Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
How Latine Youth's Positive Development Unfold Through Farmwork in Rural Migrant Farmworker Families in the U.S. Midwest
Presents a study on the experiences of Latine youth in rural farmworker communities and evaluates their behavioral health and well-being. Aims to evaluate prosocial behaviors, civic responsibility, and ego-resiliency based on their experiences.
Author(s): Xue Jiang, Zoe E. Taylor, Gustavo Carlo, et al.
Citation: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35(1), e13053
Date: 03/2025
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the experiences of Latine youth in rural farmworker communities and evaluates their behavioral health and well-being. Aims to evaluate prosocial behaviors, civic responsibility, and ego-resiliency based on their experiences.
Author(s): Xue Jiang, Zoe E. Taylor, Gustavo Carlo, et al.
Citation: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35(1), e13053
Date: 03/2025
Type: Document
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North Dakota Healthcare Dashboard
Provides an overview of the current health workforce and demographic distribution throughout the state of North Dakota. Presents data in the form of graphs and maps. Allows users to select for rural, metropolitan, and micropolitan areas.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Provides an overview of the current health workforce and demographic distribution throughout the state of North Dakota. Presents data in the form of graphs and maps. Allows users to select for rural, metropolitan, and micropolitan areas.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Eighth Biennial Report 2025: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota
Updates the previous seven editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes three new chapters on indigenous health, women's and children's health, and the community impacts of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Updates the previous seven editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes three new chapters on indigenous health, women's and children's health, and the community impacts of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Medicaid Coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural Counties, 2023
Presents county-level data for children, non-elderly adults, and seniors insured by Medicaid/CHIP. Utilizes 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data to provide insurance comparisons by county and by state.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Presents county-level data for children, non-elderly adults, and seniors insured by Medicaid/CHIP. Utilizes 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data to provide insurance comparisons by county and by state.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Evaluating Access to Psychosocial Services for the Medicaid-Insured Children in Georgia
Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
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Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
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Medicaid's Role in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Discusses the roles Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play in providing health coverage to residents of small towns and rural areas. Presents data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) on the percentage of children, non-elderly adults, and older adults covered by Medicaid and CHIP in 2023, and compares the share of Medicaid coverage of these groups by metro areas and small town/rural residence. Describes Medicaid coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) in metro and non-metro areas. Includes lists of the top 20 small towns and rural areas with the highest share of children, non-elderly adults, and older adults covered by Medicaid.
Author(s): Joan Alker, Aubrianna Osorio, Edwin Park
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Discusses the roles Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play in providing health coverage to residents of small towns and rural areas. Presents data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) on the percentage of children, non-elderly adults, and older adults covered by Medicaid and CHIP in 2023, and compares the share of Medicaid coverage of these groups by metro areas and small town/rural residence. Describes Medicaid coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) in metro and non-metro areas. Includes lists of the top 20 small towns and rural areas with the highest share of children, non-elderly adults, and older adults covered by Medicaid.
Author(s): Joan Alker, Aubrianna Osorio, Edwin Park
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative
Describes accomplishments of the Health Resources and Services Administration's initiative to strengthen, expand, and accelerate work to address maternal mortality and maternal health disparities, especially in underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Describes accomplishments of the Health Resources and Services Administration's initiative to strengthen, expand, and accelerate work to address maternal mortality and maternal health disparities, especially in underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Child Maltreatment 2023
Reports on rates of children receiving child protective services, children who died of abuse and neglect, and children who are victims of maltreatment, using data collected from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). Offers information on availability and access to child protective services at the state and territory level, including how some counties respond to child abuse and neglect screenings, referrals, and the provision of services. Includes data broken down by race/ethnicity as well as discussions specific to rural and tribal areas.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports on rates of children receiving child protective services, children who died of abuse and neglect, and children who are victims of maltreatment, using data collected from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). Offers information on availability and access to child protective services at the state and territory level, including how some counties respond to child abuse and neglect screenings, referrals, and the provision of services. Includes data broken down by race/ethnicity as well as discussions specific to rural and tribal areas.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Healthcare Insurance Coverage, Affordability of Coverage, and Access to Care, 2021-2024
Provides an overview of health insurance access between 2021 and 2024. Provides data on the national uninsured rate, enrollment in new insurance plans after a consumer's Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) disenrollment, and indicators on healthcare access and affordability for both children and adults. Includes select data on rural consumers, such as projected savings and uninsurance rates.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of health insurance access between 2021 and 2024. Provides data on the national uninsured rate, enrollment in new insurance plans after a consumer's Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) disenrollment, and indicators on healthcare access and affordability for both children and adults. Includes select data on rural consumers, such as projected savings and uninsurance rates.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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No Kid Hungry Summer Meals Eligibility Map
An interactive map that allows the user to search eligible summer 2024 locations for reduced priced meals at meal site or day care homes. Also shows qualifying rural areas that may provide non-congregate summer meals according to USDA rural definitions.
Date: 2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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An interactive map that allows the user to search eligible summer 2024 locations for reduced priced meals at meal site or day care homes. Also shows qualifying rural areas that may provide non-congregate summer meals according to USDA rural definitions.
Date: 2025
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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