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311. Rural Public Health Agencies Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Jan 3, 2025

Provides an overview of rural public health agencies. Answers frequently asked questions about the availability, provision, funding, and workforce needs of rural public health agencies. Discusses local health department accreditation, education and training, and collaboration with healthcare providers to improve population health.

...food security within rural communities, such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Supplemental...

312. Illinois Health Outcomes Disparities Report 2024 - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Provides an overview regarding the connection between human services access and health disparities in Illinois, with a focus on rural communities and people of color. Discusses persistent health disparities, root causes of inequities, and developing systems of care to address inequities. Includes county-level data on infant mortality, mental health, primary care, and food insecurity.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Human services · Mental health · Mortality · Primary care · Social determinants...

313. Rural School Districts Less Likely to Serve Local Food Frequently in School Meals - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.

...USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

314. Food Environment Atlas - Resources
Reviewed: May 2026

Web-based mapping tool providing access to county-level data on multiple factors affecting access to healthy, affordable food. Includes information on grocery store availability, food assistance, and food insecurity. Covers data on physical activity, diabetes, obesity, and socioeconomic characteristics.

...County-by-county data · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity...

315. HHS Announces HRSA Health Centers Deliver Record-Breaking Care to More Than 32.7 Million Patients - News
Date: Aug 3, 2026

Offers data showing use of Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centers in 2025, noting that health centers saw the highest number of patients in the program's history. Rural areas saw the most growth. Also discusses funding for supporting food-based interventions, healthcare quality, and the role of health centers as training sites for the future health workforce. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

...Qualified Health Centers · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare quality...

316. Development and Validation of a Farmers' Market Audit Tool in Rural and Urban Communities - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Describes a tool designed to measure availability of food items and key characteristics of farmers markets. Features statistics from 6 test sites in Kentucky, Montana, and North Carolina, showing differences among states and between urban and rural locations.

...11/2015 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky · Montana · North Carolina...

317. Improvements and Disparities in Types of Foods and Milk Beverages Offered in Elementary School Lunches, 2006-2007 to 2013-2014 - Resources
Date: Mar 2016

Evaluates changes and disparities in school lunch characteristics, using data from 4,630 public schools. Features breakdowns by urban, suburban, town, or rural locale.

...03/2016 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

318. Rural Health Disparities Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2022

Provides information on health disparities and the causes of these disparities in rural areas. Discusses rural versus urban mortality and life expectancy, and resources and programs to address rural health disparities. Provides information on regions throughout the U.S. that experience higher level of rural health disparities.

...food security and nutrition, and public health efforts. For more information on this work, see our Community...

319. Optimizing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Rural Communities: A Decision-Making Model for the Placement of Produce Markets - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Examines fruits and vegetables (FV) access in rural communities and the systems that support FV markets. Analyzes policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions in a rural Texas community and the impact on driving distance to FV markets, service capacity, and financial resources of the community. Discusses the effect of 27 different interventions, provides related data, and includes suggestions on how PSE changes can support improved nutrition.

...PLoS One, 20(9), e0331545 09/2025 Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · Texas...

320. Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Engaging Stakeholders for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Part 2 - Resources
Date: Jul 2013

Examines the feasibility of increasing access to healthy foods available in corner stores by engaging corner store owners and customers in a formative evaluation to gather information to be used in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative. Includes shopping pattern and characteristic data on 179 rural food desert and urban nonfood desert customers in 9 corner stores in North Carolina.

...Disease, 10 07/2013 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Carolina...