Website Search Results for: Food Security

271. USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Offers direct USDA loans and/or grants to purchase, construct, or improve essential community facilities for healthcare, public safety, education, and public services in rural areas.

...system · Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Hospitals · Housing and homelessness · Public health · Schools · Telehealth...

272. Lessons Learned and Promising Practices for Non-Congregate Meal Operations - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Slides from a workshop focused on operating a rural non-congregate summer meal program. Discusses issues such as service models, staffing, menu, and more.

...menu, and more. Marissa Spady, Eleni Towns 01/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition...

273. Supporting Students Year-Round: New Options for Summer Benefits - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

A slide deck that provides information on non-congregate meals in rural areas and the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT). Discusses policy and program enrollment, food insecurity data, and summer meal program case studies.

...Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data...

274. Perceived Reactions of Elementary School Students to Changes in School Lunches after Implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture's New Meals Standards: Minimal Backlash, but Rural and Socioeconomic Disparities Exist - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Statistics and data...

275. Food for Thought - Facing the Facts About Food Insecurity: Episode 2 - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Podcast episode discussing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research on food insecurity in rural areas. Describes the prevalence of food insecure households, behavioral responses to food insecurity, and how USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) research and data can inform policy and community-driven solutions.

...Communications, Inc. Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data...

276. Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

A program evaluation brief that provides an overview of the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle to Enhance Diabetes management (HEALED) program that surveyed patients in 2019 and then delivered plant-based foods to 40 participants as a part of a produce prescription (PRx) program in 2021. Reports on how PRx programs and related resources such as cooking instructions can positively impact diabetes patients. Discusses the importance of performing a needs assessment, pilot programming, and a formative evaluation in rural and underserved programs to remove food access barriers such as lack of transportation and involve participants in their own wellness journeys.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Needs assessment methods and resources · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion...

277. Home Food and Activity Assessment: Development and Validation of an Instrument for Diverse Families of Young Children - Resources
Date: Sep 2014

Outlines and tests an assessment tool that measures the home food and activity environments of geographically and economically varied families of preschool aged children in rural Colorado.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

278. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Chemical and Radiation Emergencies - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving radiation and chemical emergencies.

...Food Security and Public Health provides preparedness guidance related to chemical spills for farms : Prevent...

279. SNAP Spending Contributed to Rural Economic Output and Jobs Following the Great Recession - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Chart comparing rural and urban economic impacts of the USDA's Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) during the period of high unemployment from 2009-2014. Uses USDA Economic Research Service data, USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, and 2014 U.S. base level data from IMPLAN Group, LLC.

...Service Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

280. Comparing Farmers' Market Revenue Trends Before and After the Implementation of a Monetary Incentive for Recipients of Food Assistance - Resources
Date: May 2014

An analysis of the effect of financial incentives for individuals and families who receive food assistance to encourage the purchase of fruits and vegetables at farmers markets located at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in rural South Carolina.

...Preventing Chronic Disease, 11 05/2014 Federally Qualified Health Centers · Food security and nutrition · South Carolina...