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411. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthy Lifestyles in Rural Families - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Evaluates the effects of the early COVID-19 pandemic on family health behaviors, utilizing thematic analysis of 30 interviews conducted from June 2020 through September 2020 with rural caregivers who were participants in a healthy lifestyles intervention. Discusses themes related to mental health, physical activity, time use, approaches to parenting and family routines, and food choice.

...Families · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

412. The Impact of a Grocery Store Closure in One Rural Highly Obese Appalachian Community on Shopping Behavior and Dietary Intake - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Results of telephone surveys of people in Martin County, Kentucky, a highly obese community in which healthy food accessibility is scarce and which experienced the closure of a local grocery store in January 2020. Includes demographics for the participants, and compares their food shopping habits at the time of the initial contact with those at the time of a follow-up survey a year later.

...Health, 19(6), 3506 03/2022 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

413. USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the school meal service Community Eligible Provisions (CEP) in low-income areas based on data from school years 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Discusses characteristics of participating and non-participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools, the perceived benefits and barriers of participation, and impacts of CEP. Includes data on eligibility and participation of LEAs in rural areas.

...Nutrition Administration Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data...

414. Federal Nutrition Programs for Grandfamilies and Kinship Families - Resources
Date: 2022

A fact sheet that provides information on benefits, programs, and organizations that assist low-income grandfamilies and kinship families gaining access to healthy food. Includes information on the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).

...Center, Generations United Benefit enrollment and application · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Tribal communities...

415. Socioeconomic, Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Accessibility to Food Pantries in the United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Examines access to food pantries (FPs) according to sociodemographic and geographic variables. Analyzes 34,475 FPs across the United States and provides data breakdowns by travel time and distance, area deprivation index (ADI), sociodemographics, and rural versus urban location.

...Reports, 16, 6248 01/2026 Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

416. Policy Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity in Rural America: Evidence from Appalachia - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Study examining food access during the COVID-19 pandemic in a rural Appalachian community in Kentucky, based on qualitative data from 5 focus groups. Discusses food scarcity, supply chain disruptions, federal food assistance, community food resources, and home gardening, and highlights policy implications related to federal programs and social determinants of health.

...Appalachia · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Policy · Social determinants of health · Kentucky...

417. Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.

...State Offices of Rural Health Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Indiana...

418. Losses, Gains, and Changes to the Food Environment in a Rural Kentucky County during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Results of a study conducted in rural Laurel County, Kentucky, regarding changes to the food environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Offers suggestions for future programming to address inequitable access and response during public health emergencies.

...Access · Appalachia · Emergency preparedness and response · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Public health · Kentucky...

419. Rural Hunger in America: School Breakfast - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Describes benefits of the School Breakfast Program for low-income students in rural communities and lists strategies to increase participation.

...Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

420. Co-Creating Non-Congregate Summer Meals: Engaging Your Community to Design Your Program - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Examines collaborative processes to create successful non-congregate summer meal programs in rural communities. Discusses a pilot program in Florida and offers suggestions related to meal sites, activities for children, caregiver appreciation, and more.

...09/2025 No Kid Hungry Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Florida...