Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Apr 2018
Fact sheet describing the benefits of Afterschool Nutrition Programs and offering suggestions for strategies to help rural communities overcome barriers to participating in these programs.
...enrollment and application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Dec 2021
Report examining food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native communities during the COVID-19 pandemic based on 504 food access survey responses. Discusses food insecurity rates in relation to respondent characteristics, resiliency of Native producers and food economies, and policy recommendations to address food access issues.
...Native American Agriculture Fund Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
Date: Aug 2024
Provides information on the use of federal nutrition programs in the summer of 2023, when COVID-19 waivers ended and normal operations resumed. Includes national and state findings, policy opportunities, and information about the the rural non-congregate meal option.
...Food security and nutrition · Policy · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state...
Reviewed: Aug 2026
Interactive county-level map showing the share of all households with seniors ages 60 and above that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Each county is categorized as metropolitan, small town, or rural.
...enrollment and application · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Rural-urban differences...
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...
Date: Jan 2019
Presents a study on the effect food preferences have on rates of participation in community agriculture programs for low-income families in rural areas. Bases results on interviews with families regarding fruit and vegetable preferences.
...01/2019 Environmental health · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · New York · North Carolina · Vermont · Washington...
Date: Apr 2021
Examines the traditional and non-traditional role of rural hospitals as conveners that support community health initiatives and population health. Discusses examples of approaches used by rural and urban serving hospitals from Michigan and Virginia. Offers steps for hospitals on becoming a convener, and suggests community stakeholders for forming partnerships to improve health and well-being in their communities.
...volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Hospitals · Housing and homelessness · Population health · Schools · Transportation · Michigan · Virginia...
Date: Dec 2022
Analyzes the barriers and strategies of low-income rural families around food insecurity. Reports on interviews with 153 primary grocery shoppers about their experiences related to affordability and adequacy of meals, difficulty in obtaining food and managing household food needs, and more. Includes demographic information about participants as well as selected quotes relating to their food insecurity experiences.
...Nutrients, 14(24), 5250 12/2022 Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Social determinants of health...
Date: Nov 2021
Video of testimony presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry on Nov. 2, 2021. Discusses nutrition insecurity, nutrition-related health conditions, and diet-related disease, including ways in which this affects those who are low-income, rural, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and other racial or ethnic minorities. Includes links for transcripts.
...Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Access · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Policy · Tribal communities...
Date: 2016
Examines the characteristics of families eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who receive WIC benefits compared to those who do not. Includes information on rural versus urban families participating in WIC. Identifies nonparticipating WIC-eligible families that could be targeted for outreach.
...Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women...