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431. 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...

432. 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...

433. A Community Holding Hands to Bridge its Divide - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes the actions taken and programs developed by the residents of Garrett County, Maryland, in response to the economic, cultural, and health challenges they face. Working together, the Garrett County residents have been able to provide scholarships to every high school graduate to attend community college for free, develop 700 affordable, low-income, mixed-income, and workforce housing units, and more. Garrett County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...health · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland...

434. Rapid Health Impact Assessment on USDA Proposed Changes to School Nutrition Standards - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Highlights a study on the health implications of proposed changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's nutrition guidelines for school lunches. Compares changes to current guidelines and highlights the impact the changes would have for students of color and students in rural communities.

...Eating Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools...

435. Columbia Gorge Region, Oregon and Washington: 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner - Resources
Date: 2016

Describes how the communities within the Columbia Gorge region took a collaborative approach by developing a 15-member community advisory committee that included Medicaid recipients and Latino residents. Top concerns addressed by this committee were food, housing, jobs and transportation, along with improved access to dental and mental health, and better coordination among social services and healthcare providers. Projects included expanding the use and training of community health workers (CHWs) to assist Latino residents when navigating programs outside of healthcare and the development of a fruit and vegetable prescription program to support increased intake of healthy foods. A collective impact specialist was hired to help solve community problems through collaborative efforts, and to find grants and other sources of funding to support their projects. Columbia Gorge Region is a recipient of the 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Oral...

436. All-Hazards Preparedness for Rural Communities: A Guide to Help Rural Agriculture Communities Prepare for Threats to Their Families, Farms, Animals and Businesses - Resources
Date: 2016

Guide for individuals, farmers, and businesses in rural agricultural communities preparing for an all-hazards approach for their communities and commodities. Includes preparedness information and plans for families, homes, pets, farms, livestock, crops, and businesses regarding threats, such as biological, man-made, or technological threats.

...Food Security and Public Health Agricultural health and safety · Emergency preparedness and response · Planning and strategy...

437. Life in Rural America: Part II - Resources
Date: May 2019

Highlights the results of a survey of quality of life, safety, and health for rural adults in the United States. Survey inquires into the experiences of rural adults in the areas of health, access to healthy food, and social, civic, and economic well-being.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

438. Using Networks To Build Collaborative And Equitable Food Systems - Resources
Date: May 2023

Examines food production and agriculture practices that promote equality, sustainability, and rural-urban collaboration. Discusses statewide, regional, and national food system initiatives that showcase farmer-consumer connections, balanced development outcomes, rural stewardship, and rural stakeholder equity.

...Rich Pirog, Marcus A. Coleman 05/2023 Aspen Institute Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration...

439. Evaluation of the USDA Summer EBT Demonstrations: Lessons Learned From More Than a Decade of Research - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Reports results of the Summer EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) demonstration project, 2015-2018 and 2019-2022. Describes Summer EBT use patterns, nutritional value, and effect on childhood food insecurity. Identifies strategies for better program planning, implementation, and administration. Discusses program operation and challenges in tribal organizations and rural communities.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

440. Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2: Scoping of Promising Interventions to Implement at the Community or State Level - Resources
Date: 2023

Provides a scoping review of interventions related to complementary feeding, or introduction to foods other than breast milk or formula, of infants and young children. Includes information on interventions in a variety of settings, including those that can be scaled to rural or tribal areas.

...Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Children and youth · Food security and nutrition...