Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Families
Access to Mental Health Services and Family Impact of Rural Children with Mental Health Problems
Provides information on the prevalence of children's mental health needs and associated access to care, and family impact across rural and urban areas.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Mental Health Problems Have Considerable Impact on Rural Children and their Families
Author(s): Jennifer D. Lenardson, Erika C. Ziller, David Lambert, Melanie M. Race, Anush Yousefian
Date: 10/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Provides information on the prevalence of children's mental health needs and associated access to care, and family impact across rural and urban areas.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Mental Health Problems Have Considerable Impact on Rural Children and their Families
Author(s): Jennifer D. Lenardson, Erika C. Ziller, David Lambert, Melanie M. Race, Anush Yousefian
Date: 10/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Families More Likely to be Uninsured and Have Different Sources of Coverage
Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics
Provides an overview of rural human services. Reviews the literature on work supports for low-income families, substance abuse, and child welfare services, and describes gaps in the research. Identifies 80 data sources that could be used to conduct research on human services topics in rural areas. Provides recommendations to improve the quality and quantity of information available on rural human services.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Research Summary, Volume 1: Research Needs, Volume 2: Data Sources
Date: 08/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Mathematica Policy Research
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Provides an overview of rural human services. Reviews the literature on work supports for low-income families, substance abuse, and child welfare services, and describes gaps in the research. Identifies 80 data sources that could be used to conduct research on human services topics in rural areas. Provides recommendations to improve the quality and quantity of information available on rural human services.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Research Summary, Volume 1: Research Needs, Volume 2: Data Sources
Date: 08/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Mathematica Policy Research
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Poverty, Stress, and Violent Disagreements in the Home Among Rural Families
Explores the prevalence of violent disagreements in the home, in relation to poverty and parenting stress, for rural and urban children.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Charity G. Moore, Janice C. Probst, Mark Tompkins, Steven Cuffe, Amy B. Martin
Date: 08/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Explores the prevalence of violent disagreements in the home, in relation to poverty and parenting stress, for rural and urban children.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Charity G. Moore, Janice C. Probst, Mark Tompkins, Steven Cuffe, Amy B. Martin
Date: 08/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Tennessee Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
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Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
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Wisconsin Data Viewer: Overview Profile
A data visualization tool that provides information on Wisconsin demographics, such as population, age, language, race and ethnicity, families and households, and employment. Data is viewable at the county, county subdivision, and state level.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, GetFacts
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A data visualization tool that provides information on Wisconsin demographics, such as population, age, language, race and ethnicity, families and households, and employment. Data is viewable at the county, county subdivision, and state level.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, GetFacts
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New Mexico Home Visiting Surveillance Report 2018-2020
Surveyed people that gave birth between 2018 and 2020 in New Mexico about their experiences with home visiting services. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Surveyed people that gave birth between 2018 and 2020 in New Mexico about their experiences with home visiting services. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Farm Family Resource Initiative
Support and resource network for Illinois farm families, including a helpline, ongoing outreach, education, and training. Helpline is available through call or text to 1-833-FARM-SOS (833-327-6767).
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD)
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Support and resource network for Illinois farm families, including a helpline, ongoing outreach, education, and training. Helpline is available through call or text to 1-833-FARM-SOS (833-327-6767).
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD)
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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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