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391. Community-Based Efforts Aim to Improve the Food Environment within a Highly Obese Rural Appalachian County - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Discusses efforts to improve nutrition of rural Appalachian citizens through community-developed marketing strategies. Examines statistical differences in food purchases at 5 Kentucky gas stations before and after healthier options were noted on station shelves via a "Smart Snack" logo.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky...

392. Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults From Rural and Urban Areas of the United States: Findings From NHANES (2005–2008) - Resources
Date: 2012

Examines rural and urban obesity rates using measured height and weight to calculate body mass index, rather than self-reported obesity rates. Also looks at demographics, diet, and physical activity as they relate to obesity for rural and urban residents. Uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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

393. Consistent SNAP Participation Increases Preventative Health Care Visits for Infants - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Examines the connection between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and preventive care in an infant's first year of life. Uses data from a survey covering 51,551 first-born children of low-income mothers, ages 18 and older, who participated in SNAP and Medicaid in Missouri between 2006-2014. Features statistics including urban or rural residence.

...Food security and nutrition · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

394. Associations Between Diet Quality and Psychosocial and Environmental Factors in Rural Adults - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Surveys 2,420 rural adults in New York and Texas to identify social and environmental factors impacting diet quality.

...Policy, 58(2), 117-125 02/2026 Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · New York · Texas...

395. Previous Rural Grocery Summits - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Provides the agenda, speaker presentation slides, and poster presentations from completed National Rural Grocery Summits. Focuses on issues such as rural grocery best practices, local food access, community partnerships, funding and sustainability, and more.

...funding and sustainability, and more. Rural Grocery Initiative Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration...

396. Program Implementation and Church Members' Health Behaviors in a Countywide Study of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Analyzes relationships between Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program implementation and physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and self-efficacy for improving these behaviors among church members in a southeastern, medically underserved county in a rural area. Features data and statistics on participants' health behaviors and self-efficacy at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up.

...Chronic Disease, 18 01/2021 Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity...

397. The Unique Impacts of U.S. Social and Health Policies on Rural Population Health and Aging - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Examines how the Older Americans Act (OAA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) impact rural and urban communities differently. Includes discussion about policy efforts and the need to consider the context of place.

...enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

398. A Cross-Sectional Study of US Rural Adults' Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do They Consume at Least Five Servings Daily? - Resources
Date: Jun 2012

Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data...

399. Increase Healthy Beverage Consumption and Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs): A Community Roadmap - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Interactive resource provides guidance for tribal communities to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and promote healthy beverage options. Provides resources and information to support healthy beverage programs, such as how to conduct a needs assessment, identify stakeholders, and choose an appropriate strategy.

...Food security and nutrition · Needs assessment methods and resources · Planning and strategy methods and resources...

400. "We're, Like, the Most Unhealthy People in the Country": Using an Equity Lens to Reduce Barriers to Healthy Food Access in Rural Appalachia - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Examines barriers and facilitators for accessing healthy food in Martin County, Kentucky. Aims to develop socially-, culturally-, and historically-informed policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions to reduce obesity in Appalachia and other areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...