Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Aug 2013
Highlights a study on food and nutrition policies in secondary schools drawing on data from the 2008 School Health Profiles principal survey from 28 states. Compares results by urban, suburban, and rural geographic areas.
...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Nov 2017
Provides a snapshot of rural schools and discusses the challenges they face. Challenges include how to provide new, high quality educational opportunities, health barriers that affect learning, providing career and technical education programs, food insecurity for rural children, and investments in rural schools.
...Community Trust Children and youth · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools...
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...
Date: Sep 2017
Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Dec 2013
Examines associations between healthy food zoning scores derived from information on local zoning ordinances, county demographics, and residents' access to fruit and vegetable outlets in 15 rural northeastern North Carolina counties. Includes data for all 15 counties by race/ethnicity, poverty, percent of population living in a food desert, obesity rates, and percent rural population.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Aug 2017
Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: 2016
Guide for individuals, farmers, and businesses in rural agricultural communities preparing for an all-hazards approach for their communities and commodities. Includes preparedness information and plans for families, homes, pets, farms, livestock, crops, and businesses regarding threats, such as biological, man-made, or technological threats.
...Food Security and Public Health Agricultural health and safety · Emergency preparedness and response · Planning and strategy...
Date: May 2013
Demonstrates how the Heart-Healthy Lenoir Project study to reduce the risk of heart disease integrated a personalized health coach to provide educational assistance and collaborate with primary care to help a client reduce their blood pressure and improve diet and physical activity.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Primary care · Statistics and data...
Date: Oct 2013
Explores a study of a school-based intervention that mentors young children to reverse obesity health risks in rural Appalachia. Compares two curriculum delivery methods, one using teen mentors and the other adult teachers. Assesses the effects of the number of mentoring sessions attended on the intended outcomes.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
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...