology in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Children's Health Fund
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Discusses the need for and challenges to expanding healthcare technology for medically underserved children living in poverty stricken areas and rural areas. Highlights the potential to improve access to healthcare and health outcomes through the use of electronic health records (EHRs), telehealth, mobile medical clinics and diagnostic tools, and mobile communication devices. Offers recommendations for accelerating the use of technology in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Children's Health Fund
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Improving Access and Provision of Preventive Oral Health Care for Very Young, Poor, and Low-Income Children Through a New Interdisciplinary Partnership
Describes a demonstration model in which dental care and education was provided by a nurse practitioner-dietitian team to 4,360 Ohio preschool children enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children program at one urban and one rural site.
Author(s): Diana L. Biordi, Marjet Heitzer, Eric Mundy, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 105(Suppl 2), e23-e29
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
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Describes a demonstration model in which dental care and education was provided by a nurse practitioner-dietitian team to 4,360 Ohio preschool children enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children program at one urban and one rural site.
Author(s): Diana L. Biordi, Marjet Heitzer, Eric Mundy, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 105(Suppl 2), e23-e29
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Average ≤6 Hours of Sleep, by Family Income Group and Metropolitan Status of Residence - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2013
Chart showing the percent of people who slept six hours or less daily, grouped by income level. Includes data for the United States as a whole, metropolitan, and non-metropolitan areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(12), 335
Date: 04/2015
Type: Chart/Graph
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Chart showing the percent of people who slept six hours or less daily, grouped by income level. Includes data for the United States as a whole, metropolitan, and non-metropolitan areas.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(12), 335
Date: 04/2015
Type: Chart/Graph
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Harnessing the Power Of Cross-Sector Collaboration: Menominee Indian Tribe, Keshena, Wis.
Describes the Menominee Indian School District (Wisconsin) "Bridges Out of Poverty" trauma informed strategy and training program that recognizes how historical oppression and inequality can influence social determinants that perpetuate poor health outcomes and low academic achievement in students.
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Public Health Association
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Describes the Menominee Indian School District (Wisconsin) "Bridges Out of Poverty" trauma informed strategy and training program that recognizes how historical oppression and inequality can influence social determinants that perpetuate poor health outcomes and low academic achievement in students.
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Public Health Association
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