Children
Current Projects
Analysis of State Dental Hygiene Practice Acts and Medicaid Policies for Children's Dental Care: Services Covered and Practitioners Reimbursed
Research center
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South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Dental health, Health disparities, Maternal and child health, Medicaid and S-CHIP
The purpose of this qualitative analysis will be to obtain a clear picture of the degree to which (1) state SCHIP and Medicaid programs are implementing waivers, or other programs, to improve access to dental care for vulnerable populations including children and pregnant women; and (2) dental hygienists impact the dental safety net for rural America.
Childhood Asthma and Air Quality in Rural-Urban Areas
Research center
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West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Environmental & agricultural health
This study will examine the prevalence of childhood asthma across urban and rural settings. We will examine how asthma may be related to measures of ambient air quality, as well as how asthma may be related to agricultural activity of different types, to proximity to metropolitan areas, and to measures of demographics and health care insurance.
Dental Sealant Utilization Among Rural and Urban Children
Research center
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South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Dental health
Dental sealants can prevent or reduce dental caries among children, but only about a third of children currently have sealants. This project will explore the dissemination of sealants among rural children, identifying characteristics of children and communities with low sealant use.
Have Rural Perinatal Health Outcomes Changed Over the Past Two Decades?
Research center
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WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Health disparities, Women
This study will determine whether rural-urban disparities in late prenatal care initiation and post-neonatal mortality found in the mid 1980s have persisted, narrowed, or increased.
Health Insurance Stability among Rural Children Following Public Coverage Expansions
Research center
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Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Medicaid and S-CHIP
While estimates indicate that the uninsured rate among rural children has dramatically decreased since the 1997 passage of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), it is not clear whether or not coverage has become more stable and uninsured spells shorter. The purpose of this study is to investigate changes in insurance stability among rural and urban children following CHIP, and whether this is affected by specific state eligibility and enrollment policies or clusters of policies. Using the 1996, 2001, and 2004 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we will measure rural-urban differences in uninsured spell length and frequency, sources of coverage before and after uninsured spells, movement between sources of coverage, how these measures of stability have changed over time, and the factors that relate to greater continuity of coverage among rural children.
Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems
Research center
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Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children, Health disparities, Mental health
This study will assess whether use of office-based care and psychotropic medicine by children differs between rural and urban areas, as well as the role of insurance coverage and availability of mental health providers on use of these services.
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