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341. Rural Hunger in America: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Resources
Date: 2018

Describes ways in which the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits rural Americans and offers suggestions to help rural communities overcome barriers to implementing SNAP. Includes a county-level map showing levels of SNAP participation in rural counties from 2012-2016.

...Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

342. The Impact of a Grocery Store Closure in One Rural Highly Obese Appalachian Community on Shopping Behavior and Dietary Intake - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Results of telephone surveys of people in Martin County, Kentucky, a highly obese community in which healthy food accessibility is scarce and which experienced the closure of a local grocery store in January 2020. Includes demographics for the participants, and compares their food shopping habits at the time of the initial contact with those at the time of a follow-up survey a year later.

...Health, 19(6), 3506 03/2022 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

343. USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the school meal service Community Eligible Provisions (CEP) in low-income areas based on data from school years 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Discusses characteristics of participating and non-participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools, the perceived benefits and barriers of participation, and impacts of CEP. Includes data on eligibility and participation of LEAs in rural areas.

...Nutrition Administration Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data...

344. Summer Food Service Program Integrity Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.

...enrollment and application · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

345. The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments and Choices - Resources
Date: Mar 2016

Seven research modules guiding food system planning, economic assessment, and analysis of data. Explains that local food production promotes rural economic revitalization and supports built capital invested in rural communities, and notes the importance of recognizing differences in rural and urban food issues.

...Department of Agriculture Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Research methods and resources...

346. Evaluation of the Implementation of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives (FINI): Final Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Summarizes findings from the process evaluation examining Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives (FINI) program models. Includes information about the amount of incentives issued and redeemed at FINI retailers, and characteristics of the retailers involved in the grant program, including statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.

...11/2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

347. Over 9 Million Adults Ages 50 and Older Faced Food Insecurity in 2020 - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Describes trends in food insecurity of food-insecure adults ages 50 and older between 2010-2020. Highlights demographic characteristics linked to older adult food insecurity, including nonmetropolitan residence. Presents state-by-state statistics on food insecurity prevalence by age group.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Older adults · State-by-state data · Statistics and data...

348. Rural Communities Leading the Way: Introducing Local Foods to Meal Service - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Discusses how 3 rural communities utilize local food procurement strategies to provide for school meals. Includes approaches to overcome food insecurity, invest in local food economies, and provide educational opportunities for students related to agriculture and science.

...Children and youth · Community and economic development · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

349. USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives 2022 - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Provides an overview of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding and support programs available to American Indian and Alaska Native communities and tribal governments. Includes sections on agricultural and nutritional tools, business and community development, telecommunications and broadband, housing, and federal grant applications.

...Broadband · Community and economic development · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Policy · Tribal communities...

350. Adult Health Status among Native American Families Participating in the Growing Resilience Home Garden Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Reports the results of a randomized controlled trial examining the impacts of home food gardens on the health status of 176 adults from 96 families of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes living on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Compares the rates of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes among study participants with the state and national disease rates in 2017, and national disease rates of participants from tribal communities in 2015.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health...