Website Search Results for: Food Security

291. Promoting Healthy Futures: Afterschool Provides the Supports Parents Want for Children's Well-Being - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Discusses the impact of afterschool programs related to opportunities for physical activity, nutritious food options, decrease in risky behaviors, and more, based on 31,055 households participating in the America After 3PM survey. Includes charts of survey responses by demographics and rural, suburban, or urban location.

...After 3PM Health & Wellness Child care · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Poverty...

292. A Scoping Review of Policies to Encourage Breastfeeding, Healthy Eating, and Physical Activity among Rural People and Places in the United States - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Scoping review of 122 studies, reports, and theses on breastfeeding, healthy eating, and physical activity policy, systems, and environment change initiatives in rural areas. Analyzes source design, objectives, setting, focus, results, and more. Summarizes research findings and discusses data collection and sharing for rural initiatives.

...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Physical activity · Policy · Public health · Statistics...

293. Healthy Eating and Active Living Through an Equity Lens - Resources
Date: 2019

Describes how three predominantly Black North Carolina communities in rural Appalachia addressed their health disparities and improved quality of life with the establishment of a community garden and the promotion of active living.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North...

294. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study (WIC NATS) - Resources
Date: May 2024

Provides an overview of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and how local WIC agencies and clinic sites assess their breastfeeding and nutrition services to improve participant retention and service delivery. Includes two reports: a pre-pandemic nutrition assessment report at the state and local levels and a remote versus in-person report focused on assessment processes. Includes data from state agencies as well as 369 local WIC agencies, with differences between rural versus urban agencies discussed.

...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

295. Nutrition Environment Gaps and Distribution Challenges in Rural Food Pantries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food pantries in rural areas. Analyzes survey data from 19 food pantry representatives working in California's San Joaquin Valley between August 2020 and June 2021. Examines the consumer nutrition environment in rural food pantries utilizing the Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT).

...Dietetics, 124(6), 713-724.E4 06/2024 COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · California...

296. Agricultural Sciences Extension – RHIhub Rural Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Feb 18, 2021

Community-based program supported by community-extension partnership.

...food secure homes and long-term healthy habits. The courses are offered to youth and their...

297. Exploration of Factors Influencing Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women Living in Rural Settings: A Multi-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Explores the factors that influence breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural settings with the objective of developing an educational breastfeeding program to meet the needs of rural Hispanic women.

...Health, 14(3), 2955 08/2014 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Women...

298. Most Nonmetro Counties Had Fewer than 5 Restaurant Options per 1,000 People in 2019 - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Map showing nonmetro counties that has no restaurants, fewer than 2 restaurants per 1,000 people, fewer then 5, or 5 or more.

...then 5, or 5 or more. 04/2023 USDA Economic Research Service County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

299. Impact of Food Accessibility on Eating and Anthropometric Outcomes among Rural Parent-Child Dyads: A Secondary Data Analysis of a Mindful Eating Intervention - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Examines the relationship among food insecurity, food behaviors, and health outcomes in rural children and parents enrolled in a mindful eating intervention trial. Utilizes data from 154 parent-child dyads recruited from Head Start childcare centers in the U.S. and includes breakdowns according to sociodemographics, food accessibility, eating habits, health status, and more.

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

300. Examining the Association Between Intervention-Related Changes in Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight as Moderated by the Food and Physical Activity Environments among Rural, Southern Adults - Resources
Date: Oct 2018

Study examining changes in weight, diet, and physical activity in rural adults who took part in a lifestyle intervention in rural Lenoir County, North Carolina. Reports data on self-reported and objectively-measured changes over 6 months, covering access to different kinds of food retailers, gyms, and parks, as well as community walkability, crime, and barriers to physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness...