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431. Farmers' Market Challenges in a Rural Setting: A Case Study of the Elaney Wood Heritage Farmers Market - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Highlights challenges experienced by a farmers market in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Describes efforts to build both a customer base and a vendor base.

...base and a vendor base. 12/2016 Rural Advancement Foundation International Access · Food security and nutrition · North Carolina...

432. Number of Census Tracts Classified Low Income and Low Access to Foodstores Increased in U.S. Urban and Rural Areas from 2015 to 2019 - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Bar chart comparing number of rural and urban census tracts classified as either or both low-income and low foodstore access between 2015 and 2019. Discusses reasons for the changes over time.

...Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Income · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

433. The Role of Diet in Children's Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides - Resources
Date: May 2017

Examines associations between pesticide exposure and fruit and vegetable consumption in children of farmworkers and non-farmworkers in a rural agricultural setting throughout multiple growing seasons.

...Children and youth · Environmental health · Farmers and farmworkers · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Washington...

434. To Improve Rural Health Equity, Invest in Housing, Water, and Food Access - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Discusses proven solutions state and federal policymakers can adopt to promote health equity in rural communities by focusing on investments in water, housing, and food access.

...Corianne Payton Scally 11/2020 Urban Institute Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Policy...

435. Super Stores' Impact on the Availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Approved Stores - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Examines the effect of new super stores on the survival of existing traditional stores and the cost savings accruing to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries. Features statistics including SNAP redemptions and share of redemptions by store type from 1992–2017, and impact of super store entry on the number of SNAP-approved stores with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.

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

436. Disrupting Food Insecurity: Steps Communities Can Take - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Offers possible solutions to challenges that affect families' ability to afford a healthy diet. Explores strategies developed specifically to meet needs of overlooked rural communities, including help with housing and transportation.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

437. An Examination of Emergency Food Supply and Distribution in Rural Pennsylvania - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Examines the strengths and challenges faced by the Pennsylvania emergency food network in meeting the needs of residents, especially those in rural areas. Uses survey, interview, and observational data from a sample of 22 food banks, 35 partner agencies, and 65 residents served by the partner agencies.

...Jihyun Shin 06/2024 Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

438. Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County? - Resources
Date: May 2024

Analyzes the ability of the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to cover the price of a meal. Includes background information on the program as well as an interactive map that shows the cost of a moderately priced meal by county and the proportion of the cost covered by SNAP, county designation according to the rural-urban continuum code (RUCC), and SNAP benefit per meal versus total cost of meal according to select time periods between 2022-2023.

...Foundation, Urban Institute County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

439. Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Engaging Stakeholders for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Part 2 - Resources
Date: Jul 2013

Examines the feasibility of increasing access to healthy foods available in corner stores by engaging corner store owners and customers in a formative evaluation to gather information to be used in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative. Includes shopping pattern and characteristic data on 179 rural food desert and urban nonfood desert customers in 9 corner stores in North Carolina.

...Disease, 10 07/2013 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

440. County Rurality and Incidence and Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes in the United States - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Evaluates incidence and prevalence of diagnosed diabetes by rurality at the county level, utilizing 2004-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Analyzes the impact of food environment, obesity, physical activity, and other sociodemographic factors on rural-urban differences in diabetes incidence and prevalence. Includes regional comparisons.

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