Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School Districts, 2018-2022
Provides data on the percent of children covered by Medicaid/CHIP by school district, with separate, searchable lists for each state.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Provides data on the percent of children covered by Medicaid/CHIP by school district, with separate, searchable lists for each state.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) California Data Dashboards
Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Coverage For American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Examines the impact of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Outreach and Enrollment Round III Grantee Activities taking place July 2017 to June 2018 to improve health insurance coverage for American Indian and Alaska Native Children (AI/AN) children. Presents background, activities, and outcomes of grants taking place in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Examines the impact of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Outreach and Enrollment Round III Grantee Activities taking place July 2017 to June 2018 to improve health insurance coverage for American Indian and Alaska Native Children (AI/AN) children. Presents background, activities, and outcomes of grants taking place in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Addressing the Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Is the Capacity of Local Health Departments?: Results from the National Fielding of the SPACECAT
Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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MN Public Health Data Access Portal
An interactive data portal that contains information about public health in Minnesota. Includes data on issues such as child health, climate, diseases and conditions, environmental health, health behaviors and risk factors, health equity, and healthy homes. Allows user to select for specific topics and demographic indicators. Includes county-level and region-level charts and maps of data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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An interactive data portal that contains information about public health in Minnesota. Includes data on issues such as child health, climate, diseases and conditions, environmental health, health behaviors and risk factors, health equity, and healthy homes. Allows user to select for specific topics and demographic indicators. Includes county-level and region-level charts and maps of data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Summer Meals Site Finder
An online tool that allows the user to search an address within the United States and find free summer meals for kids within a 15-mile radius. Provides information about the meal service site and how to contact them, type of meal offered, days of operation, and directions to the meal site.
Type: Directory
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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An online tool that allows the user to search an address within the United States and find free summer meals for kids within a 15-mile radius. Provides information about the meal service site and how to contact them, type of meal offered, days of operation, and directions to the meal site.
Type: Directory
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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America After 3PM Interactive Data Dashboard
Provides information on afterschool programs such as demand, health benefits, and opportunities they offer to participants, based on data from the America After 3PM 2020 survey. View data by state and Black or Latinx community using the drop down menu in the upper left of the page. Also provides a special report on afterschool and summer program demand in rural areas.
Additional links: Rural Special Report
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM
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Provides information on afterschool programs such as demand, health benefits, and opportunities they offer to participants, based on data from the America After 3PM 2020 survey. View data by state and Black or Latinx community using the drop down menu in the upper left of the page. Also provides a special report on afterschool and summer program demand in rural areas.
Additional links: Rural Special Report
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM
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Nevada 2020-2024 Child and Family Services Plan
Outlines the goals of Nevada's child and family services division, including preventing abuse and neglect, providing for children's physical and mental health needs, and more. Offers data related to Nevada's rural regions throughout and addresses some of the challenges of providing services to those areas.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Outlines the goals of Nevada's child and family services division, including preventing abuse and neglect, providing for children's physical and mental health needs, and more. Offers data related to Nevada's rural regions throughout and addresses some of the challenges of providing services to those areas.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Central Valley Rural Education and Health Alliance
A collaboration of rural educators, administrators, and school-based health professions working to improve education and health outcomes in California's rural Central Valley. Includes resources and promising practices to address the physical, mental, and behavioral health of students, as well as reduce chronic absences, create a positive culture, and improve school readiness, among other issues.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Program
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A collaboration of rural educators, administrators, and school-based health professions working to improve education and health outcomes in California's rural Central Valley. Includes resources and promising practices to address the physical, mental, and behavioral health of students, as well as reduce chronic absences, create a positive culture, and improve school readiness, among other issues.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Program
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Children Living in Poverty Even in Healthiest Counties
Offers data on child poverty by race and ethnicity at the county level based on 2019-2021 County Health Rankings. Provides a map comparing rates of child poverty for the healthiest county per state to the national average, and offers a searchable table for all counties. Discusses inequities in poverty and links between poverty and health.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Offers data on child poverty by race and ethnicity at the county level based on 2019-2021 County Health Rankings. Provides a map comparing rates of child poverty for the healthiest county per state to the national average, and offers a searchable table for all counties. Discusses inequities in poverty and links between poverty and health.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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