Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Occupant Restraint Use in 2023: Results From the NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study
Presents results from the 2023 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. Features statistics from 2022 and 2023 including child restraint use by age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lacey B. Werth
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Presents results from the 2023 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. Features statistics from 2022 and 2023 including child restraint use by age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lacey B. Werth
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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The Oral Health of Montana's Kindergarten Children, 2021-2023
Describes the prevalence of tooth decay among Montana's kindergarten children, including those living in rural areas, compared to kindergarten children in the U.S. between 2011 to 2016. Includes data on the decay experience and untreated decay in Montana kindergarten children in 2021 to 2023 by sex and rurality.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Describes the prevalence of tooth decay among Montana's kindergarten children, including those living in rural areas, compared to kindergarten children in the U.S. between 2011 to 2016. Includes data on the decay experience and untreated decay in Montana kindergarten children in 2021 to 2023 by sex and rurality.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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New Mexico Juvenile Justice Services: Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Provides data on youth demographics, risk factors, and the provision of juvenile justice services in New Mexico for Fiscal Year 2024. Includes county-level and district-level data on delinquency, referrals to juvenile justice services, behavioral health screenings, substance abuse, services for youth in secured facilities, and more.
Additional links: County Appendices by District
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Provides data on youth demographics, risk factors, and the provision of juvenile justice services in New Mexico for Fiscal Year 2024. Includes county-level and district-level data on delinquency, referrals to juvenile justice services, behavioral health screenings, substance abuse, services for youth in secured facilities, and more.
Additional links: County Appendices by District
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
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Kansas Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Report, 2023
Reports on infant mortality rates and the number of deaths across Kansas. Includes data and statistics, with information broken down by county and rural/urban classification.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Reports on infant mortality rates and the number of deaths across Kansas. Includes data and statistics, with information broken down by county and rural/urban classification.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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The Weight of Our Children: New Mexico Childhood Obesity 2024 Update
Provides an overview of childhood obesity in New Mexico in 2024, including demographic breakdowns. Provides strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and includes a state map of Healthy Kids Healthy Communities (HKHC) counties.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Provides an overview of childhood obesity in New Mexico in 2024, including demographic breakdowns. Provides strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and includes a state map of Healthy Kids Healthy Communities (HKHC) counties.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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O the Places Rural Children Will Go…to Get Physical Activity: A Cross Sectional Analysis
Examines locations in which children engage in either moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) or sedentary time in the rural Midwest. Utilizes data from 44 participants who wore an activity tracker over a 7-day period and discusses activity in locations labeled as home, home neighborhood, school, school neighborhood, or 'other'. Discusses health issues and access barriers for rural children related to overweight/obesity.
Author(s): Bethany Forseth, Jordan A. Carlson, Adrian Ortega, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 1188
Date: 03/2025
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Examines locations in which children engage in either moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) or sedentary time in the rural Midwest. Utilizes data from 44 participants who wore an activity tracker over a 7-day period and discusses activity in locations labeled as home, home neighborhood, school, school neighborhood, or 'other'. Discusses health issues and access barriers for rural children related to overweight/obesity.
Author(s): Bethany Forseth, Jordan A. Carlson, Adrian Ortega, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 1188
Date: 03/2025
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Children's Advocacy Centers: Literature Review: A Product of the Model Programs Guide
A literature review discussing the history of children's advocacy centers (CACs), characteristics of CACs and their services, characteristics of children using CACs, and their effectiveness. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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A literature review discussing the history of children's advocacy centers (CACs), characteristics of CACs and their services, characteristics of children using CACs, and their effectiveness. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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Georgia State of the State: Maternal Health Report
Summarizes data and evidence regarding maternal health indicators in Georgia. Offers recommendations for further improving the health of mothers and babies. Includes statistics related to fetal, infant, and maternal health in Georgia with breakdowns by demographics and rural or nonrural locations.
Author(s): Fowzio Jama, Whitney Williams, Yuzhe Liu, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia
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Summarizes data and evidence regarding maternal health indicators in Georgia. Offers recommendations for further improving the health of mothers and babies. Includes statistics related to fetal, infant, and maternal health in Georgia with breakdowns by demographics and rural or nonrural locations.
Author(s): Fowzio Jama, Whitney Williams, Yuzhe Liu, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia
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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
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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
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Texas Border Health Data Overview
Presentation slides providing data on population, noncommunicable disease, mental and behavioral health, maternal and child health, and injuries in Texas's border region. Includes data comparisons between border and non-border counties.
Author(s): Rhae Cisneros
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Presentation slides providing data on population, noncommunicable disease, mental and behavioral health, maternal and child health, and injuries in Texas's border region. Includes data comparisons between border and non-border counties.
Author(s): Rhae Cisneros
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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