Website Search Results for: Food Security

431. COVID-19 Working Paper: Consumer Food Spending Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines U.S. consumer food-at-home (FAH) and food-away-from home (FAFH) purchasing behaviors prior to 2016-2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Provides spending data for U.S. households by age, race and ethnicity, household composition, income, and region. Includes budget share data for fruits, vegetables, and protein, and per capita spending on FAH and FAFH by region and urban/rural areas.

...COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

432. Most Nonmetro Counties Had Fewer than 5 Restaurant Options per 1,000 People in 2019 - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Map showing nonmetro counties that has no restaurants, fewer than 2 restaurants per 1,000 people, fewer then 5, or 5 or more.

...then 5, or 5 or more. 04/2023 USDA Economic Research Service County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

433. Home-Based Programs – RHIhub Rural Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Feb 18, 2021

Home-based programs use evidence-based strategies to support rural mothers and families in promoting health and well-being in early childhood.

...food security, and positive parenting skills. Includes discussion of research relevant to home visiting and health...

434. How Local Food Policy Councils Can Strengthen Summer Meal Programs - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Profiles the Greenwood Counts Community Consortium's (GC3) Food and Hunger Alliance in South Carolina, a Local Food Policy Council (LFPC) focused on improving food systems and providing non-congregate meal options for rural families and children. Discusses the purpose and impact of LFPCs and their role in addressing food insecurity.

...Hungry Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Policy · South Carolina...

435. Feasibility Study of a Screening Decision Tool for Allocating Adults into Food Is Medicine Programs as an Effective Approach to Target Clinical and Dietary Outcomes among Rural and Urban Adults - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Examines the feasibility of utilizing a food insecurity screening tool to identify hypertension patients in a Kentucky hospital system needing medically tailored meals (MTM) or grocery prescription (Rx). Provides rural versus urban program comparisons, with data on clinical results as well as qualitative feedback from participants. Discusses the screening tool's effectiveness in identifying nutrition needs in both rural and urban patients.

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

436. Utilizing the USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey to Calculate a Household-Level Food Environment Measure - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Offers the Food Retail Environment Healthfulness Quality measure, a calculation measuring a household's exposure to healthy food retail spaces. Uses the measure to show rural and urban comparisons of distance to healthy food options in addition to demographic analysis.

...03/2024 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

437. Calorie Labels at Restaurants: Half of Adults Notice, but Some More Than Others - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Offers data analysis on the share of adults who notice calorie labels on restaurant menus. Includes data breakdown by sex, income, marital status, and geography including large metropolitan and rural areas.

...Restrepo Amber Waves 08/2024 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

438. Household Food Insecurity Across Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2016–21 - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Provides sociodemographic data on household food insecurity in the United States from 2016 to 2021. Includes data breakdowns according to demographics, household composition, poverty, employment status, education level, geographic region, metro versus nonmetro location, and more.

...USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

439. Universal School Meal Policies and Perceived Stigma: Quantitative Evidence From Eight US States - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Examines relationships among universal school meals (USMs) policies, stigma surrounding USM, and perceptions of school lunch. Utilizes survey data from 1,066 middle and high school students regarding their feelings of embarrassment surrounding school lunch, with breakdowns according to participant sociodemographics and rural versus urban location.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Stigma...

440. Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant - Hawaii: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Describes Hawaii's maternal and child health programs, which include initiatives related to access to care, family violence and neglect, sleep environment, developmental screening, preventive care, mental health supports, and more. Includes discussion of rural topics including healthcare access, activities of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Public health...