Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Rural Coverage Gaps Decline Following Public Health Insurance Expansions
Assesses how uninsured rates and sources of coverage have changed since the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted. Compares the health insurance coverage of rural and urban residents in 1997 and 2005. Discusses implications for health insurance reform.
Author(s): Ericka Ziller, Andrew Coburn
Date: 02/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses how uninsured rates and sources of coverage have changed since the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was enacted. Compares the health insurance coverage of rural and urban residents in 1997 and 2005. Discusses implications for health insurance reform.
Author(s): Ericka Ziller, Andrew Coburn
Date: 02/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need
Examines rural/urban differences in the use of children's mental health services, focusing on how family income, health insurance coverage, and mental health status affect these differences. Attempts to identify the mental health needs of children ages 6 to 17, the percentage of children with an identified mental health need that utilized a mental health service in the past year, and the role of family income and health insurance in determining the use of mental health services by children.
Author(s): David Lambert, Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines rural/urban differences in the use of children's mental health services, focusing on how family income, health insurance coverage, and mental health status affect these differences. Attempts to identify the mental health needs of children ages 6 to 17, the percentage of children with an identified mental health need that utilized a mental health service in the past year, and the role of family income and health insurance in determining the use of mental health services by children.
Author(s): David Lambert, Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance: Pacific Island United States Territories, 2007
Summarizes results from surveys of students in grades 9-12 conducted in five territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau, during January-June 2007.
Author(s): Jaclynn Lippe, Nancy Brener, Laura Kann. et al.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summary, 57(SS12), 28-56
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Summarizes results from surveys of students in grades 9-12 conducted in five territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau, during January-June 2007.
Author(s): Jaclynn Lippe, Nancy Brener, Laura Kann. et al.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summary, 57(SS12), 28-56
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Brainerd, Minnesota, September 24-26, 2008
Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Addresses workforce and community development, serving at-risk children, and medical homes.
Date: 09/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Addresses workforce and community development, serving at-risk children, and medical homes.
Date: 09/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 2-4, 2008
Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services that included the following topics: rural health programs in North Carolina, rural health workforce and community development, the North Carolina Smart Start initiative, and Medicaid demonstrations on medical homes.
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services that included the following topics: rural health programs in North Carolina, rural health workforce and community development, the North Carolina Smart Start initiative, and Medicaid demonstrations on medical homes.
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Preventing Youth Suicide in Rural America: Recommendations to States
Discusses recommendations for state-level agencies to prevent and address suicide among rural youth. Covers data and surveillance, screening, gatekeeper training, and survivor issues.
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Discusses recommendations for state-level agencies to prevent and address suicide among rural youth. Covers data and surveillance, screening, gatekeeper training, and survivor issues.
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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Dental Health and Access to Care Among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait
Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington, DC, February 20-22, 2008
Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Meeting included the following topics: medical homes, serving at-risk children, and the health workforce.
Date: 02/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Meeting included the following topics: medical homes, serving at-risk children, and the health workforce.
Date: 02/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Poor Birth Outcome in the Rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997
Reports on rural/urban differences in poor birth outcome and inadequate prenatal care between 1985 and 1997. Examines outcomes for residents of more remote rural areas and residents of rural persistent poverty counties.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Elise Murowchick, L. Gary Hart
Date: 02/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on rural/urban differences in poor birth outcome and inadequate prenatal care between 1985 and 1997. Examines outcomes for residents of more remote rural areas and residents of rural persistent poverty counties.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Elise Murowchick, L. Gary Hart
Date: 02/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Child Welfare: HHS Actions Would Help States Prepare Youth in the Foster Care System for Independent Living
Discusses states' activities to prepare youth in foster care for independent living under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA). Includes some information specific to rural concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Cornelia M. Ashby
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses states' activities to prepare youth in foster care for independent living under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA). Includes some information specific to rural concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Cornelia M. Ashby
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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