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221. Role of Rural Libraries in Promoting Digital Health Literacy - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Webinar highlighting a rural library's efforts to increase digital health literacy and healthcare access in rural Texas. Discusses telehealth, broadband access inequities and digital literacy, transportation issues, aging in place, community health workers working in libraries, emergency response, circulating medical equipment, and summer meals for students. Transcript available in the video description.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Home and community-based services · Telehealth · Transportation · Texas...

222. Social Determinants of Sleep Health Inequities Among Rural Appalachian Adults - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Evaluates the sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors, and psychosocial factors of 327 rural Appalachian adults to identify associations with insufficient sleep duration, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea risk.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Income · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Physical activity · Statistics and data...

223. Aroostook Band of Micmacs Monitor Atmospheric Mercury - Resources
Date: May 2017

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).

...NADP). 05/2017 Administration for Native Americans Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities · Maine...

224. Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Report focuses on the shortcomings of the federal nutrition guidelines in meeting the nutritional needs of older adults. Bases recommendations on interviews with older adults in both rural and urban areas.

...services · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Public health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

225. Summer Meals: Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program Challenges - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, U.S. House of Representatives, summarizing the May 2018 Government Accountability Office report on summer meals. Addresses what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance.

...Kathryn A. Larin 07/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

226. Interim Final Rule on Non-Congregate Summer Meals: Top Takeaways for Operators - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Provides information on the interim final rule (IFR) regarding non-congregate summer meals, established in December 2023 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Discusses IFR highlights for food program operators, such as rural definitions, congregate service access, meal service options, approved sites, and more.

...service options, approved sites, and more. 02/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Policy...

227. Expanding Reach with Program Integrity - Rural, Non-Congregate Meals - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Slides from a presentation discussing how to maximize rural non-congregate meal programs, with a focus on parent/guardian pick-up, meal quantity and access, and distribution models.

...Marisa Kirk-Epstein, Randa Meade, Samantha Mozdzierz 01/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition...

228. COVID-19: Selected States Modified Meal Provision and Other Older Americans Act Services to Prioritize Safety - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Examines how four states utilized COVID-19 funding and regulatory flexibilities to address challenges to serving older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifies strategies states and localities used to meet nutrition and other needs of older adults. Includes perspectives from rural localities and service providers.

...Aging and aging-related services · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Service delivery models...

229. Characterizing the Local Food Environment and Grocery Store Decision-Making among a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States: Qualitative Results from the Healthy Foods Healthy Families Feasibility Study - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Highlights a study on the perceived barriers to the access of healthy food for rural tribal communities. Bases conclusions on focus group interviews and discusses potential interventions.

...Nutrition, 22(14), 2653-2661 10/2019 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Public health · Tribal communities...

230. Rural Summer Meal Coverage Tool - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Provides information and maps related to rural summer meal coverage. Includes interactive data breakdowns according to state, county, rural eligibility, non-congregate options, program type, and enrollment requirements. Shows food program site name, sponsor name, and program type.

...Food security and nutrition · Poverty · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state...