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Direct linkMcDaniel, Justin T.; Davis, Tammy; Yahaya, Musa; Nuhu, Kaamel – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Evidence suggests a rise in childhood disability rates across the United States with males and those with lower socioeconomic status bearing greater burden. We investigated childhood disability rates in the Mississippi Delta (MDR) and Appalachian regions (AR) in comparison to other parts of the country. Methods: Using data from the US…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Risk, Rural Areas, Disabilities
Pendergrast, Gail; And Others – 1987
A collaborative relationship was established between the Mississippi Coalition for Mothers and Babies, the Governor's Service Line, and the Mississippi State Department of Health for the purpose of providing outreach and referral to all poor pregnant women and children in need of access to appropriate health care services. The project had a dual…
Descriptors: Children, Counseling Services, Delivery Systems, Health Programs
Download full textRobbins, Jerry H. – 1974
The preservation of the public health is one of the duties devolving on the State as a sovereign power. However, the delivery system for health care service is not always efficient and effective, especially in the case of children. This paper, in attempting to define children's rights to health care, examines the statutory and case law in…
Descriptors: Children, Court Litigation, Handicapped Students, Health Education
Goetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1992
This "special focus" journal issue consists of 13 individual articles on the theme of rural family programs relating to school, health services, church, and other institutions. It includes: (1) "Towards a Rural Family Policy" (Judith K. Chynoweth and Michael D. Campbell); (2) "Montana: Council for Families Collaborates for…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Extension Education, Family Problems
Moon, Zola K.; Farmer, Frank L.; Tilford, John M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Context: A school-based health insurance program for children of the working poor was conducted in 2 isolated, rural communities in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The larger of the 2 communities had an array of locally available health care providers, whereas the smaller community did not. In response to this lack of available care, the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Children, Use Studies, Health Services
Breen, Paula – 1981
This is a statistical survey of children in the South, designed for the use of public policy makers, child advocates, and human service specialists. Section one presents a general demographic overview that includes birth rates, migration and growth trends, and racial distribution. The second section provides statistics on living arrangements,…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Child Welfare, Children, Cohort Analysis
