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331. Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows - Funding
Deadline: Nov 3, 2026

A fellowship program designed to develop the capacity of mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and healthcare policy. Individuals with unique perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply, and the foundation has an interest in rural.

...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare executives · Housing and homelessness...

332. Kids SIPsmartER: A Feasibility Study to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Middle School Youth in Central Appalachia - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Reports on a study examining a school-based intervention, Kids SIPsmartER, aimed at decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among middle school students in rural Appalachian Virginia. Includes student demographic data, such as weight, physical activity, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and other health factors.

...Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Virginia...

333. Validation of a Dietary Screening Tool in a Middle-Aged Appalachian Population - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Examines the use of a dietary screening tool (DST) utilizing surveys, anthropometry, and dietary recalls to assess nutritional risk in rural older adults living in Appalachia. Includes statistics on patient characteristics and medical history by risk category.

...03/2018 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

334. COVID-19: Selected States Modified Meal Provision and Other Older Americans Act Services to Prioritize Safety - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Examines how four states utilized COVID-19 funding and regulatory flexibilities to address challenges to serving older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifies strategies states and localities used to meet nutrition and other needs of older adults. Includes perspectives from rural localities and service providers.

...Aging and aging-related services · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Service delivery models...

335. Utilizing Public Transportation to End Food Insecurity in Rural and Small Urban Areas by Providing Better Access: A Case Study of Rural Counties in North Dakota - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Analyzes the impact of public transportation in addressing food insecurity in rural and urban areas of North Dakota. Provides county and ZIP code level sociodemographic data on population changes, food insecurity, poverty, and more. Includes discussion about causes of food insecurity in rural areas.

...data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation · North Dakota...

336. Low Health Literacy Is Associated With Energy-Balance-Related Behaviors, Quality of Life, and BMI Among Rural Appalachian Middle School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Results of a study of 854 7th-grade students in rural Appalachian Virginia, exploring relationships between health literacy and energy-balance-related health behaviors, body mass index (BMI), and quality of life. Features demographics and statistics on health-promoting and risky health behaviors, and self-rated health status.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Virginia...

337. 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...

338. Local Wellness Policy 5 Years Later: Is It Making a Difference for Students in Low-Income, Rural Colorado Elementary Schools? - Resources
Date: Nov 2013

Assesses 45 schools' environmental and policy changes resulting from implementation of a federally mandated program designed to increase physical activity and healthy eating, as a response to the childhood obesity epidemic. Looked at factors including number of minutes of recess per week, minutes of physical education, playground features, total number of fruit and vegetable offerings at meals, presence of a school health team, and familiarity with their district's policy and related state or federal mandates.

...youth · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Colorado...

339. Support and Sabotage: A Qualitative Study of Social Influences on Health Behaviors among Rural Adults - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Examines the impact of social relationships on health behavior adoption and maintenance by interviewing midlife and older adults in rural Montana at increased risk of chronic disease. Addresses family and peer influences on diet, physical activity, and tobacco use.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Older adults · Physical activity · Tobacco use · Montana...

340. Summer Meals: Actions Needed to Improve Participation Estimates and Address Program Challenges - Resources
Date: May 2018

Examines what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance. Includes maps of area eligibility and meal sites in selected states.

...selected states. 05/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...