Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Occupant Restraint Use in 2021: Results From the NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study
Presents results from the 2021 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. Features statistics from 2020 and 2021 including child restraint use by age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lacey L. Boyle
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Presents results from the 2021 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. Features statistics from 2020 and 2021 including child restraint use by age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lacey L. Boyle
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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New Mexico Substance Use Epidemiology Profile
Provides county-level data on substance use in New Mexico for youth and adults, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity. Covers alcohol, illicit drugs, tobacco, and mental health. Addresses deaths due to drug overdoses, smoking, alcohol, suicide, alcohol-related chronic disease, and motor vehicle crashes. Includes emergency room visits related to opioid overdoses, and chronic liver disease hospital discharges.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Provides county-level data on substance use in New Mexico for youth and adults, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity. Covers alcohol, illicit drugs, tobacco, and mental health. Addresses deaths due to drug overdoses, smoking, alcohol, suicide, alcohol-related chronic disease, and motor vehicle crashes. Includes emergency room visits related to opioid overdoses, and chronic liver disease hospital discharges.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Rural Maternal Health Networks: Evaluation Findings from the First Implementation Year of the RMOMS 2019 Cohort
Webinar recording discusses the outcomes of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) program on rural maternal health networks. Features presentations from representatives of the Mission Analytics Group and the Insight Policy Research.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Webinar recording discusses the outcomes of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) program on rural maternal health networks. Features presentations from representatives of the Mission Analytics Group and the Insight Policy Research.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Improving Access and Quality of Maternal and Infant Services in Rural Iowa through a Regional Center of Excellence
Profiles St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, which serves six counties in west central Iowa. Discusses the hospital's efforts to improve maternal health and birth outcomes, including improving care coordination, increasing access to support and behavioral health services, and promoting better access to care in the region.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Profiles St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, which serves six counties in west central Iowa. Discusses the hospital's efforts to improve maternal health and birth outcomes, including improving care coordination, increasing access to support and behavioral health services, and promoting better access to care in the region.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2019 (AIAN FACES 2019)
Summarizes key findings related to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start experiences from the 2019 Family and Child Experiences (FACES) Survey. Provides an overview of Head Start and federally recognized tribes and how the entities interact. Includes demographic information of AI/AN families in Head Start, such as education level, food security, access to medical care, presence of mental health issues in the home, and more.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Summarizes key findings related to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start experiences from the 2019 Family and Child Experiences (FACES) Survey. Provides an overview of Head Start and federally recognized tribes and how the entities interact. Includes demographic information of AI/AN families in Head Start, such as education level, food security, access to medical care, presence of mental health issues in the home, and more.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Indiana Governor's Public Health Commission Report 2022
Provides an overview of public health in Indiana with a focus on healthy environments and health education. Examines the declining life expectancy and challenges to public health such as behavioral health issues, adult and child obesity, infectious diseases, and geographic and socio-economic health disparities. Summarizes and provides recommendations from the commission's findings related to governance and infrastructure, funding, healthcare workforce, data integration, emergency preparedness, and child/adolescent health.
Additional links: Appendices, News Brief
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Provides an overview of public health in Indiana with a focus on healthy environments and health education. Examines the declining life expectancy and challenges to public health such as behavioral health issues, adult and child obesity, infectious diseases, and geographic and socio-economic health disparities. Summarizes and provides recommendations from the commission's findings related to governance and infrastructure, funding, healthcare workforce, data integration, emergency preparedness, and child/adolescent health.
Additional links: Appendices, News Brief
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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An Algorithm Using Administrative Data to Measure Adverse Childhood Experiences (ADM‐ACE)
Article discussing the development and methodology of an administrative data tool to measure adverse childhood experiences (ADM-ACE), which researchers applied to 2018 claims and enrollment data for the Tennessee Medicaid program (TennCare). Presents ADM-ACE statistics drawn from the Tennessee data, and outlines how measures of adverse childhood experiences were defined and applied in the study. Offers rural/urban comparisons for rates of ADM-ACE prevalence.
Author(s): Laura E. Henkhaus, Gilbert Gonzales, Melinda B. Buntin
Citation: Health Services Research, 57(4), 963-972
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
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Article discussing the development and methodology of an administrative data tool to measure adverse childhood experiences (ADM-ACE), which researchers applied to 2018 claims and enrollment data for the Tennessee Medicaid program (TennCare). Presents ADM-ACE statistics drawn from the Tennessee data, and outlines how measures of adverse childhood experiences were defined and applied in the study. Offers rural/urban comparisons for rates of ADM-ACE prevalence.
Author(s): Laura E. Henkhaus, Gilbert Gonzales, Melinda B. Buntin
Citation: Health Services Research, 57(4), 963-972
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
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Implementing Full-Service Community Schools in a Rural Setting: Early Lessons from Leslie County, Kentucky
Provides an overview of a full-service community school in rural Kentucky funded by the Full Service Community Schools Program (FSCS) grant in 2020. Offers examples of how the school integrates student supports, expands learning time and opportunities, provides family and community engagement, and utilizes collaborative leadership and practice. Discusses how community schools can help students address mental, social, academic, and physical health needs.
Author(s): Ryan Herman, Lynne Sacks
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Opportunity for All: The EdRedesign Lab
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Provides an overview of a full-service community school in rural Kentucky funded by the Full Service Community Schools Program (FSCS) grant in 2020. Offers examples of how the school integrates student supports, expands learning time and opportunities, provides family and community engagement, and utilizes collaborative leadership and practice. Discusses how community schools can help students address mental, social, academic, and physical health needs.
Author(s): Ryan Herman, Lynne Sacks
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Opportunity for All: The EdRedesign Lab
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Rural Children with 4+ Adverse Childhood Experiences Often Lack Positive Experiences
Fact sheet presenting findings of a study examining the level of protective positive childhood experiences (PCEs) among rural children, sorted by high-risk adverse childhood experience (ACE) scores. Offers comparisons of PCEs among children with fewer than 4 ACEs and greater than 4 ACEs, including after school activities, safe and supportive neighborhoods, and community and family connection.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Fact sheet presenting findings of a study examining the level of protective positive childhood experiences (PCEs) among rural children, sorted by high-risk adverse childhood experience (ACE) scores. Offers comparisons of PCEs among children with fewer than 4 ACEs and greater than 4 ACEs, including after school activities, safe and supportive neighborhoods, and community and family connection.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Validation of Remote Height and Weight Assessment in a Rural Randomized Clinical Trial
Examines the efficacy of having rural families take their own height and weight measurements to assess body mass index (BMI). Provides results for 38 families enrolled in the iAmHealthy Schools trial conducted within participating rural elementary schools. Discusses the potential of using remote BMI assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic and for families in hard-to-reach areas.
Author(s): Bethany Forseth, Ann M. Davis, Dana M. Bakula, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Examines the efficacy of having rural families take their own height and weight measurements to assess body mass index (BMI). Provides results for 38 families enrolled in the iAmHealthy Schools trial conducted within participating rural elementary schools. Discusses the potential of using remote BMI assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic and for families in hard-to-reach areas.
Author(s): Bethany Forseth, Ann M. Davis, Dana M. Bakula, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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