Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Schools
Assessing the Need to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start
Examines the process of converting Head Start funding/enrollment slots to Early Head Start services for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers. Analyzes case studies from 6 Head Start programs that converted enrollment slots in 2022 and 2023 and discusses motivation to convert slots based on program and community needs, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Carly Morrison, Kate Stepleton, Diane Schilder, Catherine Kuhns
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, MEF Associates, Urban Institute
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Examines the process of converting Head Start funding/enrollment slots to Early Head Start services for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers. Analyzes case studies from 6 Head Start programs that converted enrollment slots in 2022 and 2023 and discusses motivation to convert slots based on program and community needs, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Carly Morrison, Kate Stepleton, Diane Schilder, Catherine Kuhns
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, MEF Associates, Urban Institute
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Barriers to Access to Local Produce in an Early Childhood Setting in Rural Appalachia
Analyzes access to fresh produce in early childhood programs in Appalachia as well as farm to school programming. Utilizes semi-structured interview feedback with program directors to examine issues such as staffing, increased work loads, regulations, and lack of funding, knowledge, parental involvement, and equipment.
Author(s): Erali' Tracie Miller, Kathleen Schroeder, Bhuwan Thapa, Elizabeth Shay
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(1), 1-15.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes access to fresh produce in early childhood programs in Appalachia as well as farm to school programming. Utilizes semi-structured interview feedback with program directors to examine issues such as staffing, increased work loads, regulations, and lack of funding, knowledge, parental involvement, and equipment.
Author(s): Erali' Tracie Miller, Kathleen Schroeder, Bhuwan Thapa, Elizabeth Shay
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 14(1), 1-15.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Factors Associated with Early Sexual Onset and Delaying Sex in Rural Middle School Youth
Examines results from a survey administered prior to a sexual health program aimed at rural middle school youth. Analyzes data from 6,799 students and the variables related to abstinence, sexual health knowledge, parental communication, intentions to abstain from sexual activity, and more. Discusses impacts of access to comprehensive and trauma-informed sex education.
Author(s): Teresa M. Imburgia, Devon J. Hensel, Abby Hunt, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Examines results from a survey administered prior to a sexual health program aimed at rural middle school youth. Analyzes data from 6,799 students and the variables related to abstinence, sexual health knowledge, parental communication, intentions to abstain from sexual activity, and more. Discusses impacts of access to comprehensive and trauma-informed sex education.
Author(s): Teresa M. Imburgia, Devon J. Hensel, Abby Hunt, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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The 2021–2022 Study of Family and Staff Experiences in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start FACES Programs: Spring 2022 Data Tables and Study Design
Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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The National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues, 2024 Edition
Provides an overview on policy and participant changes of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) since 2008, focusing on school finances, program participation, and nutrition and food quality. Includes information specific to school characteristics, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Saied Toossi, Jessica E. Todd, Joanne Guthrie, Mike Ollinger
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides an overview on policy and participant changes of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) since 2008, focusing on school finances, program participation, and nutrition and food quality. Includes information specific to school characteristics, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Saied Toossi, Jessica E. Todd, Joanne Guthrie, Mike Ollinger
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Youth Mental Health: Where Rural Families Can Find Help Now
Provides an overview of mental health struggles in adolescents, with a focus on the impact of mental health workforce shortages in rural areas of Minnesota. Discusses opportunities to address issues through education, prevention, and mental health access via primary care or schools.
Author(s): Marnie Werner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Provides an overview of mental health struggles in adolescents, with a focus on the impact of mental health workforce shortages in rural areas of Minnesota. Discusses opportunities to address issues through education, prevention, and mental health access via primary care or schools.
Author(s): Marnie Werner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Relationship Between the Inner Setting of CFIR and the Delivery of the Healthy School Recognized Campus Initiative: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Examines the influence of inner setting constructs such as organizational culture, implementation climate, and implementation readiness on the delivery of Healthy School Recognized Campus (HSRC) physical activity and nutrition promotion programs in 8 rural East Texas elementary schools. Analyzes survey and interview data of 28 HSRC implementers to identify factors influencing participation and study outcomes.
Author(s): Allyson Schaefers, Lucy Xin, Paula Butler, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 5, 96
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the influence of inner setting constructs such as organizational culture, implementation climate, and implementation readiness on the delivery of Healthy School Recognized Campus (HSRC) physical activity and nutrition promotion programs in 8 rural East Texas elementary schools. Analyzes survey and interview data of 28 HSRC implementers to identify factors influencing participation and study outcomes.
Author(s): Allyson Schaefers, Lucy Xin, Paula Butler, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 5, 96
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Rural Louisiana Programs Create Healthier Schools
Features two Delta States Rural Development Network grantees working to improve children's health in rural Louisiana schools. A high school program focuses on preventing diabetes and an elementary school program offers nutrition and physical activity opportunities to students.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features two Delta States Rural Development Network grantees working to improve children's health in rural Louisiana schools. A high school program focuses on preventing diabetes and an elementary school program offers nutrition and physical activity opportunities to students.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Districts Try with Limited Success to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: Selected Findings from the Spring 2024 American School District Panel Survey and Interviews
Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Discusses the rise of chronic absenteeism in schools in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various causes, such as mental health, flexibility of remote learning, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Provides interview and survey data from 190 school district leaders and includes information on the percentage of districts experiencing chronic absenteeism and at what level; the characteristics of districts, including region, size, and urbanicity; and district methods of reducing chronic absenteeism.
Author(s): Melissa Kay Diliberti, Lydia R. Rainey, Lisa Chu, Heather L. Schwartz
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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The State of Health in Tennessee: 2024 Annual Report to the 113th Tennessee General Assembly
Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.
Additional links: A Healthy Environment: Housing, A Healthy Life: Income and Poverty, A Healthy Start: Poverty & Food Insecurity, A Healthy System of Care: Access
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.
Additional links: A Healthy Environment: Housing, A Healthy Life: Income and Poverty, A Healthy Start: Poverty & Food Insecurity, A Healthy System of Care: Access
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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