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281. Comparing the Effects of Teen Mentors to Adult Teachers on Child Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Appalachia - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Explores a study of a school-based intervention that mentors young children to reverse obesity health risks in rural Appalachia. Compares two curriculum delivery methods, one using teen mentors and the other adult teachers. Assesses the effects of the number of mentoring sessions attended on the intended outcomes.

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

282. School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

283. An Examination of Emergency Food Supply and Distribution in Rural Pennsylvania - Resources
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.

...Jihyun Shin 06/2024 Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

284. The Effect of Education Plus Access on Perceived Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Rural African American Community Intervention - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Describes the mid-intervention results of the Men on the Move Growing Communities (MOTMGC) program that works to change the dietary behaviors among rural African Americans in Missouri by providing nutrition education and access to fruits and vegetables through community gardens. Includes data at baseline and mid-intervention by sex, age, income, education, and perceived income adequacy.

...10/2015 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Missouri...

285. Pennsylvania SNAP Enrollment as Percent of Population, by County: September 2022 - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

County-level map with percentages of SNAP enrollment and shadings indicating counties that are at or below the statewide rate and those that are above the statewide rate. Includes statistics on Pennsylvania SNAP enrollment by year from 2012-2022, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.

...Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

286. Nutritional Status and Socio-Ecological Factors Associated with Overweight/Obesity at a Rural-Serving US-Mexico Border University - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Examines the prevalence of obesity and the environmental factors associated with promoting weight gain and not being conducive to weight loss at a U.S.–Mexico border university serving rural populations.

...11/2012 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...

287. 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...

288. Rural Summer Meals Webinar Series: Home Delivery Models and How They Could Work for Your Community (Jun 10, 2026) - Events
Date: Jun 10, 2026

Summary information for the event Rural Summer Meals Webinar Series: Home Delivery Models and How They Could Work for Your Community, sponsored by No Kid Hungry.

...Hungry Jun 10, 2026 3:00 p.m. Eastern Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

289. Rates of Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors of Rural Appalachian Adolescents: How Do They Compare to Other Adolescents or Recommendations? - Resources
Date: Nov 2018

Evaluates data from a sample of Appalachian adolescents in Ohio to compare obesity and related behaviors to that of the national adolescent population. Includes comparisons for body mass index (BMI), mean body fat percentage, daily physical activity behaviors, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...

290. Summer Meals: Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program Challenges - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, U.S. House of Representatives, summarizing the May 2018 Government Accountability Office report on summer meals. Addresses what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance.

...Kathryn A. Larin 07/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...