Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Jun 2015
Reports on a study comparing preventive healthy behaviors of Hispanic populations in the U.S. nationwide and those living in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Healthy behaviors included physical activity, diets of fruits and vegetables, avoiding heavy alcohol use, and being a non-smoker.
...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...
Date: Mar 2021
Describes the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in improving population health and addressing social needs in their communities. Profiles two Critical Access Hospital social needs programs: Lakewood Health System's food access initiatives in Minnesota, and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital's NEK Prosper. Provides an overview of both programs and highlights best practices of each.
...Food security and nutrition · Health systems · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Mental health · Networking and collaboration...
Date: Sep 2020
Investigates the relationship between place effects, or food environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases in West Virginia. Features data and statistics on how areas with access to different food vendors (hot spots) and those that lack food providers (cold spots) impact diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting.
...Food security and nutrition · Income · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
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...
Date: Jun 2024
Podcast episode featuring Cindy Long, Administrator for the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Discusses how the USDA FNS helps parents and caregivers raising families in rural and remote areas navigate nutrition assistance programs when school is out of session in the summer. Describes Summer Food Program eligibility and how to access program benefits.
...enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Policy...
Date: Jul 2014
Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
...Food security and nutrition · Frontier and remote areas · Housing and homelessness · Policy · Poverty · Social determinants...
Date: Aug 2024
Compares eligibility versus participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in 2022 using Community Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), American Community Survey (ACS), and National Vital Statistics data. Discusses trends over time for infants and pregnant women as well as by breastfeeding status, race and ethnicity, Medicaid participation, and urbanicity. Includes state and regional comparisons.
...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state...
Date: Mar 2026
A recorded webinar that discusses barriers when serving meals to ultra-rural and remote populations and provides related insights, strategies, and collaborative approaches to reach communities. Transcript available below description.
...03/2026 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Frontier and remote areas · Networking and collaboration...
Date: May 2026
A recorded webinar that discusses strategies to successfully implement rural non-congregate (RNC) meal distribution programs. Provides RNC program examples focused on grab-and-go options, mobile meal routes, and home delivery across geographically dispersed areas. Transcript available below description.
...McKenzie Suitter, Lorinda El Aouita, Christy Lawson 05/2026 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition...
Date: Oct 2015
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.
...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Sustainability of programs...