The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just offered further evidence that American children — and rural children in particular — are in trouble. Previously, the CDC had noted that poor U.S. children 2 to 8 years of age have higher rates of parent-reported mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) than their wealthier counterparts. Now, in the latest of a series of reports, the agency documents the finding that rural children from small communities are more likely to have MBDDs than those living in cities and suburbs.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/out-sight-out-mind-%E2%80%94-behavioral-and-developmental-care-rural-children
[2] http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1700713?query=TOC
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kelly-j-kelleher
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/william-gardner
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-england-journal-medicine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-habitat