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341. Summer Meals: Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program Challenges - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, U.S. House of Representatives, summarizing the May 2018 Government Accountability Office report on summer meals. Addresses 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.

...Kathryn A. Larin 07/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

342. COVID-19: Significant Improvements Are Needed for Overseeing Relief Funds and Leading Responses to Public Health Emergencies - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Discusses the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides an overview of federal actions on healthcare and economic policy areas through early January 2022, including data on COVID-19 relief spending and vaccinations. Offers 5 new recommendations to federal agencies regarding emergency rental assistance, nutrition assistance, and tax relief for businesses. Also designates the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) leadership and coordination of a range of public health emergencies as high risk to ensure sustained executive branch and congressional attention so the nation is prepared for future emergencies.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Income support and assistance · Policy · Statistics and data · Vaccination...

343. 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...

344. Availability, Price, and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables in 12 Rural Montana Counties, 2014 - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.

...Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 08/2015 Food security and nutrition · Montana...

345. Neighborhood Resources to Support Healthy Diets and Physical Activity Among US Military Veterans - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Results of a study using data from 2013 to describe residential environments of veterans, in regard to availability of food and recreational opportunities. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by six levels of urbanicity, including micropolitan and noncore.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Veterans · Wellness, health...

346. Sponsoring Conference Participation for Organizations in New York - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Sponsors community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, state, and national conferences related to connecting New Yorkers with food they need to thrive, primary care, and meeting the needs of returning veterans and their families.

...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare needs and services...

347. Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Examines 5 school districts in socially vulnerable communities and describes problems faced by students after disasters, including housing instability, food insecurity, and lack of access to mental health services, especially in rural communities. Includes a state- and territory-level map showing school districts that received federal recovery grants for 2017-2019 presidentially-declared disasters.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Mental health · Schools · Statistics and data...

348. Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Report focuses on the shortcomings of the federal nutrition guidelines in meeting the nutritional needs of older adults. Bases recommendations on interviews with older adults in both rural and urban areas.

...services · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Public health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

349. Children Living in Households That Experienced Food Insecurity: United States, 2019–2020 - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Presents information on children living in food insecure households based on data from the 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey. Provides data on food insecurity according to demographic variables, urbanicity, and family structure. Figure 3 shows percentage of children experiencing food insecurity in nonmetropolitan, medium and small metro, large fringe metro, and large central metro.

...Health Statistics Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

350. Local and Regional Food Systems for Rural Futures - Resources
Date: Nov 2010

Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.

...rural populations. Jennifer Jensen 11/2010 Rural Policy Research Institute Environmental health · Food security and nutrition...