Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Jun 2015
A case study of Healthier Missouri Communities (Healthier MO), a community-based research project in 12 counties in rural southeast Missouri. Describes a group process to identify and select promising evidence-based interventions to promote nutrition and physical activity.
...Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Physical activity · Policy · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Jun 2015
Reports on a study comparing preventive healthy behaviors of Hispanic populations in the U.S. nationwide and those living in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Healthy behaviors included physical activity, diets of fruits and vegetables, avoiding heavy alcohol use, and being a non-smoker.
...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...
Date: Oct 2014
Reports on a community-based study to measure and compare the current levels of obesity and associated lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and diets of fruits and vegetables among rural and urban residents in south central Virginia and north central North Carolina.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Jul 2015
Evaluates the effectiveness of a community assessment tool focused on the built environment and used to capture images such as sidewalks, walkable destinations, restaurants, and food stores, in an effort to identify barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and active living. Includes resident perspectives on community features and opportunities for improvement.
...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Physical activity · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health...
Date: Sep 2015
Examines nutritional quality of foods and beverages available in 8 rural Virginia middle schools. Includes statistics with breakdowns by number of foods and beverages offered, number that were compliant with USDA National School Lunch Program standards, percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches, and percentages of components such as sugar, fat, and sodium in available foods.
...Disease, 12 Date 09/2015 Tagged as Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Virginia...
Date: Jan 2024
Slides from a presentation discussing how to maximize rural non-congregate meal programs, with a focus on parent/guardian pick-up, meal quantity and access, and distribution models.
...Meade, Samantha Mozdzierz Date 01/2024 Organization No Kid Hungry Tagged as Food security and nutrition...
Date: Apr 2022
Provides a framework for how to implement a produce prescription program in a rural community to improve healthy food access. Discusses funding, partnerships, program design, and evaluation with considerations for scalability and sustainability.
...Populations Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Networking and collaboration · Sustainability of programs...
Date: Apr 2015
Summarizes findings from 29 rural studies of obesity prevention interventions using nutrition-related and environmental strategies. Includes interventions in school, tribal, farmers market, and other settings. Discusses common strategies for adapting and implementing these programs in rural communities.
...Chronic Disease, 12 Date 04/2015 Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control...
Date: Sep 2015
Gives average costs of congregate and home-delivered meals provided by the Nutrition Services Programs and explores whether costs vary by how meals are prepared or by other program characteristics. Includes statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, or rural or frontier service areas.
...Research Tagged as Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Mar 2015
Community-based participatory research study describing the quality of food on children's menus in 137 restaurants located in three predominantly rural counties in Virginia and North Carolina, areas with high rates of diabetes and obesity among adults. Looked at healthy eating options for rural compared to urban locations and for areas that are predominantly Black, White, and mixed race.
...youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · North Carolina · Virginia...