Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Mar 2020
Special publication featuring articles from the Preventing Chronic Disease journal. Includes articles highlighting programs that address the high rates of obesity in rural communities across the U.S. Each study evaluates the methods and efficacy of the interventions and discusses their implications on public health more broadly.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data...
Date: Sep 2026
Examines strategies to connect Medicaid recipients to Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions through primary care providers. Discusses how strategies, such as investing in care coordination and partnering with community-based organizations, may be valuable in rural communities.
...Food security and nutrition · Medicaid · Networking and collaboration · Primary care · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Mar 2020
Describes the activities of Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas, also known as High Obesity Program (HOP), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with land grant universities and local Cooperative Extension Offices. HOP was designed to implement evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity and nutrition in mostly rural communities with high rates of obesity to reduce obesity and prevent or control diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Policy · Statistics and data · Wellness...
Date: Apr 2026
Examines changes in food literacy among 140 diabetic or prediabetic adults without insurance participating in the Fresh Start Food is Medicine (FIM) + Food Literacy intervention, which provided group classes on food literacy, direct provision of produce, and health coaching in rural, eastern North Carolina. Provides data on racial and ethnic disparities in food literacy before and after participation.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Uninsured and underinsured · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Sep 2026
Examines Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) activities and experiences from September 2025 to February 2026. Focuses on modernization of technology, service delivery, and the shopping experience, improving access to farmers' markets, developing workforce, and conducting effective outreach and enrollment. Includes commentary on program strategies specific to rural areas.
...Nutrition Administration Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Women...
Date: May 2024
Examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on a rural, Appalachian community in Kentucky. Utilizes focus group data from 39 participants to analyze ongoing issues such as social isolation, cost of living, and food access. Discusses how these issues affect mental health, access to needed medications, and ability to purchase nutritious food.
...COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Poverty · Social connectedness · Kentucky...
Date: Nov 2024
Examines intervention outcomes related to pain, function, mobility, BMI, and health-related quality of life among rural and urban dwellers in North Carolina. Utilizes data from the Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (WE-CAN) program, which provided diet and exercise (D+E) and attention control (C) interventions to 823 older adults.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Mar 2026
Examines a Head Start-based mindful eating program for low-income families in rural Michigan. Utilizes quantitative and qualitative satisfaction data from 192 caregivers and 23 classroom teachers and provides feedback on their perceived program acceptability and satisfaction. Discusses issues such as parent communication, availability of fresh fruits and vegetables, child comprehension of the program, recruitment strategies, and more.
...Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Sep 2017
Highlights a rural Vermont hospital's efforts to promote healthier eating habits both inside and outside the hospital by locally sourcing food, encouraging participation in their "Ton of Tomatoes" project, and processing produce to help food-insecure community members. Discusses efforts of other hospitals promoting healthy diets, including removing unhealthy cafeteria meal options and promoting community gardens.
...Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Hospitals · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Reviewed: Feb 2026
Tracks state legislation that impacts rural grocers and communities. Allows user to submit relevant legislation to the tracker.
...legislation to the tracker. Kansas State University, Rural Grocery Initiative Food security and nutrition · Legislation and regulations...