Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Nov 2020
Provides an overview of the accessibility needs to goods and services - food, healthcare, broadband, education, as well as, customer, labor, and supplier markets - for the people and businesses of Appalachia. Looks at the current research on rural accessibility and economic development. Outlines methods for measuring accessibility, offers an analyses approach using accessibility metrics, and discusses other considerations in long range accessibility planning.
...Regional Commission, EBP US, Inc. Access · Appalachia · Broadband · Food security and nutrition · Human services · Transportation...
Date: Apr 2022
Discusses Appalachia's food systems based on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 2017 Census of Agriculture, highlighting the connection to economic and community development, environmental health and safety, and public health. Provides case studies of food banks that improve community access to food as well as produce prescription programs that help treat chronic diseases and promote community health.
...promote community health. 04/2022 Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Nov 2019
Describes a school and community garden intervention initially established by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension staff members with the support and collaboration of volunteers from schools and community organizations in rural areas and tribal organizations. Highlights how 13 community gardens in South Dakota became an integral part of a local community wellness coalition by improving local access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Includes a 5-minute video about the SDSU community garden program in rural areas and on reservations in South Dakota.
...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...
Date: Jan 2025
Examines cancer-related health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic via a June 2020-March 2021 survey of 21,911 people conducted through eight cancer centers. Includes demographic data, including rural-urban comparisons, on changes in physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, smoking and tobacco use, and alcohol consumption.
...Cancer · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use...
Date: Dec 2021
Report examining food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native communities during the COVID-19 pandemic based on 504 food access survey responses. Discusses food insecurity rates in relation to respondent characteristics, resiliency of Native producers and food economies, and policy recommendations to address food access issues.
...Native American Agriculture Fund Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
Date: Jan 2019
Presents a study on the effect food preferences have on rates of participation in community agriculture programs for low-income families in rural areas. Bases results on interviews with families regarding fruit and vegetable preferences.
...01/2019 Environmental health · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · New York · North Carolina · Vermont · Washington...
Date: Jul 2, 2024
The July 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with John Supplitt, Senior Director of Rural Health Services for the American Hospital Association. Focuses on the importance of maintaining rural essential services, along with insights from Supplitt's long career in rural health.
...food security, housing — and we apply it to the circumstances of a mom and baby...
Date: Feb 2019
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.
...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota...
Date: Oct 2017
Examines whether buying food before or after school at nearby stores or fast-food restaurants was related to adolescents' overall diet and participation in school breakfast programs. Features statistics using data from 404 students from 8 rural Minnesota schools during the 2014-2015 school year.
...Health, 87(10), 723-731 10/2017 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data · Minnesota...
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Loans and technical assistance to support sectors and industries that are driving economic diversification, local ownership, and community wealth building in Central Appalachia.
...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare needs and services · Housing and homelessness · Human services...