Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Formative Evaluation to Increase Availability of Healthy Snacks and Beverages in Stores Near Schools in Two Rural Oregon Counties, 2013
Results of a study using interviews conducted at 15 food stores in 8 rural eastern Oregon communities, to determine owners' perspectives on customer demand for healthy snacks and beverages, space constraints, vendor influence, and perishability. Includes statistics on percentages of stores stocking single-portion and multiportion units of specific foods and beverages.
Author(s): Betty T. Izumi, Nancy E. Findholt, Hayley A. Pickus
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 12/2015
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Results of a study using interviews conducted at 15 food stores in 8 rural eastern Oregon communities, to determine owners' perspectives on customer demand for healthy snacks and beverages, space constraints, vendor influence, and perishability. Includes statistics on percentages of stores stocking single-portion and multiportion units of specific foods and beverages.
Author(s): Betty T. Izumi, Nancy E. Findholt, Hayley A. Pickus
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 12/2015
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Rural School Food Service Director Perceptions on Voluntary School Meal Reforms
Results of a study using telephone interviews and online surveys to examine barriers and facilitators to participation in voluntary school meal programs such as farm-to-school and school garden programs.
Author(s): Natoshia M. Askelson, Disa Lubker Cornish, Elizabeth Golembiewski
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(1), 65-75
Date: 11/2015
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Results of a study using telephone interviews and online surveys to examine barriers and facilitators to participation in voluntary school meal programs such as farm-to-school and school garden programs.
Author(s): Natoshia M. Askelson, Disa Lubker Cornish, Elizabeth Golembiewski
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(1), 65-75
Date: 11/2015
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Development and Validation of a Farmers' Market Audit Tool in Rural and Urban Communities
Describes a tool designed to measure availability of food items and key characteristics of farmers' markets. Features statistics from 6 test sites in Kentucky, Montana, and North Carolina, showing differences among states and between urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Alison Gustafson
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 16(6), 859-866
Date: 11/2015
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Describes a tool designed to measure availability of food items and key characteristics of farmers' markets. Features statistics from 6 test sites in Kentucky, Montana, and North Carolina, showing differences among states and between urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Alison Gustafson
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 16(6), 859-866
Date: 11/2015
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Association Between Student Body Mass Index and Access to Sports Drinks in Minnesota Secondary Schools, 2012-2013
Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.
Author(s): Martha Y. Kubik, Cynthia Davey, Marilyn S. Nanney
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 11/2015
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Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.
Author(s): Martha Y. Kubik, Cynthia Davey, Marilyn S. Nanney
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 11/2015
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Dissemination of an Electronic Manual to Build Capacity for Implementing Farmers' Markets with Community Health Centers
Reports on the effectiveness of disseminating a manual about developing and sustaining a program from a rural community health center to help others learn from it. Evaluates respondent interest in and plans for using the manual. Addresses the benefits of collaborating with a university and how the farmers' market benefited the community's diet and economy.
Author(s): M. Aaron Guest, Darcy Freedman, Kassandra A. Alia, Heather M. Brandt, Daniela B. Friedman
Citation: Clinical and Translational Science, 8(5), 484-489
Date: 10/2015
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Reports on the effectiveness of disseminating a manual about developing and sustaining a program from a rural community health center to help others learn from it. Evaluates respondent interest in and plans for using the manual. Addresses the benefits of collaborating with a university and how the farmers' market benefited the community's diet and economy.
Author(s): M. Aaron Guest, Darcy Freedman, Kassandra A. Alia, Heather M. Brandt, Daniela B. Friedman
Citation: Clinical and Translational Science, 8(5), 484-489
Date: 10/2015
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The Effect of Education Plus Access on Perceived Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Rural African American Community Intervention
Describes the mid-intervention results of the Men on the Move Growing Communities (MOTMGC) program that works to change the dietary behaviors among rural African Americans in Missouri by providing nutrition education and access to fruits and vegetables through community gardens. Includes data at baseline and mid-intervention by gender, age, income, education, and perceived income adequacy.
Author(s): E. K. Barnidge, E. A. Baker, M. Schootman, et al.
Citation: Health Education Research, 30(5), 773-785
Date: 10/2015
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Describes the mid-intervention results of the Men on the Move Growing Communities (MOTMGC) program that works to change the dietary behaviors among rural African Americans in Missouri by providing nutrition education and access to fruits and vegetables through community gardens. Includes data at baseline and mid-intervention by gender, age, income, education, and perceived income adequacy.
Author(s): E. K. Barnidge, E. A. Baker, M. Schootman, et al.
Citation: Health Education Research, 30(5), 773-785
Date: 10/2015
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Obesity and Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Rural and Urban Adults in the USA
Analyzes the rural-urban differences in the prevalence of adult obesity, and the high risk obesity-related behaviors of physical inactivity and poor diet.
Author(s): Tushar Trivedi, Jihong Liu, Janice C Probst, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(4), 3267
Date: 10/2015
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Analyzes the rural-urban differences in the prevalence of adult obesity, and the high risk obesity-related behaviors of physical inactivity and poor diet.
Author(s): Tushar Trivedi, Jihong Liu, Janice C Probst, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(4), 3267
Date: 10/2015
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Process Evaluation of Older Americans Act Title III-C Nutrition Services Program
Describes a program designed to provide daily meals and nutrition services to older people with economic or social needs, targeting low-income minorities and people in rural areas. Features statistics including organizational structure of Area Agencies on Aging and Local Service Providers, with breakdowns by urban, suburban, rural, and frontier locations.
Author(s): James Mabli, Nicholas Redel, Rhoda Cohen, et al.
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Mathematica Policy Research
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Describes a program designed to provide daily meals and nutrition services to older people with economic or social needs, targeting low-income minorities and people in rural areas. Features statistics including organizational structure of Area Agencies on Aging and Local Service Providers, with breakdowns by urban, suburban, rural, and frontier locations.
Author(s): James Mabli, Nicholas Redel, Rhoda Cohen, et al.
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Mathematica Policy Research
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Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis
Gives average costs of congregate and home-delivered meals provided by the Nutrition Services Programs and explores whether costs vary by how meals are prepared or by other program characteristics. Includes statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, or rural or frontier service areas.
Author(s): Jessica Ziegler, Nicholas Redel, Linda Rosenberg, Barbara Carlson
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Mathematica Policy Research
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Gives average costs of congregate and home-delivered meals provided by the Nutrition Services Programs and explores whether costs vary by how meals are prepared or by other program characteristics. Includes statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, or rural or frontier service areas.
Author(s): Jessica Ziegler, Nicholas Redel, Linda Rosenberg, Barbara Carlson
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Community Living, Mathematica Policy Research
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Food Choices and Store Proximity
Examines household food purchases for those living in low-income, low-access (LILA) areas, with a comparison of rural LILA and urban LILA households. Compares purchases in 14 major food groups that vary in dietary quality. See Tables 6-8 for rural-specific information.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ilya Rahkovsky, Samantha Snyder
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Examines household food purchases for those living in low-income, low-access (LILA) areas, with a comparison of rural LILA and urban LILA households. Compares purchases in 14 major food groups that vary in dietary quality. See Tables 6-8 for rural-specific information.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ilya Rahkovsky, Samantha Snyder
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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