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391. 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...

392. College Students as Facilitators in Reducing Adolescent Obesity Disparity in Southern Appalachia: Team Up for Healthy Living - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Describes a peer-based obesity prevention program focused on healthy eating and physical activity for rural Appalachian high school students, with college students serving as facilitators.

...Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Schools...

393. 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...

394. Association Between Student Body Mass Index and Access to Sports Drinks in Minnesota Secondary Schools, 2012-2013 - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Minnesota...

395. Lack of Healthy Food Options on Children's Menus of Restaurants in the Health-Disparate Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina, 2013 - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Community-based participatory research study describing the quality of food on children's menus in 137 restaurants located in three predominantly rural counties in Virginia and North Carolina, areas with high rates of diabetes and obesity among adults. Looked at healthy eating options for rural compared to urban locations and for areas that are predominantly Black, White, and mixed race.

...youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · North Carolina · Virginia...

396. Comparisons of Weight Change, Eating Habits and Physical Activity Between Women in Northern Sweden and Rural New York State - Results from a Longitudinal Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Reports on a study that compares women living in Northern Sweden and rural New York State on changes in weight over a 10 year period. Identifies and compares the eating habits, physical activities, and vulnerability to the negative effects of unhealthy behaviors for both female population groups.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Women · New York...

397. Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002-2013 - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Summarizes findings from 29 rural studies of obesity prevention interventions using nutrition-related and environmental strategies. Includes interventions in school, tribal, farmers market, and other settings. Discusses common strategies for adapting and implementing these programs in rural communities.

...Pitts, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 04/2015 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control...

398. Beverage Consumption in an Alaska Native Village: A Mixed-methods Study of Behaviour, Attitudes and Access - Resources
Date: Feb 2016

Assesses sugar-sweetened beverage, water, and other beverage consumption with attitudes towards consumption in Alaskan Native children and adults living in rural Alaska. Includes statistics for beverage type by frequency of consumption for children and adults.

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

399. America's Eating Habits: Food Away From Home - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Examines how eating out and the availability of food options affect U.S. diets. Addresses rural/urban differences, socioeconomic factors, and relevant federal programs. Covers school lunch programs, quick-service restaurants, and full-service restaurants, including maps showing restaurant availability and growth by county.

...Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

400. Per Capita SNAP Redemptions in 2010 Were Particularly Large in High-Poverty Rural Regions - Resources
Date: May 2019

Map showing county-level data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions per capita.

...redemptions per capita. 05/2019 USDA Economic Research Service County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...