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431. Assessment of Dietary Patterns, Physical Activity and Obesity from a National Survey: Rural-Urban Health Disparities in Older Adults - Resources
Date: 2018

Examines the association between rural-urban status, physical activity, consumption of fruits and vegetables, and obesity prevalence in older adults by analyzing data derived from respondents aged 65 and above from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...

432. The State of Obesity: Creating Pathways to a Healthier America Livestream Event - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

A recorded livestream event that focuses on The State of Obesity 2023: Better Policies for a Healthier America report. Discusses federal policy and strategy to address nutrition and wellness, diet-related disease, and obesity prevention programs. Includes information specific to rural areas. Transcript available under video description.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Policy · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

433. Salud America! Health Equity Report Cards - Resources
Reviewed: Nov 2024

Provides county-level reports with data relevant to supporting the health of Latino children. Each county profile compares the county to the state and nation on topics that include housing, transportation, poverty, healthcare, mental health, environmental issues, and access to healthy food and active spaces.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Mental health · Obesity and weight control...

434. Future Directions for Rural Population Research: Findings from RPRN's Listening Sessions - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data · Stigma · Technology for health...

435. Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Students - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Provides a snapshot of rural schools and discusses the challenges they face. Challenges include how to provide new, high quality educational opportunities, health barriers that affect learning, providing career and technical education programs, food insecurity for rural children, and investments in rural schools.

...Community Trust Children and youth · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools...

436. Older Americans Act: Greatest Economic and Social Needs of Rural Older Adults - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Policy brief discussing the economic and social needs for rural older adults. Offers policy and action recommendations for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, discussing rural aging programs, affordable housing, access to nutrition, social isolation, healthcare workforce shortages, and caregiver support.

...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce supply and demand · Housing and homelessness · Informal caregivers · Policy...

437. Rural America's Senior Citizens: Considerations for Transportation, Healthcare Access, Connectedness, Nutrition and Economics - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Policy paper providing an overview of rural older adults. Examines the challenges rural older adults face in accessing healthcare. Discusses how transportation, social isolation, nutrition, and economics impact the health outcomes of this population.

...Economics and the economy · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Social connectedness · Transportation...

438. The Loss of Rural Vital Places: A Case Study Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Interviews 26 residents of a rural Pennsylvania town to explore the impact of the loss of vital places (defined as sources of healthy food, recreational facilities, and social spaces) through a social determinants of health lens. Discusses built environments, economic stability, education, and transportation and their impacts on health and wellbeing.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Social connectedness · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation...

439. Reestablishing and Reviving Great Lakes Intertribal Food Systems to Heal Tribal Communities - Resources
Date: May 2025

A video featuring tribal leaders of the Menominee Indian Tribe residing in Wisconsin and their efforts to reclaim traditional food sustenance practices. Discusses issues such as food insecurity in tribal communities and how traditional indigenous agriculture can improve health and sustainability. Transcript available below description.

...Medical College of Wisconsin Culture · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs · Tribal communities · Wisconsin...

440. State-Level and County-Level Estimates of Health Care Costs Associated with Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Results of a study to estimate state- and county-level healthcare costs associated with food insecurity, using data from the 2011-2013 National Health Interview Survey/Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Features statistics including demographic characteristics of participants, with breakdown by location in a nonmetropolitan area.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare business and finance · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...