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221. Map the Meal Gap 2025: A Report on Local Food Insecurity and Food Costs in the United States in 2023 - Resources
Date: May 2025

Provides information on food insecurity in the United States, with a focus on impacts for variable demographic populations, food spending and prices, and policy and program implications. Includes data breakdowns according to geographical region and rural versus urban location.

...Dawes, et al. 05/2025 Feeding America Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

222. Veteran Mobility and COVID-19 - Resources
Date: May 2022

Examines veterans living in rural areas and how their mobility options, cost of transportation, use of telehealth, access to healthy food, and social isolation have been impacted by COVID-19. Discusses issues and policies related to improving healthcare transportation and access to Veterans Administration (VA) services for rural veterans. Includes data on veteran demographics and survey responses to health- and transportation-related questions.

...COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Transportation · Veterans...

223. Food Access and Food Delivery Service: An Exploratory Study for the Role of Public Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020-2021 - Resources
Date: May 2022

Explores public transportation services that offered food delivery services before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports on surveys completed by 392 transit agencies in December 2020 and 63 transit agencies in June 2021 about their role related to increasing food access in their communities. Includes discussions about food insecurity in rural and tribal areas and mitigating transportation strategies.

...Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Transportation...

224. School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), among others. Includes information on reimbursement rates for rural SFSP meal sites, as well as brief mentions of rural and tribal demonstration programs.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

225. Working With Rural Producers to Expand EBT in Farmers' Markets: A Case Study in Hardeman County, Tennessee - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Reviews a case study about how an Extension program encouraged rural Tennessee farmers market producers to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT). Discusses the outcomes of a workshop about how to begin the EBT application process, advertise SNAP at a farmers market, and improve health benefits by expanding food access.

...Promotion Practice, 24(1) 03/2023 Access · Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Tennessee...

226. Characterizing Social Insecurity in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department - Resources
Date: May 2023

Results of a study exploring, characterizing, and quantifying the social insecurity profile of emergency department patients at a rural teaching hospital in southeastern North Carolina with a large Native American population. Uses data from a survey questionnaire administered in May and June 2018, focusing on food insecurity, transportation insecurity, and exposure to violence.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Social determinants of health · Transportation · Tribal communities · North...

227. Using Networks To Build Collaborative And Equitable Food Systems - Resources
Date: May 2023

Examines food production and agriculture practices that promote equality, sustainability, and rural-urban collaboration. Discusses statewide, regional, and national food system initiatives that showcase farmer-consumer connections, balanced development outcomes, rural stewardship, and rural stakeholder equity.

...Rich Pirog, Marcus A. Coleman 05/2023 Aspen Institute Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration...

228. Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for offsite consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Schools...

229. Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Report discusses the long-term physical, mental, and social outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores the effects of social isolation, school closures, financial hardships, and physical illness caused by the pandemic and highlights the groups that have been disproportionately affected, such as American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

...Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Poverty · Schools · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

230. Rural Community Profiles: Stories about Improving Nutrition, Increasing Physical Activity, and Making Schools Healthier - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Presents summaries of 3 rural community profiles related to physical activity, school wellness, and improving nutrition. Includes information and strategies to promote health.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...