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Resources by Topic: Children and youth

Having a Rural Impact on Poverty and Child Abuse: Hope and Care for the Future
Discusses the effects of child abuse and neglect on rural children and families. Highlights the planned work of Rural Impact, a public-private collaboration led by the White House Rural Council, which will use a multi-generational approach to invest in low-income families and communities.
Author(s): Kathleen Belanger
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Realizing the Promise of Telehealth for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Describes how telehealth can improve access for children with special healthcare needs in California, particularly those living in rural areas. Provides an overview of California's telehealth policies, and describes how telehealth is being used in the state to meet the needs of this population.
Author(s): Jacob Vigil, Jenny Kattlove, Rebecca Litman, et al.
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Children's Partnership
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The Intersection of Residence and Area Deprivation: The Case of Hospitalizations from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among Children
Analyzes the role of residence and community deprivation on potentially avoidable hospitalizations among children. Examines rates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations by rural/urban geography across 9 states and discusses policy and research implications of the findings. Part 2 of a 2-part series.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Nathan Hale, Janice C. Probst, Ashley Robertson
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Area Deprivation Is Higher among Rural Counties — but Not All Rural Counties Are Deprived
Examines the role of residence and community deprivation on potentially avoidable hospitalizations among children. Introduces the Area Deprivation Index, applies the index to counties across the United States, and analyzes rates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations by urban and rural locations across 9 states. (Part 1 of a 2-part series.)
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Nathan Hale, Janice C. Probst, Ashley Robertson
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Comparison of Abuse Experiences of Rural and Urban African American Women During Perinatal Period
Compares the experiences of perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV) among African American women by rural and urban location to explain whether perinatal IPV differs between African American women who are living in rural and urban environments. Highlights the similarities as well as the differences with a focus on types of abuse, the location of IPV, and response to abuse.
Author(s): Shreya Bhandari, Linda F. C. Bullock, Jeanita W. Richardson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(12), 2087-2108
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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Finger Lakes - Rethinking Rural Health: The Teledentistry Impact
Video featuring a teledentistry program in New York that helps increase access to pediatric dental care for rural communities.
Date: 07/2015
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: WXXINews
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College Students as Facilitators in Reducing Adolescent Obesity Disparity in Southern Appalachia: Team Up for Healthy Living
Describes a peer-based obesity prevention program focused on healthy eating and physical activity for rural Appalachian high school students, with college students serving as facilitators.
Author(s): Deborah Leachman Slawson, William T. Dalton, Taylor McKeehan Dula, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 43, 39-52
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Farm Equipment-Related Crashes Involving Youth Occupants
Identifies factors and data associated with injuries and fatalities that occurred while children and adolescents operated farm equipment in nine Midwestern states.
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
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Assessing Child Obesity and Physical Activity in a Hard-to-Reach Population in California's Central Valley, 2012-2013
Results of a family-centered program to reduce obesity among Latino children in two rural towns by promoting nutrition education and assessing the quantity and quality of children's physical activity levels. Includes data with breakdowns by weight classification, sex, and average length of time spent daily in moderate to vigorous activity.
Author(s): Sara E. Schaefer, Rosa Camacho-Gomez, Banefsheh Sadeghi, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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Impact of Rurality on Maternal and Infant Health Indicators and Outcomes in Maine
Analyzes 2000-2010 data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to determine the impact of rurality on maternal and child health in Maine.
Author(s): David Harris, AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, Nancy Baugh, Cheryl Sarton
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(3), 3278
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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