Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession
Discusses rural and urban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefits paid during the Great Recession due to poverty and unemployment, particularly in high-poverty rural regions. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010. Examines the impact of SNAP redemptions on county employment during the recession for rural and urban counties.
Author(s): John Pender, Young Jo
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Discusses rural and urban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefits paid during the Great Recession due to poverty and unemployment, particularly in high-poverty rural regions. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010. Examines the impact of SNAP redemptions on county employment during the recession for rural and urban counties.
Author(s): John Pender, Young Jo
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Per Capita SNAP Redemptions in 2010 Were Particularly Large in High-Poverty Rural Regions
Map showing county-level data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions per capita.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Map showing county-level data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions per capita.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
The Impacts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Redemptions on County-Level Employment
Examines the impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions on employment for nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties for 2001-2014. Discusses differences before, during, and after the Great Recession. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): John Pender, Young Jo, Jessica E. Todd, Cristina Miller
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Examines the impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions on employment for nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties for 2001-2014. Discusses differences before, during, and after the Great Recession. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): John Pender, Young Jo, Jessica E. Todd, Cristina Miller
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Understanding Low-Income and Low-Access Census Tracts Across the Nation: Subnational and Subpopulation Estimates of Access to Healthy Food
Examines access to food stores by state, metropolitan, and micropolitan area as a proxy for healthy food access. Estimates rural areas' distance to the nearest and third-nearest food store with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, age, vehicle access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Examines access to food stores by state, metropolitan, and micropolitan area as a proxy for healthy food access. Estimates rural areas' distance to the nearest and third-nearest food store with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, age, vehicle access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
view details
Life in Rural America: Part II
Highlights the results of a survey of quality of life, safety, and health for rural adults in the United States. Survey inquires into the experiences of rural adults in the areas of health, access to healthy food, and social, civic, and economic well-being.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
view details
Highlights the results of a survey of quality of life, safety, and health for rural adults in the United States. Survey inquires into the experiences of rural adults in the areas of health, access to healthy food, and social, civic, and economic well-being.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
view details
Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger (EDECH): The Chickasaw Nation Packed Promise Project
Report exploring a project in which boxes of nutritious, shelf-stable foods were provided to low-income families in the Chickasaw Nation territory in rural Oklahoma. Discusses successes, challenges, and costs of implementation.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Ronette Briefel, Gregory Chojnacki, Vivian Gabor, et al.
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
view details
Report exploring a project in which boxes of nutritious, shelf-stable foods were provided to low-income families in the Chickasaw Nation territory in rural Oklahoma. Discusses successes, challenges, and costs of implementation.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Ronette Briefel, Gregory Chojnacki, Vivian Gabor, et al.
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
view details
An Evaluation Report: Senior Food-Assistance, Related Programming, and Seniors' Experiences Across the Feeding America Network
Discusses characteristics of 17 food bank programs in rural and urban areas of 9 states, through interviews, observations, and document reviews. Examines challenges faced by food-insecure rural seniors and profiles food-assistance programs in rural areas of Montana, Alabama, and Minnesota.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Edward A. Frongillo, Andrea M. Warren
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
view details
Discusses characteristics of 17 food bank programs in rural and urban areas of 9 states, through interviews, observations, and document reviews. Examines challenges faced by food-insecure rural seniors and profiles food-assistance programs in rural areas of Montana, Alabama, and Minnesota.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Edward A. Frongillo, Andrea M. Warren
Date: 04/2019
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
view details
Understanding the County Role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
view details
Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
view details
Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in American Indian Families with Young Children
Highlights as study exploring the factors that predict obesity in American Indian families in rural and urban areas. Focuses on factors such as nutrition, physical activity, adult sleep, and child screen time.
Author(s): Alexandra K. Adams, Emily J. Tomayko, Kate Cronin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(2), 190-198
Date: 02/2019
view details
Highlights as study exploring the factors that predict obesity in American Indian families in rural and urban areas. Focuses on factors such as nutrition, physical activity, adult sleep, and child screen time.
Author(s): Alexandra K. Adams, Emily J. Tomayko, Kate Cronin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(2), 190-198
Date: 02/2019
view details
A Group Randomized Intervention Trial Increases Participation in the School Breakfast Program in 16 Rural High Schools in Minnesota
Study examining a school-based intervention to increase breakfast consumption in 16 rural Minnesota schools. Draws data from 9th and 10th grade students who were assigned to the intervention group or to control conditions. Discusses intervention programming, including increased access to breakfast services and marketing efforts.
Author(s): Marilyn S. Nanney, Robert Leduc, Mary Hearst, et al.
Citation: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 119(6), 915-922
Date: 02/2019
view details
Study examining a school-based intervention to increase breakfast consumption in 16 rural Minnesota schools. Draws data from 9th and 10th grade students who were assigned to the intervention group or to control conditions. Discusses intervention programming, including increased access to breakfast services and marketing efforts.
Author(s): Marilyn S. Nanney, Robert Leduc, Mary Hearst, et al.
Citation: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 119(6), 915-922
Date: 02/2019
view details