Rural-urban differences in access to care among children and adolescents in the United States.
Elizabeth L CrouchPeiyin HungGabriel BenavidezTheodoros V GiannouchosMonique J BrownPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2023)
Rural disparities in child preventive care and insurance continuity warrant ongoing surveillance and local access to care initiatives, especially for children in low-income households. Without updated public health surveillance, policymakers and program developers may not be aware of current disparities. School-based health centers are 1 avenue for meeting the unmet health care needs of rural children.