The Rural Child.

Dorsey, L. C.

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ERIC Number: EJ433905

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Rural Child.

Dorsey, L. C.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v2 n1 p76-84 Sum 1991

The problems of rural children are discussed. Rural children are threatened by many of the same social and health problems that urban children face, complicated by distance, which affects access to health care and other services. Recommendations are made to assure that rural children receive the services they need. (SLD)

Descriptors: Blacks, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Health Services, Minority Groups, Policy Formation, Poverty, Public Policy, Rural Education, Rural Youth, Social Problems, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the National Conference on Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (3rd, Nashville, TN, October 1-2, 1990).