Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
A Community-Based Marketing Campaign at Farmers Markets to Encourage Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Rural Counties With High Rates of Obesity, Kentucky, 2015-2016
Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.
Author(s): Emily DeWitt, Margaret McGladrey, Emily Liu, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 08/2017
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Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.
Author(s): Emily DeWitt, Margaret McGladrey, Emily Liu, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 08/2017
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The Food-Spending Patterns of Households Participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Findings From USDA's FoodAPS
Reports on food spending in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households, eligible nonparticipant households, and other U.S. households. Includes data specific to households in rural areas.
Author(s): Laura Tiehen, Constance Newman, John A. Kirlin
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on food spending in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households, eligible nonparticipant households, and other U.S. households. Includes data specific to households in rural areas.
Author(s): Laura Tiehen, Constance Newman, John A. Kirlin
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Characterization of Non-Nutritive Sweetener Intake in Rural Southwest Virginian Adults Living in a Health-Disparate Region
Identifies non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake among adults living in rural southwest Virginia. Examines if differences exist between NNS consumers and NNS non-consumers by demographics, weight and body mass index (BMI), cardio-metabolic measures, dietary intake and quality.
Author(s): Valisa E. Hedrick, Erin M. Passaro, Brenda M. Davy, Wen You, Jamie M. Zoellner
Citation: Nutrients, 9(7), 757
Date: 07/2017
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Identifies non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake among adults living in rural southwest Virginia. Examines if differences exist between NNS consumers and NNS non-consumers by demographics, weight and body mass index (BMI), cardio-metabolic measures, dietary intake and quality.
Author(s): Valisa E. Hedrick, Erin M. Passaro, Brenda M. Davy, Wen You, Jamie M. Zoellner
Citation: Nutrients, 9(7), 757
Date: 07/2017
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Availability and Promotion of Healthful Foods in Stores and Restaurants--Guam, 2015
Assessment of nutrition environment in 114 stores and 63 restaurants in Guam. Includes statistics on availability of various foods and promotion of healthy choices, with breakdowns by store size and restaurant type.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Lundeen, Brenna K. VanFrank, Sandra L. Jackson, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 07/2017
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Assessment of nutrition environment in 114 stores and 63 restaurants in Guam. Includes statistics on availability of various foods and promotion of healthy choices, with breakdowns by store size and restaurant type.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Lundeen, Brenna K. VanFrank, Sandra L. Jackson, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 14
Date: 07/2017
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Aroostook Band of Micmacs Monitor Atmospheric Mercury
Details a project developed by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to monitor atmospheric mercury in an attempt to protect a crucial food source traditionally utilized by the tribe. Discusses the tribe's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP).
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Native Americans
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Details a project developed by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to monitor atmospheric mercury in an attempt to protect a crucial food source traditionally utilized by the tribe. Discusses the tribe's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP).
Date: 05/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Native Americans
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Evaluation of the Effect of the Older Americans Act Title III-C Nutrition Services Program on Participants' Food Security, Socialization, and Diet Quality
Explores nutrition services programs' effects on elders' diets and social connectedness. Features demographic statistics on participants, with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Author(s): James Mabli, Elizabeth Gearan, Rhoda Cohen, et al.
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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Explores nutrition services programs' effects on elders' diets and social connectedness. Features demographic statistics on participants, with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Author(s): James Mabli, Elizabeth Gearan, Rhoda Cohen, et al.
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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Rural School Districts Less Likely to Serve Local Food Frequently in School Meals
Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Low-Income Areas With Low Supermarket Access Increased in Urban Areas, But Not in Rural Areas, Between 2010 and 2015
Reports on changes in the number of low-income and low-access (LILA) census tracts between 2010 and 2015 for rural and urban areas. Briefly describes changes to the low-access or low-income aspect for rural census tracts that became LILA tracts in 2015.
Author(s): Alana Rhone
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on changes in the number of low-income and low-access (LILA) census tracts between 2010 and 2015 for rural and urban areas. Briefly describes changes to the low-access or low-income aspect for rural census tracts that became LILA tracts in 2015.
Author(s): Alana Rhone
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Food Insecurity and Chronic Diseases Among American Indians in Rural Oklahoma: The THRIVE Study
Details a study on food security and cardiovascular disease in American Indians in Oklahoma. Bases conclusions on survey data from 513 AI adults from 2 tribal nations completed between April and May of 2015. Breaks down data by age, sex, and education, as well as rates of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.
Author(s): Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Marianna S. Wetherill, Jordan Hearod
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 107(3), 441-446
Date: 03/2017
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Details a study on food security and cardiovascular disease in American Indians in Oklahoma. Bases conclusions on survey data from 513 AI adults from 2 tribal nations completed between April and May of 2015. Breaks down data by age, sex, and education, as well as rates of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.
Author(s): Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Marianna S. Wetherill, Jordan Hearod
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 107(3), 441-446
Date: 03/2017
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Thinking "Bigger" About Smaller Places: Why Rural Health Planning is Critical to Successful Rural Collective Impact Approaches
Video of a speech by the president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Presented as part of the Rural Health Lecture Series at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability of safe housing, employment opportunities, and healthy food.
Author(s): Charles W. Fluharty
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Video of a speech by the president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Presented as part of the Rural Health Lecture Series at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability of safe housing, employment opportunities, and healthy food.
Author(s): Charles W. Fluharty
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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