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Child Care Subsidies in Urban and Rural Counties
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Author(s): Kendall Swenson |
Organization(s): ASPE Staff |
This paper examined the extent to which subsidies from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) served families in urban and rural areas of the country in FY 2004. Overall, the analysis found that the distribution of CCDF caseloads approximately matched the distribution of children (all incomes) residing in those areas. In addition, the study also compared the characteristics of subsidy recipients in urban and rural areas of the country and found that urban and rural caseloads had many similarities. For example, CCDF families in both urban and rural areas predominately used the program to attend work (verses training activities) and, on average, their children were in subsidized care for over 30 hours per week. |
Published: July, 2007 |
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Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
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Author(s): Peggy Halpern |
Organization(s): ASPE Staff |
This report provides information that will help to understand the high rates of obesity among AI/ANs and the nature of preventive interventions and their efficacy. The report contains a literature review that includes research findings pertaining to the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of obesity, and the nature and outcomes of clinical and community-based interventions. Information in the report also addresses activities undertaken by selected federal agencies pertaining to obesity and AI/ANs, a summary of a site visit to the Gila River Indian Community, and directions for future research. |
Published: April, 2007 |
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Gaps and Strategies for Improving American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American Data
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Final Report |
Author(s): Westat |
This report identifies gaps in AI/AN/NA data on health and well-being, strategies for improving AI/AN/NA data availability and quality, and some current initiatives underway within HHS and other federal agencies that are intended to improve these data. |
Published: January, 2007 |
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Data on Health and Well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Other Native Americans
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Data Catalog |
Organization(s): Westat |
This data catalog is a compilation of existing data sources pertaining to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) populations. In the first component of this project, the contractor has identified existing sources of socioeconomic and health data using national and some state-level surveys. Information on 68 data sources including their characteristics and limitations is included in the catalog. This data catalog is a valuable reference for researchers, analysts and policymakers interested in AI/AN/NA issues. |
Published: December, 2006 |
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Barriers to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American Access to DHHS Programs
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Organization(s): Westat |
The purpose of this project was to increase understanding of the programmatic and administrative barriers preventing American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native American (AI/AN/NA) communities from more fully participating in those HHS grants programs for which they are eligible. This study gathered information on the perspectives of both HHS program officials and tribal representatives on funding barriers and related issues, identified for HHS the most significant barriers to grants access for AI/AN/NAs, and considered strategies for improving access. The main components of this project included a survey of, and focus group with, HHS officials, discussions with representatives of AI/AN/NA groups, and consultations with an HHS-tribal workgroup at each juncture of the project. Lessons learned about reducing barriers to funding in other recent HHS initiatives targeting special populations informed the study. |
Published: March, 2006 |
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Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics
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Volume 1: Research Needs; Volume 2: Data Sources |
Author(s): Volume 1: Debra A. Strong, Patricia Del Grosso, Andrew Burwick, Vinita Jethwani, & Michael Ponza. Volume 2: Debra A. Strong, Jigar Bhatt, Shannon Phillips, & Kate Scheppke |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. |
This research project provides a descriptive overview of the social and economic conditions in rural America, including persistent and emerging trends. A literature review of three key human service conditions in rural areas (substance abuse, work supports for low-income families and child welfare) describes their prevalence and the availability and utilization of services to ameliorate the conditions. The final report includes a compilation of 20 national surveys and 60 state administrative data sources that could be used by rural researchers and policymakers to study one or more of the selected focal conditions. The compilation summarizes the content of each database, includes information on the rural identifiers in each data set, and identifies any requirements researchers must meet in order to have access to the data. |
Published: August, 2005 |
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13 Indicators of Quality Child Care:
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Research Update |
Author(s): Richard Fiene |
Organization(s): Pennsylvania State University, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, University of Colorado |
This research update synthesizes literature around the health and safety standards for out-of-home child care. The report uses 13 indicators of health and safety for quality child care, such as staff training, child:staff ratio, immunizations, emergency planning, etc, and examines existing evidence to support how these 13 indicators protect children from harm. The report, a collaboration with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, was prepared by the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care at the University of Colorado and written by Richard Fiene, Pennsylvania State University.
Pamphlet: A Parent's Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care (HTML version). For printing, the PDF version. |
Published: April, 2002 |
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Foster Care Dynamics in Urban and Non-Urban Counties
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Author(s): Fred H. Wulczyn and Kristin Brunner Hislop |
Organization(s): Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago |
This paper examines differences between large urban areas, smaller urban areas and non-urban areas in their use of foster care. It looks at placement rates, child demographic characteristics and childrens placement histories to understand how childrens needs and program operations interact to produce differences in foster care experiences. The analysis finds that child welfare systems in large urban areas show very different patterns of foster care utilization than do other urban areas. These other urban areas look more like non-urban areas in their service provision patterns. In addition, the foster care placement of large numbers of African American infants seems to be the primary feature distinguishing care patterns in large urban foster care programs from those observed elsewhere. |
Published: February, 2002 |
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How Well Have Rural and Small Metropolitan Labor Markets Absorbed Welfare Recipients?
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Final Report |
Author(s): Mary Farrell, Selen Opcin, Michael Fishman, David Stapleton |
Organization(s): The Lewin Group |
This report examines the impact of welfare reform on 12 rural and small metropolitan areas around the country. It identifies changes in wages and employment for the low-skill labor force over two periods: 1993 to 1996, and 1996 to 1998, to determine the effect of the movement of welfare recipients to work. |
Published: April, 2001 |
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