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231. Community-Based Efforts Aim to Improve the Food Environment within a Highly Obese Rural Appalachian County - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Discusses efforts to improve nutrition of rural Appalachian citizens through community-developed marketing strategies. Examines statistical differences in food purchases at 5 Kentucky gas stations before and after healthier options were noted on station shelves via a "Smart Snack" logo.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky...

232. 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...

233. Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshops Implemented with Rural Hispanic Women - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Describes a pilot study investigating whether delivering Eat Healthy, Be Active (EHBA) workshops through promotoras is a practical and culturally relevant method for encouraging healthy lifestyle behaviors and reducing obesity among Hispanic women in rural areas of Washington state. Includes data and statistics, with information on changes in nutrition label literacy, food insecurity, health behaviors, and health status among participants.

...Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data...

234. Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2022 - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Presents information on eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alongside actual participation in SNAP. Presents information on households, children, elderly, refugees, low-income families, persons with disabilities, and other groups enrolled in the program. Tables A.3 and B.3 show rural versus urban participation.

...Food and Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

235. Amber Waves - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2026

Monthly publication of the Economic Research Service. Covers the ERS research and analysis on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. Coverage includes topics related to the social determinants of health for rural people.

...people. USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Population health · Poverty · Statistics and data...

236. Evaluation of the Fiscal Year 2020 Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Project - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Examines the impact of the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Project which aimed to increase the purchase and consumption of milk in households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Analyzes 4 pilot stores in Texas participating in the program, including Littlefield which is situated in a nonmetro area. Includes demographic characteristics of counties with pilot stores as well as data on milk sales, redemption of incentives, and more.

...Food and Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Texas...

237. Beverage Consumption Patterns among Overweight and Obese African American Women - Resources
Date: Dec 2017

Examines beverage consumption patterns, including the number of beverages and type, contributing to the overall energy intake and weight status among overweight and obese African American women in the rural South. Includes statistics on beverage consumption by age, education, and rural versus urban residence.

...12/2017 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · The South · Women...

238. Closing the Summer Hunger Gap in Rural America - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Informational sheet about rural food insecurity in the summer, with a focus on SUN Meals To-Go and Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) programs.

...Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) programs. 10/2025 No Kid Hungry Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition...

239. Leveraging Medicaid to Support Housing and Nutrition in Ohio - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Describes the Ohio Medicaid program and the federal Medicaid health-related social needs (HRSN) framework. Discusses how Medicaid coverage in Ohio can cover aspects of housing and nutrition needs as of 2023. Includes county-level map depicting percent of income spent on housing in Ohio as well as examples of programs addressing HRSNs in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Social determinants of health...

240. Aligning Systems to Advance Family and Community Well-Being: A Partnership Playbook for Community Action and Human Services Agencies - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Provides an overview of how community action and human service agencies partnered, collaborated, and aligned services to address COVID-19 on a family-level and a systems-level. Presents field examples of partnerships in rural Maryland and rural Ohio with their successes and challenges when aligning services such as Head Start, housing assistance, and more. Discusses how rural models and strategies were employed in other geographic areas to mitigate COVID-19 issues in communities.

...Access · COVID-19 · Families · Food security and nutrition · Human services · Networking and collaboration · Maryland · Ohio...