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Website Search Results for: Food Security

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311. Variations in Obesity Rates between US Counties: Impacts of Activity Access, Food Environments, and Settlement Patterns - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.

...data · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

312. Beverage Consumption Patterns among Overweight and Obese African American Women - Resources
Date: Dec 2017

Examines beverage consumption patterns, including the number of beverages and type, contributing to the overall energy intake and weight status among overweight and obese African American women in the rural South. Includes statistics on beverage consumption by age, education, and rural versus urban residence.

...12/2017 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · The South · Women...

313. Understanding the County Role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Resources
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.

...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

314. A Community-Based Marketing Campaign at Farmers Markets to Encourage Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Rural Counties With High Rates of Obesity, Kentucky, 2015-2016 - Resources
Date: Aug 2017

Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.

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

315. Community-Wide Efforts to Improve the Consumer Food Environment and Physical Activity Resources in Rural Kentucky - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Highlights the efforts of a community project in Kentucky to increase access to healthy foods and opportunities to be physically active. Details the project's work with grocery store managers to increase the availability of healthy food and with community members to develop and improve physical activity resources.

...engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

316. U.S. Household Food Spending Post COVID-19 and the Implications for Diet Quality - Resources
Date: May 2025

Analyzes household food spending across various population groups between the years of 2016 and 2022. Analyzes food purchases and food away from home (FAFH) spending according to demographic groups, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, region, and urbanicity. Discusses the impact of COVID-19 and economic inflation in spending patterns.

...Research Service COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

317. Longitudinal Analysis of Nut-Inclusive Diets and Body Mass Index Among Overweight and Obese African American Women Living in Rural Alabama and Mississippi, 2011-2013 - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.

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

318. Rural Data Explorer - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2025

Interactive map for exploring county-level data on issues that impact rural health, including rural demographics, health disparities, the health workforce, and other topics.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Health occupations · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply...

319. Using Community Advisory Boards to Reduce Environmental Barriers to Health in American Indian Communities, Wisconsin, 2007-2012 - Resources
Date: Sep 2014

Describes a project in which community advisory boards (CABs) were established by residents of the Menominee, Lac du Flambeau, and Bad River rural tribal communities and university partners, for the purpose of eliminating barriers to healthy nutrition and physical activity and fostering improvement in overall community health.

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

320. Rural Children's Health and Health Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Examines differences in child health conditions by rural and urban residency. Explores differences in use of preventative dental and medical services by poverty rate, adverse childhood experiences, overweight and obesity, food insecurity, and physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Oral health · Physical activity · Poverty...