Rural children's health

Rural children's healthThis is the 3rd article in a 4-part series on rural health in the United States.The previous 2 articles-"Physicians in Rural America" and "Hospitals in Rural America"-appeared in the November and December 2000 issues, respectively.We profile rural children's health in the 1990s, using recent national data, rather than single-area or -state studies.Our intent is to describe the current situation, suggest recent trends, and inform policy decisions concerning child and adolescent health in rural America.The analyses of rural child health used for this article are shown in the first box.......