Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Children and youth
Stressful Life Events and Healthcare Utilization Among U.S. Children Aged 2–17 Years
Examines parent-reported stressful life events, which are a subset of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and a series of healthcare utilization outcomes among children. Table 1 includes metro/nonmetro data on children who experienced any stressful life events.
Author(s): Lindsey I. Black, Amanda E. Ng, Benjamin Zablotsky
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Examines parent-reported stressful life events, which are a subset of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and a series of healthcare utilization outcomes among children. Table 1 includes metro/nonmetro data on children who experienced any stressful life events.
Author(s): Lindsey I. Black, Amanda E. Ng, Benjamin Zablotsky
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Respecting Tribal Voices in the Development of a Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction Preconception Counseling Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescent Females: A Qualitative Study
Investigates the relationship among obesity, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) adolescents. Provides feedback from AI/AN girls at-risk for GDM and their mothers regarding culturally relevant preconception counseling interventions.
Author(s): Kelly R. Moore, Sarah A. Stotz, Martha Ann Terry, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, 552
Date: 08/2023
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Investigates the relationship among obesity, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) adolescents. Provides feedback from AI/AN girls at-risk for GDM and their mothers regarding culturally relevant preconception counseling interventions.
Author(s): Kelly R. Moore, Sarah A. Stotz, Martha Ann Terry, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, 552
Date: 08/2023
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Where You Live Matters: Maternity Care Deserts and the Crisis of Access and Equity
Provides interactive state-by-state data on maternity care deserts in the U.S. Focuses on access, distance to maternity care, availability of family planning services, disparities in prenatal care, chronic health conditions and preterm birth, policy solutions, and more. Includes county-level maps of data as well as accompanying state summaries, infographics, and downloadable reports.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Provides interactive state-by-state data on maternity care deserts in the U.S. Focuses on access, distance to maternity care, availability of family planning services, disparities in prenatal care, chronic health conditions and preterm birth, policy solutions, and more. Includes county-level maps of data as well as accompanying state summaries, infographics, and downloadable reports.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant - Virgin Islands: FY 2024 Application/FY 2022 Annual Report
Highlights the Virgin Islands' maternal and child health programs. Includes topics related to reducing infant mortality, improving oral and behavioral health, improving access, and COVID-19, among others.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Highlights the Virgin Islands' maternal and child health programs. Includes topics related to reducing infant mortality, improving oral and behavioral health, improving access, and COVID-19, among others.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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State of Nevada Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan
Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Rural Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees in 2020
Presents data on Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees who resided in rural areas in 2020. Compares the percentage of rural and urban enrollment by state, race and ethnicity, disability-related eligibility, Medicaid managed care participation, and benefit package.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Presents data on Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees who resided in rural areas in 2020. Compares the percentage of rural and urban enrollment by state, race and ethnicity, disability-related eligibility, Medicaid managed care participation, and benefit package.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Homicides Among Infants in the United States, 2017–2020
Report details the rate of infant homicides from 2017-2020. Highlights the factors that correlate with infant homicide such as the age of mother, access to prenatal care, level of education, and rurality, among other factors.
Author(s): Isabelle Horon, Anne K. Driscoll
Citation: National Vital Statistics Reports, 72(9)
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Report details the rate of infant homicides from 2017-2020. Highlights the factors that correlate with infant homicide such as the age of mother, access to prenatal care, level of education, and rurality, among other factors.
Author(s): Isabelle Horon, Anne K. Driscoll
Citation: National Vital Statistics Reports, 72(9)
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Engaging Community Health Workers/Youth Ambassadors to Improve Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop – in Brief
Summarizes presentations and discussions from an April 2023 workshop on the use of community health workers and youth ambassadors to promote health literacy in their communities. Highlights lessons learned by Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 and the National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 within Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities (NIMIC) grantees who implemented health literacy approaches in community health worker and youth ambassador programs. Includes rural references throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes presentations and discussions from an April 2023 workshop on the use of community health workers and youth ambassadors to promote health literacy in their communities. Highlights lessons learned by Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 and the National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 within Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities (NIMIC) grantees who implemented health literacy approaches in community health worker and youth ambassador programs. Includes rural references throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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SBHCs in Rural Areas Decrease Absenteeism
Presentation slides that provide data on the impacts School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have on absenteeism in the New York State Education System for years 2015-2018. Discusses how SBHCs mitigate absenteeism and the correlation between absenteeism and student health. Includes related information on SBHCs and their impacts in other communities.
Author(s): Chris Kjolhede, John W. Sipple, Wendy Brunner
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Bassett Healthcare Network
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Presentation slides that provide data on the impacts School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have on absenteeism in the New York State Education System for years 2015-2018. Discusses how SBHCs mitigate absenteeism and the correlation between absenteeism and student health. Includes related information on SBHCs and their impacts in other communities.
Author(s): Chris Kjolhede, John W. Sipple, Wendy Brunner
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Bassett Healthcare Network
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Rural Social Isolation, with Carrie Henning-Smith
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, Deputy Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. Focuses on rural social isolation, the negative effects it has on wellness, and how it can be mitigated.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, Deputy Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. Focuses on rural social isolation, the negative effects it has on wellness, and how it can be mitigated.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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