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261. Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region
Date: Apr 2022

Discusses Appalachia's food systems based on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 2017 Census of Agriculture, highlighting the connection to economic and community development, environmental health and safety, and public health. Provides case studies of food banks that improve community access to food as well as produce prescription programs that help treat chronic diseases and promote community health.

...food as well as produce prescription programs that help treat chronic diseases and promote community health. Date 04/2022 Type Document Organization Appalachian Regional Commission Tagged as Appalachia · Food security...

262. Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool
Date: Mar 2005

Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.

...application · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Income support and assistance · Medicaid...

263. Understanding the County Role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Date: Mar 2019

Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.

...food access in rural counties. Date 03/2019 Type Document Organization National Association of Counties Tagged as Access · Benefit enrollment and application · Community and economic development · Food security...

264. Availability, Price, and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables in 12 Rural Montana Counties, 2014
Date: Aug 2015

Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.

...food in rural areas. Author(s) Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al. Citation Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 Date 08/2015 Type Document Tagged as Food security...

265. Access in Appalachia Concept and Methodologies: Final Report
Date: Nov 2020

Provides an overview of the accessibility needs to goods and services - food, healthcare, broadband, education, as well as, customer, labor, and supplier markets - for the people and businesses of Appalachia. Looks at the current research on rural accessibility and economic development. Outlines methods for measuring accessibility, offers an analyses approach using accessibility metrics, and discusses other considerations in long range accessibility planning.

...Commission, EBP US, Inc. Tagged as Access · Appalachia · Broadband · Food security and nutrition · Human services · Transportation...

266. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Eligibility and Participation
Reviewed: Feb 2024

Presents an interactive map to explore Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program eligibility and participation at the state and county levels in 8 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Provides statistics on age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, employment status, health insurance status, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Racial and ethnic groups · Women...

267. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility and Access
Reviewed: Feb 2024

Interactive maps exploring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and utilization. Compares county-level statistics to state-level data. Provides county-level estimates of participants and non-participants by age, race/ethnicity, presence and age of children, health insurance coverage, and veteran status.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Racial and ethnic groups · State...

268. The State of the World's Children 2021 - On My Mind: Promoting, Protecting and Caring for Children's Mental Health
Date: Oct 2021

Examines child, adolescent, and caregiver mental health, focusing on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course. Discusses COVID-19's effect on mental health, and the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being. Features statistics on child mortality rates, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, early childhood development, and education, with breakdowns by countries and territories including Palau, Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.

...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Informal caregivers · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Mortality...

269. Culture Care Connection: Rural Minnesotans
Reviewed: Dec 2023

Provides information and data to help healthcare providers recognize and understand the importance of culture when providing healthcare to populations living in rural Minnesota. Discusses population characteristics, health disparities, social determinants of health, social diversity, diet, medical care, mental health, and leading causes of death in rural areas of the state.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics...

270. Rural Illinois in Numbers: Content-Valid Indicators for Governance
Date: Jun 2022

Reports on quality of life (QOL) measures in Illinois such as economic conditions, access to healthcare, educational attainment, crime rates, and more. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons using data spanning from 2000 to 2020.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Illinois...