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391. Rural Hunger in America: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, and Children - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Provides information on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in rural versus urban areas, including rates of poverty, food insecurity, participation in WIC, and more.

...enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Women...

392. Perspectives on Universal Free School Meals Among Rural Middle and High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Examines perspectives on Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) among students living in rural Maine. Utilizes survey and interview data among middle and high school students to analyze student characteristics, meal preferences, and perceptions of school breakfasts and lunches.

...Nutrients, 18(3), 540 02/2026 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Stigma · Maine...

393. Farmers' Market Challenges in a Rural Setting: A Case Study of the Elaney Wood Heritage Farmers Market - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Highlights challenges experienced by a farmers market in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Describes efforts to build both a customer base and a vendor base.

...base and a vendor base. 12/2016 Rural Advancement Foundation International Access · Food security and nutrition · North Carolina...

394. Variations in Obesity Rates between US Counties: Impacts of Activity Access, Food Environments, and Settlement Patterns - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.

...data · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

395. The Loss of Rural Vital Places: A Case Study Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Interviews 26 residents of a rural Pennsylvania town to explore the impact of the loss of vital places (defined as sources of healthy food, recreational facilities, and social spaces) through a social determinants of health lens. Discusses built environments, economic stability, education, and transportation and their impacts on health and well-being.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Social connectedness · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation...

396. A Qualitative Study of Rural Plant-Based Eaters' Knowledge and Practices for Nutritional Adequacy - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines nutritional knowledge, strategies, and access to nutritional expertise among 28 adults who follow a flexitarian, pescatarian, vegan, or vegetarian diet in rural Vermont. Discusses factors influencing the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets, and identifies gaps in nutritional support for rural people following plant-based diets.

...Belarmino Nutrients, 16(20), 3504 10/2024 Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Vermont...

397. Aging in Appalachia - Resources
Date: 2019

Episodes of the radio program "Inside Appalachia," exploring challenges faced by elderly people in Appalachia, and the resources available to them. Topics include caregiver shortages, Alzheimer's disease, dying with dignity, and isolation and loneliness.

...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Hospice and palliative care · Informal caregivers...

398. Place Effects and Chronic Disease Rates in a Rural State: Evidence from a Triangulation of Methods - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Investigates the relationship between place effects, or food environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases in West Virginia. Features data and statistics on how areas with access to different food vendors (hot spots) and those that lack food providers (cold spots) impact diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting.

...Food security and nutrition · Income · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

399. 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...

400. 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...