Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Lessons Learned and Promising Practices for Non-Congregate Meal Operations
Slides from a workshop focused on operating a rural non-congregate summer meal program. Discusses issues such as service models, staffing, menu, and more.
Author(s): Marissa Spady, Eleni Towns
Date: 01/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Slides from a workshop focused on operating a rural non-congregate summer meal program. Discusses issues such as service models, staffing, menu, and more.
Author(s): Marissa Spady, Eleni Towns
Date: 01/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Regional Variability in the Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Diet Quality among United States Children
Examines food security status (FSS), participation in the federal nutrition assistance program (FNAP), and diet quality among children in the United States. Analyzes 6,403 children aged 2 to 17 years old and discusses household food security and child food security according to rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Jayna M. Dave, Tzuan A. Chen, Alexandra N. Castro, et al.
Citation: Nutrients, 16(2), 224
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Examines food security status (FSS), participation in the federal nutrition assistance program (FNAP), and diet quality among children in the United States. Analyzes 6,403 children aged 2 to 17 years old and discusses household food security and child food security according to rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Jayna M. Dave, Tzuan A. Chen, Alexandra N. Castro, et al.
Citation: Nutrients, 16(2), 224
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Snapshot of Rural Health in Colorado, 2024
Provides an overview of rural health in Colorado. Includes data and statistics on a variety of indicators, such as education, poverty, rural economy, healthcare coverage and access, rural health information technology, mental health, oral health, emergency medical services (EMS) and workforce shortages. Includes five regional snapshots from around the state.
Additional links: Eastern Plains Regional Snapshot, Mountain West Regional Snapshot, Northwest Regional Snapshot, San Luis Valley Regional Snapshot, Southwest Regional Snapshot
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Provides an overview of rural health in Colorado. Includes data and statistics on a variety of indicators, such as education, poverty, rural economy, healthcare coverage and access, rural health information technology, mental health, oral health, emergency medical services (EMS) and workforce shortages. Includes five regional snapshots from around the state.
Additional links: Eastern Plains Regional Snapshot, Mountain West Regional Snapshot, Northwest Regional Snapshot, San Luis Valley Regional Snapshot, Southwest Regional Snapshot
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Produce Prescription Programs Offer 'A Holistic Approach' to Addressing Rural Food Insecurity and Diet-Related Disease
Features produce prescription programs serving rural Mississippi, New Mexico, and Vermont that are helping improve access to healthy foods for those with diet-related chronic conditions. Describes how produce Rx programs can support local food systems and discusses funding and sustainability considerations.
Author(s): Brendan Stermer
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features produce prescription programs serving rural Mississippi, New Mexico, and Vermont that are helping improve access to healthy foods for those with diet-related chronic conditions. Describes how produce Rx programs can support local food systems and discusses funding and sustainability considerations.
Author(s): Brendan Stermer
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Bridging the Gap: Building Authentic Partnerships Between Urban and Rural Organizations
Provides strategies to improve cooperation and partnerships between urban and rural organizations. Discusses issues such as context, partnership, communication, and programming. Includes references to specific food programs that have had successful collaborations.
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Provides strategies to improve cooperation and partnerships between urban and rural organizations. Discusses issues such as context, partnership, communication, and programming. Includes references to specific food programs that have had successful collaborations.
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Food Insecurity Increased to 1 in 10 Adults Ages 50 and Older in 2022
Fact sheet describing food insecurity among adults ages 50 and older. Identifies trends, presents data on demographic disparities, and provides state-by-state and age group comparisons. Figure 4 compares metropolitan and nonmetropolitan food insecurity prevalence.
Author(s): Olivia Dean, Carlos Figueiredo
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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Fact sheet describing food insecurity among adults ages 50 and older. Identifies trends, presents data on demographic disparities, and provides state-by-state and age group comparisons. Figure 4 compares metropolitan and nonmetropolitan food insecurity prevalence.
Author(s): Olivia Dean, Carlos Figueiredo
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
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2024 Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup: Annual Profile of Substance Use
Provides information on youth and adult substance abuse in Arkansas to help guide substance abuse prevention decision-making. Highlights consequences such as arrests, suicide, and depression and focuses on alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and prescription drug use. Includes county-level profiles and an overview of a variety of community and personal health indicators.
Additional links: County Report
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Human Services, UA Little Rock MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Provides information on youth and adult substance abuse in Arkansas to help guide substance abuse prevention decision-making. Highlights consequences such as arrests, suicide, and depression and focuses on alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and prescription drug use. Includes county-level profiles and an overview of a variety of community and personal health indicators.
Additional links: County Report
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Department of Human Services, UA Little Rock MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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USDA FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan/FY 2023 Annual Performance Report
Reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) performance for fiscal year (FY) 2023, and presents a performance plan for FY 2025. Discusses USDA programs and funding for rural and tribal community development, infrastructure, housing, broadband, nutrition, and more.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) performance for fiscal year (FY) 2023, and presents a performance plan for FY 2025. Discusses USDA programs and funding for rural and tribal community development, infrastructure, housing, broadband, nutrition, and more.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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2024 Chartbook: Supporting Native Elders in Their Communities: Title VI Native American Aging Programs and Services
Offers findings from the 2023 Title VI Native American Aging Program Survey. Discusses service provision, nutrition and traditional foods, services and supports for caregivers, transportation, elder abuse, program staffing and funding, and partnerships.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Offers findings from the 2023 Title VI Native American Aging Program Survey. Discusses service provision, nutrition and traditional foods, services and supports for caregivers, transportation, elder abuse, program staffing and funding, and partnerships.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Introducing K-DATA: Kentucky - Demographics, Analytics, Trends and Access (K-DATA)
Reports on health and population in Kentucky. Includes coverage of state demographics, social determinants of health, healthcare workforce supply and distribution, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), access to care, facilities, public health programs, nutrition, youth, people with disabilities, substance use disorder, cancer, diabetes, and characteristics of Kentucky's rural, urban, Delta, and Appalachian regions.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Reports on health and population in Kentucky. Includes coverage of state demographics, social determinants of health, healthcare workforce supply and distribution, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), access to care, facilities, public health programs, nutrition, youth, people with disabilities, substance use disorder, cancer, diabetes, and characteristics of Kentucky's rural, urban, Delta, and Appalachian regions.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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