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311. The Hunger Coalition's Bloom Truck and Bloom Markets - Models & Innovations
Added: Jul 13, 2023

A summer food truck and mobile farm stand bring healthy, affordable food to families in Blaine County, Idaho.

...Food security and nutrition Idaho Rural Health Information Hub, 2023. The Hunger Coalition's Bloom...

312. Gender and Age Are Associated with Healthy Food Purchases via Grocery Voucher Redemption - Resources
Date: Jul 2014

Explores the association of age, gender, education, and income level with purchasing healthy foods using a grocery voucher in rural Appalachian Kentucky, an area considered a food desert with higher rates of chronic disease. Includes data on the purchase of a designated voucher food item by age, sex, education, and income.

...disease · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

313. The CHANGE Study: A Healthy-Lifestyles Intervention to Improve Rural Children's Diet Quality - Resources
Date: Jan 2014

Describes the Creating Healthy, Active and Nurturing Growing-Up Environments (CHANGE) study. CHANGE is a community- and school-based intervention used to assess the quality of students' diets with the goal of preventing unhealthy weight gain among rural school-aged children.

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

314. Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water Is K'é: An Early Child Education Program to Promote Healthy Beverages among Navajo Children - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Presents a study exploring the efficacy of the Water is K'é pilot program which is designed to increase water consumption among young children in the Navajo Nation. Evaluation draws on the perspective of teachers and caregivers who were interviewed about their children's water consumption.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...

315. Healthy-Lifestyle Behaviors Associated With Overweight and Obesity in US Rural Children - Resources
Date: 2012

Describes the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and the prevalence of overweight and obese ethnically and/or racially diverse, rural school-aged children in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Examines the following healthy lifestyle behaviors: improving diet quality, obtaining adequate sleep, limiting screen-time viewing, and consulting a physician about a child's weight.

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

316. Community Coalitions for Change and the Policy, Systems, and Environment Model: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Addressing Obesity in Rural Tennessee - Resources
Date: Sep 2019

Reports on a community-based participatory initiative, Community Coalitions for Change (C3), to address obesity in four rural Tennessee counties. Discusses program results related to health education, physical activity, and healthy food choices.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

317. All-Cause Readmissions Following Hospital Stays for Patients With Malnutrition, 2013 - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Provides information on the 30-day rate of readmissions following an initial inpatient hospital stay for patients with malnutrition. Figure 2 and Table 1 include readmission rates by location of patient's residence for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.

...Research and Quality Food security and nutrition · Inpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

318. Rural Community Profiles: Stories about Improving Nutrition, Increasing Physical Activity, and Making Schools Healthier - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Presents summaries of 3 rural community profiles related to physical activity, school wellness, and improving nutrition. Includes information and strategies to promote health.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

319. Culturally Adapting an Evidence-Based Intervention to Promote a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle for Yup'ik Alaska Native Communities - Resources
Date: 2023

Highlights a study on a culturally competent educational program on healthy foods and physical activity for Yup'ik Alaska Native communities. Discusses the structure and efficacy of the project. Details some of its limitations and access-based barriers.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

320. The Motivations and Needs of Rural, Low-Income Household Food Gardeners - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Results of a study using surveys, interviews, and garden visits to households in rural, western Pennsylvania to explore behavior and motivations of rural food gardeners and the challenges they face. Discusses the financial, spiritual, and ecological value of gardening, and opportunities for community support.

...faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Pennsylvania...