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231. CDC High Obesity Program Collection
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...

232. Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Based Community Wide Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Latinos along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Date: Apr 2022

Describes a culturally tailored community-wide program to augment fruit and vegetable consumption and promote physical activity among 5,686 low-income Latinos of Mexican descent living in Texas. Features demographics and statistics on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption over the course of the intervention.

...Food security and nutrition · Hispanic or Latino · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico...

233. Rural Hunger in America: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Date: 2018

Describes ways in which the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits rural Americans and offers suggestions to help rural communities overcome barriers to implementing SNAP. Includes a county-level map showing levels of SNAP participation in rural counties from 2012-2016.

...Food Research & Action Center Tagged as Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

234. Health Wanted: Finding Care in Rural America
Date: May 2024

Series of videos highlighting challenges with access to quality healthcare for rural Americans. Discusses healthcare access in remote locations, food insecurity and cultural farming practices, transportation, wellness initiatives, and chronic health conditions in 5 states. Transcript available in video description.

...Food security and nutrition · Frontier and remote areas · Obesity and weight control · Transportation · Wellness, health...

235. An Examination of Emergency Food Supply and Distribution in Rural Pennsylvania
Date: Jun 2024

Examines the strengths and challenges faced by the Pennsylvania emergency food network in meeting the needs of residents, especially those in rural areas. Uses survey, interview, and observational data from a sample of 22 food banks, 35 partner agencies, and 65 residents served by the partner agencies.

...Organization Center for Rural Pennsylvania Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

236. Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report
Date: Aug 2024

Provides information on the use of federal nutrition programs in the summer of 2023, when COVID-19 waivers ended and normal operations resumed. Includes national and state findings, policy opportunities, and information about the the rural non-congregate meal option.

...Food Research & Action Center Tagged as Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Food security...

237. Agriculture and Health Sectors Collaborate in Addressing Population Health
Date: Sep 2017

An overview of the collaboration between the Cooperative Extension Service and the health sector in various states and the impact this collaboration has on population health through community-based efforts, including health and wellness and 4-H programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Describes a case study of a collaborative model in New Mexico.

...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico...

238. NRCNAA: Supporting Those Who Stand in the Gap for Native Elders
Date: Apr 2019

Explores the role Title VI coordinators play in supporting the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Features perspectives from several Title VI coordinators serving tribal communities across the country on the health disparities faced by Native elders.

...Alaska Native · Diabetes · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

239. Ensuring Access to Healthy Food in Beaufort County
Date: Oct 2018

Describes a collaborative community effort establishing a city market to increase access to healthy food in rural Beaufort County, North Carolina. The Washington City Market provides a venue for local growers to sell their products and matches restaurants in the region with local growers and their products.

...Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · North Carolina...

240. Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults
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 · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Public health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...